Manufacturing Technician I

About the role

The Quincy Plant is responsible for extracting and concentrating nutrients for our Nutrilite Brand. The Heat Treatment and Milling Work Centers currently run 24 hours a day, 6 days a week, requiring the Technicians to work 3-12 ½ hour shifts. The schedule will rotate every 10 weeks from the front half of the week to the back half of the week. Shift schedules are Monday - Wednesday and Thursday - Saturday from 4:00 pm to 4:30 am.

Responsibilities

• Learn the entire milling, blending, and heat treat processes – from prepping the product to running the milling and classification equipment, to inline QA testing, to cleaning and sanitizing all of the equipment.
• Assist in developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training materials, and schedules.
• Complete and maintain all required records and documentation due to the GMP-regulated nature of the plant.
• Train other team members on proper standards and operating procedures and provide peer reviews and feedback to team members.

Requirements

• High school diploma
• Must be capable of lifting 0 – 50 lbs
• Proficiently able to read, speak, and write in English to understand instructions, standard operating procedures, and safety warnings/notifications/training/processes
• Able to read, interpret, and verbally communicate GMP & FDA documentation and regulation
• Prior experience with manufacturing food products, troubleshooting and repairing manufacturing equipment, or working in a cGMP environment

Skills to be successful in the role

• Strong attention to detail/safety and a high level of accuracy
• Willingness to follow strict cleanliness/sanitation guidelines
• Organizational and time management skills
• The ability to trust and follow through on commitments with team members
• The drive to understand the root cause of issues and develop and enhance processes
• Willingness to adapt to different approaches, ideas, tools, techniques, and processes

Physical requirements of the position

• Frequent bending and continuous twisting to work on equipment from below level to overhead, pick, gathering, and packing orders from shelves to conveyors and loading and combining orders, adding raw materials to blends and weigh-up
• Frequent computer operation (e.g., typing, reading monitor, etc.) for 6 hours.
• Frequent gripping for up to 6 hours for the purpose of operating hand and power tools, equipment hand controls, gripping ropes and/or chains, and selecting and grabbing products for mixing packing, or shipping/receiving
• Continuous lifting and carrying of 50-pound packed boxes and equipment
• Continuous standing and walking for up to 8 hours.
• Continuous use of the upper body (arms, wrists, hands) for up to 12 hours
• Continuous twisting for the purpose of picking, gathering and packing orders from shelves to conveyors, adding raw materials in weigh-up and blending, and turning while driving moving vehicles
• Frequent climbing for the purpose of climbing on and off equipment on ladders