Night Packaging Machine Operator B1

KLN ENTERPRISES INC•Perham, MN

9d•$0 - $23

About The Position

KLN Family Brands is hiring a Night Shift Machine Operator for Kenny's Candy & Confections. The operator runs and maintains packaging machine and scale equipment, bags product into required finished products, and may repackage product into shippers or trays when working on a utility line. The role follows the production schedule and direction from supervision to complete orders. The scheduled hours are 10:40 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. All-in hourly compensation is $23.11, consisting of $19.90 base pay, a $1.22-per-hour sign-on bonus, and a $1.99-per-hour night shift differential. Employees become eligible for profit sharing after completing one year of employment. The posting reports that KLN Family Brands paid over $7.7 million in profit sharing in its most recent fiscal year. KLN Family Brands is a third-generation, family-owned business founded in 1964, with corporate headquarters in Perham, Minnesota. Its companies manufacture human and pet food products. Employment offers are contingent on satisfactory background-check and urine drug-test results.

Requirements

Good attendance record.
Experience or training of up to one month or more.
Self-motivated.
Ability to learn, memorize, and execute a sequence of procedures.
Willingness to work well with others.
Ability to lift up to 80 pounds.
Firm grasp of manufacturing and quality processes.
Basic computer skills.
Good communication skills.
Satisfactory background check and urine drug-test results.

Responsibilities

Inspect all equipment used for sanitation and food safety.
Operate packaging machine equipment.
Set up packaging equipment, printers, tapers, and other equipment for processing and production.
Retrieve formers and film or boxes needed for production.
Report problems with materials or equipment to the production supervisor.
Perform all required tests.
Complete required paperwork.
Ensure all employees are logged into the shop order and enter production into IFS.
Communicate with the warehouse, quality control, cooks, and other operators regarding remaining production.
Complete orders according to the production schedule and supervision's direction.
Operate and maintain packaging machine and scale equipment.
Bag product into required finished products and repackage product into shippers or trays when working on a utility line.

Benefits

Profit-sharing eligibility after one year of employment.
Health insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Wellness program discounts, including up to $150 discounted toward health insurance monthly.
104 hours of PTO accrued in the first year of employment.
Seven paid holidays.
Free doctor visits and more than 300 free prescriptions through the KLN Clinic.
401(k) match opportunity.
Opportunity to meet with onsite financial advisors.
$10,000 forgivable home grant program.
Tuition assistance.