Quincy- Manufacturing Technician I

Job Title: Mfg. Technician (Rotating)

Department / Division: Quincy Plant / Manufacturing

Pay: $20 per hour

Location: Quincy, WA

What do we need:

We are looking for a Manufacturing Technician to join our Quincy Plant.  

What’s special about this job:

The Quincy Plant is responsible for the extraction and concentration of nutrients for our Nutrilite Brand.  The Quincy plant runs 24-hours a day, six days a week. This role would have a shift schedule of 36-hours a week, three work days per week of either Monday – Wednesday or Thursday – Saturday, and the schedule will rotate every eight weeks. Shift schedules are from 4:00am to 4:30pm, or 4:00pm to 4:30am. As a Manufacturing Technician in the plant, you will be part of a collaborative team, learning all aspects of the plant’s operations. You will be part of a collaborative team, learning all aspects of the plant’s operations. This role will have a focused career progression with a skill development system that allows for multiple avenues to promotion.

How you would contribute to the role:

In this role, you will be primarily responsible for learning and operating equipment used to process liquid concentrate into dried intermediate product. The plant handles the extraction and concentration process – from prepping the product, to running the extraction and concentration equipment, to inline QA testing, to cleaning and sanitization of all the equipment, which you will develop knowledge around. You will assist in the documentation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training materials, and schedules. Since this is a GMP regulated plant, it will be important to complete and maintain all required records and documentation. Over time, as you develop in your career, you will train other team members on proper standards and operating procedures, and will also provide peer reviews and feedback to team members as well.

Required qualifications: 

• • High school diploma 
  • Must be capable of lifting 0 – 50 lbs
  • Proficiently able to read, speak, and write in English in order to understand instructions, standard operating procedures, and safety warnings/notifications/trainings/processes
  • Ability 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 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 position: 

• • Frequent bending and continuous twisting for the purpose of working on equipment from below level to overhead, picking, 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 up to 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 product for mixing, packing, or shipping/receiving 
  • Continuous lifting and carrying of 50-pound packed boxes and equipment 
  • Continuous standing and walking up to 8 hours.
  • Continuous use of 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.

This role is “Not” eligible for sponsorship.