1st Shift Production Machine Operator

Alene Candles LLC & Midwest is a private label, contract manufacturer that produces high-quality candles for some of the world’s most recognized retail, boutique, and cosmetic brands. With our headquarters in New Hampshire and locations in Ohio, we’ve been in business for over 25 years. We are passionate about making the best products in the world, making safety our number one priority, and being an insanely great place to work.

Wick Operators are responsible for operating and maintaining the various wick machines. Must monitor product quality and report any deficiencies to Supervision

Shift: 6:30am-2:30pm

Pay: $19/hour

Job Functions:

• Pull raw wick for each work order, make proper labels and acquire appropriate sign-offs.
• Set up machine with correct dyes, speed, fans and temperature.
• Set up wickers and fill with proper wax, wick wax or high melt.
• Mount spools and thread wickers.
• Regularly perform preventative maintenance on all wickers.
• Responsible for daily updates and continuous tracking of individual and cumulative down time of machines.
• Must cycle count all inventory associated with wicking.
• Requires the regular use of Microsoft Office and Excel
• Maintain Alene standards of performance and comply with housekeeping, safety policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned by the Production Supervisor.

Alene Candles provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 12 months related experience and/or training

Benefits

Preferred Qualifications:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.