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Description

About Lebermuth:

The Lebermuth Company is currently looking for a 2nd Shift Production Utility and Support worker to join our Manufacturing team. Lebermuth is a family owned, ingredient manufacturer, specializing in essential oils and custom-developed fragrance and flavor blends. We serve the personal care, home fragrance and fragrance/flavor reseller markets. Lebermuth culture is rich in family values, a trademark of our 100+ year history.

Summary:

As Production Utility and Support, you will be responsible for cleanliness of the plant and production equipment, restocking work centers, cleaning production utensils and other production related duties to ensure complete, on-time, and error free processing.

Lebermuth Benefits and Perks:

Competitive wages, medical, dental, vision, company paid life insurance, company paid short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k), gym reimbursement, retention bonus up to $1,000, referral bonus up to $750, 10 paid Holidays each year, Paid Time Off after 30 days, Holiday Bonus, Annual Performance Bonus, Employee recognition programs, free coffee, employee swag giveaways, employee engagement committee, company paid community volunteering opportunities, etc.

Hourly Pay - $17.00 per hour plus $1.50 shift differential

Schedule - Monday-Friday 2pm-10pm

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs sanitation tasks on production and industrial equipment in compliance with the master sanitation schedule to ensure cleanliness and cross contamination is prevented.
• Performs general inspection of materials, products, and containers before moving to/from stock locations to ensure all material going into production are free of visible dust or other debris.
• Utilize chemicals to clean, foam and sanitize, while operating floor scrubber, sweeps, and mops floors to ensure a clean working environment.
• Operates industrial truck to transport materials within the plant to ensure the proper items are on-hand as needed.
• Provides input on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure proper documentation of sanitization records is maintained and cleaning procedures are followed
• Verifies label information and repacks materials as needed to ensure production has access to the appropriate inventory for processing customer orders.
• Maintains accurate product identification and lot codes to ensure materials are in proper locations and available for use.
• Breaks down boxes and pallets to fit shelving and assists in the removal of scrap product to ensure warehouse and production facilities are free from excess material and waste.
• Follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Lebermuth quality standards to ensure all tasks involving equipment such as a hand trucks, drum carts or forklifts are performed in a safe manner.
• Promotes a safe food culture by maintaining a clean and organized workspace, assisting with cleaning and sanitation throughout the production areas, and accurately completing Lebermuth required paperwork (i.e., equipment logs, regulatory documentation) to ensure the safe production and shipment of quality food products.
• Acts as a back up to Sanitation Technician responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the facility to help provide a clean and safe working environment for employees and guests.
• The job criteria may include other duties, responsibilities, and activities, which may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Experience: One-year related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in manufacturing and/or food grade facility preferred
• Certifications: Ability to become forklift certified. Must successfully complete General Awareness Haz Mat training within 90 days of employment.
• Functional Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Basic understanding of percentages. Ability to recognize and follow alpha and numeric sequences. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization is sometimes limited. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written or oral form
• Technology Aptitude/Skills: Basic knowledge of computer and keyboard functions. Working knowledge of manufacturing, inventory control and order processing software
• Language Skills: Ability to communicate and receive information in both verbal and written formats. Ability to give and receive feedback in a professional manner. Ability to read and understand documents such as shop order tickets, safety rules, memos, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Leadership/Behavior Skills: Self-motivated to stay focused on quality and output goals; strong work ethic and values, sound judgement, dependable, focused on the customer and processes; high level of accuracy and attention to detail with the flexibility to move to priorities throughout the operation areas, following all Safety requirements
• Culture Match Behaviors: Enjoys and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with a huge drive to create an impact while also being an effective listener, respectful problem-solver, and a collaborative continuous learning team member

Physical and Sensory Demands / Environmental Conditions / Equipment Used:

• Ability to lift/move up to 70 pounds regularly during each shift and frequently move 400+ pound barrels and totes with assistance regularly throughout a shift with the assistance of equipment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, electronic devices, photocopiers, filing systems/cabinets and fax machines.
• This role frequently uses basic hand tools and other equipment to operate and/or perform maintenance and/or repairs on equipment.
• This role routinely operates heavy equipment, machinery, or general facility equipment.
• Ability to sit and operate motorized equipment frequently, including forklifts.
• Ability to use hands and fingers reach, grip, grasp, twist and to operate hand tools/equipment and machinery frequently.
• Ability to operate keyboard and view computer screen occasionally.
• Ability to write ideas/information in a logical flow occasionally.
• Cognitive and reasoning ability to read, review and interpret work orders or processes on a frequent basis.
• Ability to read and respond due to nature of the work on a frequent basis.
• Ability to talk and communicate with others via phone, in-person, and/or computer frequently.
• Ability to listen to others, problem-solve, and respond frequently.
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, climb, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, squat, twist, push, pull, and carry items frequently.
• Ability to use of vision abilities on a daily/frequent basis for close, distant, peripheral, depth and color recognition, with the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to handle raw materials, including essential oils, flavor/fragrance components and chemicals daily, including flammable, hazardous and explosive materials.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with fluctuating temperatures and noise levels.
• The employee is required to wear suitable Personal Protective Equipment such as safety glasses, hair/beard nets and steel toed shoes, as required. Ability to wear a respirator, when needed.
• Employees may work a 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift, generally Monday through Friday, but weekly hours and number of days per week may vary. Overtime is sometimes necessary to ensure business and customer needs are met.