Job Description
Job Description
Packaging Machine Operator Night Shift-Kenny's Candy and Confections
Hours : 11pm-7am
Our Coolest Benefit - Profit Sharing!
In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $7 million in profit-sharing to our employees!!!
Our Story
KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.
At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”
Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.
JOB OBJECTIVE
Operate and maintain packaging machine and scale equipment at Kenny’s Candy & Confections. Bag product into required finished products. Training of all operators, assist training of line staff. Assisting and completing samples, trials, inspections, cleaning's.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Operate packaging machine equipment
- Training Operators and Line
- Assist in completing samples and trials
- Perform cleaning inspections
- Inspect all equipment used for sanitation and food safety
- Setup equipment for process
- Retrieve needed formers
- Report any problems with materials or equipment to the Production Supervisor
- Enter appropriate information into production data logs
- Perform all required tests
- Perform maintenance and cleaning as needed
- Complete paperwork as require
- Complete orders by following production schedule and direction from production supervisor
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
General mathematical and mechanical abilityExperience or training up to 1 month or moreSelf-motivationGood communication skillsLearning, memorizing and executing a sequence of proceduresGood hand – eye coordinationWilling and able to get along with othersGood judgment and reasoning abilitiesBasic computer skillsAbility to drive forklift and pass certification examBasic computer skillsPHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Lifting up to 80 pounds alone; 120lbs in a teamContinuous standing and walkingContinuous bending, stooping, carrying, lifting, pushing and pullingFrequently climbing and reaching above shoulder levelOccasionally squattingWorking at times in a hot or cool environmentBenefits
Base Pay : $19.90 / hrYear 1 Bonus : $1.22 / hr10% Shift Differential for Night Shift : $1.99 / hrProfit Sharing Eligibility : Begins after completing 1 year of employment (prior year profit sharing equated to an extra $5.68 / hr for employees)401k Match OpportunityHealth, Dental, & Vision104 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment7 Paid HolidaysKLN Clinic (For Perham Companies)$10,000 Forgivable Home Grant ProgramTuition AssistanceAll hires are contingent on a clean background check and a successful drug test (UA), this means that a job offer is not final until both the background check and drug test results are satisfactory to the employer40 hours per week - overtime as needed.
One Saturday per month