Production Technician

Overview

Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets.

If you are a current associate of Primo Brands, please applyhere

Location:

Kentwood, LA

Shift Differential: 6%–8% of the base hourly rate for applicable hours worked

Benefits of working for Primo Brands:

Health Benefits:

Medical, prescription, dental, vision, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA)

Retirement/Investing: 401K with a 5% match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Insurance:
Employee Life Insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, spouse/domestic partner/child life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment

Other great benefits:
Employee discounts, save on auto, home, and pet insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, 9 paid holidays and 3 paid floating holidays, paid leave for when you have a baby, adopt a child, or become a foster parent, legal services, identity theft protection, employee assistance program (EAP), adoption reimbursement benefit, FEDlogic, commuter benefits

• This position is responsible for the efficient operation of designated production equipment as assigned.
• Responsible for start-up, operation, change over, shut down and preventative maintenance of assigned production equipment. Equipment may include production line equipment, forklifts or other power equipment.
• Operate all assigned equipment safely and efficiently following the Company Safety Policy, including the lock out/tag out process.
• Perform manual tasks such as: loading and supplying production line items, reworking product and loading conveyors.
• Quality Assurance and testing compliance according to Company and/or designated facility standards.
• Provide general plant, production line and facility clean up (5S).

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Production experience, preferably in a food and beverage environment.
• Focus on safe work practices and high quality while executing duties with a sense of urgency.
• Work efficiently self-directed or in a team environment.
• Physically able to safely lift bottles and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Forklift experience (required in some locations).
• Ability to work flexible hours and occasional weekends (depending on location).
• Ability to inspect materials visually and by sense of smell.
• PPE Required (safety shoes, hair nets, goggles, ear plugs).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Regularly works around moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions (depending on location) that include inclement weather, heat, and humidity. The noise level may be loud at times.