Injection Operator Lead - Nights

$22-$27/hr (Will include a $1 night shift premium)

Paid time off, sick time, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)

At Niagara, we are looking for Team Members to help achieve our mission of providing customers the highest quality and most affordable bottled water.

Schedule:

2-2-3 rotation on nights.

Pay: $22-$27/hr (includes a $1 night shift premium).

• Communicates with previous shift regarding challenges and opportunities of injection lines.
• Conducts walkthroughs to verify safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance.
• Supports Production Supervisors with end‑of‑shift production reports.
• Coaches, mentors, and trains injection team members.
• Responsible for overall preparation, set‑up, starting, and running of injection equipment.
• Performs minor adjustments to injection equipment as directed; no mechanical work without approval.
• Accurately completes and updates information forms and logs such as injection preform/cap daily log, destruction logs, and quality forms.
• Recognizes unsafe conditions and actions, follows plant safety rules, and uses PPE where required.
• Performs visual and mechanical quality checks to ensure production meets standards.
• Maintains general housekeeping in all production areas, including break rooms and rest rooms.
• Identifies resin differences (Vpet, Rpet, HDPE) and parts safe for grinding and reintroduction.
• Maintains quality requirements, filling inspection sheets, and reports defects immediately.
• Works in multiple production areas with minimal supervision; performs relief duties as needed.
• Troubleshoots minor production equipment issues and collaborates with maintenance.
• Uses computer systems such as Shotscope, Electric
  80, Ignition, and others.
• Understands line flow and manufacturing process to maximize throughput.
• Communicates issues clearly and concisely.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Works 12‑hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2‑2‑3 schedule.
• Note:
  
  This description is not comprehensive; duties may change.

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 4 years of experience in field or similar manufacturing environment.
  • 4 years of experience in position.
  • Experience operating multiple manufacturing machines.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 6 years of experience in field or similar manufacturing environment.
  • 6 years of experience in position.
  • 6 years of experience managing people/projects.

Focuses on Niagara’s LIFE competency model:

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Makes safety the number one priority.
  • Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately.
  • Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals.
  • Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly.
  • Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively.
  • Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers.
• InnovACT
  • Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products.
  • Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes.
  • Increases performance through greater efficiency.
• Find a Way
  • Seeks to develop technical knowledge by learning from other experts.
  • Understands interdepartmental impact of decisions and actions.
  • Seeks solutions rather than placing blame.
• Empowered to be Great
  • Consistently seeks ways to improve self through growth and development opportunities.
  • Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across.
  • Communicates effectively to manage expectations.

• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  High School Diploma or GED.
• Preferred:
  Associate's Degree.

• Required:
  
  None.
• Preferred:
  None.

• Required:
  
  None.
• Preferred:
  None.

Our Total Rewards package supports you and your family:

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation.
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
• Medical, including virtual care options.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Health Savings Account with company match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members.
• Family Building Benefits, including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursements.
• Income protection: life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness, and accident plan.
• Special discount programs: pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft protection, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.
• And more!

Los Angeles County applicants only. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.