Lief Labs is a premier formulation and product development innovator and manufacturer of dietary supplements. Our in-house product development and R&D team creates the best-tasting and cutting-edge supplement formulations. Lief also houses a state-of-the-art, full-service Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) manufacturing facility, which offers custom solutions for many supplement categories. Lief collaborates with entrepreneurial firms to help them build premier brands. Our turnkey solutions allow us to engage in seamless partnerships that help brands with scalability and sustainable growth. Lief Labs is in the Santa Clarita Valley (Valencia, CA.)

Summary

The Technical Operator will be assigned to production equipment or a packaging line. Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of products to standards. Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams and report malfunctions to a supervisor. Adjust machine components and machine tension and pressure according to size or processing angle of product. Clean and remove damaged or otherwise inferior materials to prepare raw products for processing. Perform preventative maintenance and inspect parts for signs of excessive wear or damage.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality work within deadlines with direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
• Work on assigned production equipment.
• Do set-up on assigned production equipment.
• PM equipment in assigned production area.
• Making sure machines are working properly and efficiently.
• Fix and adjust equipment per Manufacturer’s Manual
• Support and assist in installation of any new equipment.
• Support Engineering to provide data and improvement the efficiency of equipment in production.
• Report and escalate any issue in production to supervisor and Leads.
• Support Janitorial to keep area clean and compliant to cGMP.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisors.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Minimum Qualifications

Education

High School diploma/GED or equivalency of related work experience

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of industrial maintenance experience required.
• Mid to high level break-fix & preventative maintenance experience required.
• Experience with troubleshooting of PLC controlled equipment required.

Skills/ Abilities Problem Solving

• 1–2-year experience in mechanical maintenance
• Good diagnostic skills
• Solid work ethics
• Mechanically Inclined
• Understand and familiar with Good Manufacture Practice (cGMP)
• 1 years’ experience in Production Operations
• Knowledge of production machines and processes.
• Ability to work while standing/rotation and handle packaging equipment to make precise measurements.

Work Environment

The office is clean, orderly, properly lighted and ventilated. Noise levels are considered low to moderate. Field conditions vary.

Exposed to various raw materials, including allergens (i.e. milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nut, peanuts, wheat, soy).

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may regularly require talking, hear and grasp items. This position is active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day.

Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, strong fumes, loud noises, and occasionally extreme temperatures

The employee must frequently grasp, lift and/or move items 10 pounds and occasionally grasp, lift and/or move items 33lbs.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Additional Information
The Hourly Range for this position at Lief Labs is $22.00 - $30.00/hr (USD). Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to market demands, experience, training, skills, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, wellness benefits, education reimbursement program, and PTO.

Lief is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Suppose you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran. In that case, you have the right to request accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center due to your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the Lief Human Resources department.

Lief will consider employment-qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Lief uses E-Verify to confirm work eligibility in the United States. E-Verify compares the information on your Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to official government records.