Job Description: Machine Operator Mid Shift – Kenny's Candy & Confections
Hours: 2:40pm - 11:00pm (Monday - Friday)
Compensation:- All in hourly compensation: $23.31/hrBase Pay: $19.90/hrSign on Bonus: $1.22/hr worked 6% Shift Differential for Night Shift: $1.19/hrProfit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment ($7.7 Million in Profits Paid to Profit Sharing Pool in 2025)
- Our Coolest Benefit - Profit Sharing!
- In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $7.7 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.
What We Are Looking For:
We’re now hiring a Mid Shift Machine Operator to operate and maintain packaging machine and scale equipment. Bag product into required finished products. Repackage product into shippers or trays if working utility line. If you have a passion for manufacturing quality product, this position might be for you and you may have just stumbled upon the perfect role!
Essential Duties:- Inspect all equipment used for sanitation and food safety
- Operate packaging machine equipment
- Setup equipment (packaging, printers, tapers, etc….) for processing/production
- Retrieve needed formers and film/boxes needed for production
- Report any problems with materials or equipment to the production supervisor
- Perform all required tests
- Complete paperwork as required
- Make sure all employees are logged into shop order and enter production into IFSCommunicate with warehouse, quality control, cooks/other operators in regards to remaining production
- Complete orders by following production schedule and direction from supervisionQUALIFICATIONSGood attendance record
- Experience or training up to 1 month or more
Self-motivated
Learning, memorizing, and executing a sequence of procedures
Willing to work well with others
Ability to lift up to 80lbs
Firm grasp of manufacturing and quality process
Basic computer skills
Good communication skills
Benefits:- Health, Dental, & Vision
- Wellness program discounts - up to $150 discounted towards health insurance monthly104 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment7 Paid HolidaysKLN Clinic - Free doctor visits & more than 300 free prescriptions 401k Match Opportunity
- Opportunity to meet with our onsite financial advisors$10,000 Forgivable Home Grant Program
- Tuition Assistance*All 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 employer*
