Production Technician

Benefits  

• 401(k)
• 401(k) Match
• 11 paid Holidays
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Long Term Disability
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Paid Short Term Disability
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Vacation Time
• Vision insurance

The Production Technician is a member of a high-performance work team. This team is responsible for operating, maintaining, and cleaning equipment on the line to ensure production goals are met and the high level of quality our consumers expect from our products is maintained.

Harvest Hill Beverage Company (HHBC) is a privately held company located in Stamford, CT who purchased the Juicy Juice, Sunny Delight, and American Beverage brands over the past couple of years. Juicy Juice is a line of 100% juices and juice drinks sold nationally through multiple channels. Sunny Delight is a brand that appeals to kids and families and has been around for more than 50 years. The ABC family of brands includes Hug juices and waters and Daily’s Cocktails.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Perform operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting of high-speed filling, making, and packing equipment using basic hand and power tools. 
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Get involved, take charge of situations, demonstrate ownership, and confront business-related problems to continuously improve equipment and processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum Two years production experience.
• Be able to demonstrate ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical equipment.
• Able to work well in a team-based, diverse culture.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
• Must have a stable work history.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be willing and able to work on any shift with overtime as required.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and physical.
• Must submit to and pass a background check.
• Must be able to successfully pass a basic skills assessment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Operating and maintaining automated equipment.
• Experience working with computer systems and product distribution systems.
• Possess a strong technical aptitude, proven leadership, problem solving skills, solid interpersonal skills.
• Experience with liquid processing and/or packaging operations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and stand up to 12 hours on concrete. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close visions and ability to adjust focus. 

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $21.94/hour

Schedule: 

12 HR SHIFTS (rotating 2-2-3 schedule), Sunny Delight line.

• Day Shift: 7am - 7:30pm
• Night Shift: 7pm - 7:30am ($0.75/hr shift differential added)

12-hour Monday - Friday - Juicy Juice line

• Day Shift: 7am - 7:30pm 
• Night Shift: 7pm - 7:30am ($0.75/hr shift differential added)