Bottling and Packaging Line Operator — Consumer Products

Shape Everyday Clean—Join KIK Consumer Products

At KIK Consumer Products, we build and manufacture brands people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes and pools. As one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers, we deliver for iconic brands and leading retailers through a culture of accountability, collaboration, agility, and unwavering ethics.

A Day in This Role

Picture your shift unfolding with momentum and purpose. You gear up in PPE, review the production board, and walk the line to confirm bottle indexing and conveyor readiness. As the first bottles enter the fillers, you perform the first round of quality checks—verifying components to ensure the right product is on the right line, confirming labels and date codes, inspecting packaging, and documenting hourly results. You are empowered to start or pause production at any time to protect quality and safety.

Mid-morning, you make a tank switch and carry out the valve change process with precision, then coordinate a quick changeover—swapping caps, clearing the line, and assisting mechanics to keep throughput strong. Throughout the day, you keep a sharp eye on equipment performance—fillers, cappers, labelers, case packers, case erectors, and palletizers—communicating clearly about any issues, performing minor adjustments, and escalating as needed. Your attention to detail includes routine weight checks on filled bottles, continuous visual inspections, and accurate updates to production boards.

Schedule, Pay, and Growth

• Pay: $20.60 per hour
• Schedule: Tuesday through Friday from 7 AM to 5PM, with Mondays off (overtime may be offered on Mondays during busy season)
• Learn a range of equipment and processes, with opportunities to advance into lead roles within a supportive team culture

What You’ll Do

• Monitor bottle indexing and flow through the filling process
• Document quality items each hour: production boards, component verification, visual checks on bottles and labels, date code confirmation, product verification, and weight checks
• Communicate machine issues and quality needs promptly
• Start/stop equipment as needed; identify basic mechanical problems and adjust setups on fillers, cappers, labelers, case packers, case erectors, and palletizers
• Follow safety protocols and wear required PPE (safety glasses, required footwear, hearing and hand protection, proper lifting methods, etc.)
• Support changeovers: cap changes, line clearance, and assisting mechanics
• Perform tank switches and execute the valve change process

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Willingness to work scheduled overtime or shift changes as needed
• Basic math skills and strong communication
• Mechanical aptitude for minor machine corrections
• Ability to lift 40 pounds periodically; stand for extended periods; bend and reach with both hands/arms; visually inspect product
• Proficiency in mechanical troubleshooting and mixing

Tools & Technologies You’ll Use

Liquid Filling Pumps and Equipment: Graco, Watson-Marlow, Flexicon, Filamatic, Krones, Cozzoli.

Benefits and Support

We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Plan for the future with retirement savings options with employer match. Grow your skills through our Education Assistance program.

About KIK

We create products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 16 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Canada, Europe, and Australia. Our portfolio includes Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals. We are the #1 producer in North America of store-brand bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products.

Our global team of over 2,300 employees spans product development, formulation, sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics—united by our “One KIK” values of keeping commitments, customer focus, performance, and safety and integrity above all.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodation

KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status in uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.

KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.

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