About this role
At Thorne, we work to deliver high-quality, science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage. At Thorne, our production team is the heart of our operation, where science meets precision to create high-quality health and wellness products. Our hourly production roles offer hands-on experience in a clean, safe, and innovative manufacturing environment with opportunities for growth and development. Whether you're Mixing raw ingredients, operating machinery, or calibrating a machine ensuring products meet our strict quality standards, every team member plays a critical role in delivering trusted solutions to our customers. Operating Schedules: Weekend Day Shift Week 1: Friday - Sunday Week 2: Thursday - Sunday Hours: 5:00am - 5:30pm Pays attention to detail. Completes paperwork accurately, neatly and fully. Maintains work areas in a neat and efficient manner. Returns all tools to their proper location when work is completed. Demonstrates a working knowledge of hand tools and maintains those tools in clean, good working order Supports the Encapsulation Department including repair of encapsulation equipment as required. Contacts Maintenance for assistance. Demonstrates a working knowledge of encapsulation equipment and demonstrates ability to attend to equipment requirements (tear downs, set-ups, dry runs…etc.) quickly and proficiently. Works alongside and receives training from maintenance and/or production training personnel. Performs encapsulation equipment morning greases and checks. Maintains a set of sliders clean, greased and ready. Checks for damage and verifies good working condition. Organizes weekly spare parts list for purchase and keeps spare parts inventory organized. Works with Maintenance to ensure spare parts are ordered on time and in correct quantities. Ensures the supply room is kept clean and organized. Checks segment & disc bores with the applicable precision pin, repairs as required. Alerts Maintenance if major damage needs to be repaired. Checks capsule forks, closing pins, ejection pins, hollow clean pins, and separation pins for damage and tolerance. Alerts Maintenance if major damage needs to be repaired. Checks tamping pins for straightness; alerts Maintenance of major damage or out-of tolerance conditions. Checks all rectifier parts for damage; verifies parts are in good working condition. Checks all segment carriers for proper level and aligns any segment carrier out of level tolerance. Either way sliders are to be changed to segment carriers. Checks capsule polishers for damage; verifies in good working condition. Checks Qualifill ring bores with the applicable precision pin; makes repairs as necessary. Alerts Maintenance if major damage or out of tolerance conditions exist. Ensures 3 clean change over parts are always ready for a 3clean. Notifies supporting departments of any change over parts problems to allow fixes during the next 3clean. Maintains 3 clean parts (cleaned, greased and in good working condition) ready for use. Supports Quality Assurance & Maintenance department personnel during investigations and during incidents of high defects. Evaluates condition of machine parts to determine potential causes of quality issues and/or machine issues; follows through in communicating with supervisors and operators as needed. After every run, inspects for damage and ensures all changeover tooling (machine parts) are in good working order.