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Set-Up/Changeover Technician

Merit Manufacturing
Warren, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 1/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/10/2025

We are all just so excited to be doing what we do. None of us imagined that personal care manufacturing was our future, but this exciting market has helped us create a team that we love. We get to create fun products, dream up new ideas, solve problems, and work as a team each day. When we're don, we've made something we can actually hold in our hand and be proud of.

  • Inc 5000 fastest growing company
  • Friendly Team Environment
  • Opportunity for Career Growth
  • Performance Bonus Opportunities

Get to Know Us :

Merit is a contract manufacturer that makes personal care products, cleaning products, and much more. We formulate, mix, bottle, and ship products for nationwide brands.

Merit is located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, where we have two facilities less than a mile apart. We've poured over 15 million products and served over 13 million end users. Our continued growth has forced us to move locations 3 times in the last 3 years, and while we don't expect to need a new warehouse soon, we aren't planning to slow down.

Merit is going to keep growing and this is your chance to be a part of that success story.

Merit prides itself on growing its leaders from within and has a strong emphasis on giving our employees the tools needed to excel at their role and pursue new internal opportunities that will continue to keep them motivated, challenged, and continually learning.

SETUP / CHANGEOVER TECHNICIAN :

Summary of the Position :

Setup / Changeover Technician is responsible for safe and accurate line setups that produce good quality product with minimal scrap or downtime.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Understand daily schedule and ensure line changeovers are completed in a timely manner
  • Set up equipment accurately so that first units produced after changeover meet quality standards
  • Retrieve bulk totes from compounding as needed to support production; ensure quality processes are followed
  • Tear down equipment in a way that prevents damage or loss; maintain organization of line-specific parts
  • Conduct thorough cleaning of primary equipment, change parts, hoses and pipes as required
  • Evaluate wear parts and ensure replacement; escalate to supervisor if inventory levels become low
  • Follow all SOPs, especially those related to PPE, quality approval and product quality
  • Assist Production Manager with project tasks as directed
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • This is a 40 hour plus per week position. We staff our production team Mondays through Fridays with a standard 8-10 hour shift. Some weekend work will likely also be required.

    Qualifications :

  • Good mechanical ability
  • Basic math skills
  • Ability to work with a wide variety of people
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment
  • Follows instructions
  • Physical Requirements :

  • Ability to lift up 50 lbs
  • Ability to stand for majority of workday
  • Benefits :
  • Healthcare
  • Dental
  • Flexible Time Off Policy
  • Performance Bonus Opportunities
  • Year End Bonus Opportunity
  • Company events
  • Equality :

    Merit Manufacturing is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

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