Packaging Production Line Operator

Grow your manufacturing career at TDK Components

Picture the start of your shift: you review the day’s lots, set up your station with everything needed for accuracy and flow, and power up the equipment. You follow documented manufacturing instructions for the Packaging area, run each lot one at a time to prevent any mix-ups, and keep detailed records on process papers, checklists, charts, and control sheets. Along the way, you communicate with teammates across departments so production moves smoothly, safely, and on time.

At TDK Components, we build careers—promoting from within and investing in people. We offer an area-leading benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, and a company-provided pension. Starting pay begins at $20.02 per hour, with an additional $2.00 per hour differential for night shifts.

What you’ll do

• Operate machinery in the Packaging process area in accordance with manufacturing instructions and standards.
• Stage and organize materials and tools so the process runs efficiently and accurately.
• Move lots through production one at a time; partner with other departments to keep flow uninterrupted.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and audit-ready space aligned to the 5 S system.
• Handle chemicals and hazardous materials strictly per Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Document all required information on process forms, checklists, charts, and control sheets.
• Immediately alert the Lead Operator and/or Production Supervisor to any accident, product nonconformance, or abnormal conditions.
• Use proper PPE at all times when required, keeping it readily available in the work area.
• Support additional production tasks as assigned by the Production Supervisor or equivalent management.

What you bring

• High school diploma or equivalent (production experience preferred).
• Comfort with basic math and measuring.
• Strong manual dexterity and hand–eye coordination.
• Ability to stay organized and meet timelines in a fast-moving environment.
• Read and interpret manuals and standards in English.

Why TDK

• Stability and growth in a strong, established organization.
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401(k) match, plus a company-provided pension.
• Clear pathways to advance—many team members grow into new roles from within.

Role overview

You’ll be responsible for safe, consistent machine operation and in-process inspection to keep production flowing. Responsibilities may be adjusted over time at management’s discretion, whether communicated formally or informally.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, sit, stand, use hands to manipulate, handle, and feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is required to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. Must be able to talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to auto-focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in a controlled physical environment protected from the weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is minimal.