U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company’s role is to responsibly manufacture and market USSTC smokeless brands to adult tobacco consumers in a financially disciplined way. We are currently seeking highly qualified Associate Production Operators to join our plant based in Hopkinsville, KY or Clarksville, TN.
You will be supporting high speed production operations, as well as ongoing efforts to embrace high performance work systems.
What will you be doing?
You are responsible for operating and maintaining specific equipment throughout the facility, including sanitation and housekeeping of production lines and equipment and maintaining the facility in accordance with company policies and procedures and/or production requirements.
• You are able to easily move about an industrial facility, including but not limited to, working in tight or confined spaces, working at higher elevations, climbing on machinery, working in a dusty environment; majority of shift will be spent cleaning in plant (walking, stooping, bending, climbing, operating lift equipment, forklift, clamp machine, etc.).
• You should be able to perform some lifting (usually not over 40 pounds).
• You will need to handle pressure associated with the need to maintain a facility which is dusty by nature in compliance with CC&S standards.
• You have the ability to understand and carry out verbal instructions.
• You can operate electric lift equipment, forklift and pallet truck.
• Previous manufacturing/factory experience is helpful.
What does your background and experience look like?
You will be expected to ensure the safe, continuous, effective and efficient operation of the assigned production or sanitation equipment:
• You must be at least 18 years of age, legally eligible to work in the U.S. and for USSTC, and be willing to work overtime, weekends and holidays. You are also able to work 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift
• You have the ability to work as part of a team with other employees of all levels
• You can operate manufacturing equipment
• You are able to sanitize manufacturing equipment
• You have a strong dedication to safety
• You possess excellent problem solving skills
• You have strong written and oral communication skills
• You possess a high degree of initiative and conscientiousness
• We prefer previous production experience
• You are willing to perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
Company Overview
Altria Group is a FORTUNE 200 company that leads the premier tobacco companies in the United States. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Altria Group holds diversified positions across tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis. Our tobacco companies include some of the most enduring names in American business: Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, John Middleton. We have 35 percent ownership of JUUL Labs, Inc., the nation’s leading e-vapor company. And we have an 80 percent interest in Helix Innovations, which manufactures and markets on!, an oral tobacco-derived nicotine pouch product. We complement our total tobacco business with our ownership of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and our significant equity investment in Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer. Altria’s significant stake in Cronos Group, a leading global cannabinoid company, represents an exciting new global growth opportunity. At Altria, we celebrate the power of diverse teams working together to shape our future. We are inspired to bring our best because our unique strengths are valued. We believe our personal success and progress should be guided by Our Cultural Aspiration, a new articulation of what we value and who we aspire to be, collectively. Our Cultural Aspiration respects and complements individual identity, embracing each other’s unique strengths, welcoming newcomers and developing the best, most inclusive and diverse teams. Over the next 10 years, we have the opportunity to make more progress on harm reduction than we have in the past 50 years. Join us as we work together to shape a better future for adult tobacco consumers, our employees, and our shareholders. Each Altria company is an equal opportunity employer.
