Injection Operator
Niagara BottlingKansas City, Missouri, United States
Posted April 10, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Niagara Bottling is a leading beverage manufacturer in the U.S., supplying some of the largest brands and stores throughout the country. Niagara began as a family business in 1963, offering Niagara® water in five-gallon containers for home and office delivery. In the early 1990s, we expanded into single-serve private label bottled water for grocery, club, convenience and wholesale customers. Today, we are committed to producing a variety of high-quality beverages, including bottled water, sparkling water, teas, sports drinks, non-dairy milk products and more, while reducing our impact on the environment. We remain a family business, providing our customers with an unbeatable combination of quality, price and service.
Job Description
We’re looking for a Team Member who wants to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water. The Injection Operator performs a variety of tasks requiring knowledge of injection processes and responsible for day-to-day operations associated with PET and HDPE injection equipment.
Requirements
- Responsible for overall preparation, set-up, starting and running injection equipment
- Ability to perform minor adjustments to injection equipment as directed
- Responsible for accurately completing and updating information forms and logs
- Ability to recognize unsafe conditions and actions and follow plant safety rules
- Performs visual and mechanical quality checks to ensure production meets quality standards
- Housekeeping: maintain general housekeeping in all areas of production
- Ability to work in multiple areas of production with minimal supervision
- Ability to troubleshoot minor production equipment issues
- Understanding of computer systems such as Shotscope, Electirc80, Ignition and others
- Ability to communicate issues clearly and concisely
- Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule
Benefits
- Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
- Paid parental and caregiver leaves
- Medical, including virtual care options
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) with company match
- Health Savings Account with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
- Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
- Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
- Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
- Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities