Bradford Soap Works

Location: West Warwick

Who We Are-
Bradford has helped companies build great brands by creating and manufacturing personal care products for more than 140 years. We are the world’s leading manufacturer of specialty bar soap and solid cleansing products, which include cleansing sticks; solid shampoos and conditioners; bath bombs; and moisturizing sticks.

We work with Fortune 500 companies to emerging brands across all market segments. We are headquartered in Rhode Island, with additional facilities in Indiana and California.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Set up and prepare supplies and equipment for operation.
2. Operate the converting and packaging equipment in the department.
3. Maintain finished product quality standards by observation, sampling and operating equipment necessary to monitor product quality. Take any necessary corrective action.
4. Maintain necessary production accounting records and reports to include labor reporting, process control, quality.
5. Properly package, count and document all supplies to be returned to inventory or scrapped.
6. Comply with procedures, methods, and standards in adherence with Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP).
7. Duties relevant to the basic function.
8. Additional tasks as directed.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

1. Understanding of the operating details of chemical processing equipment within the department.

2. General knowledge of soap processing equipment and soap characteristics as they are related to the efficient operation of the chemical processing equipment.

3. General knowledge of packing material characteristics

4 Understanding of quality parameters as they related to finished product.

5. Feedback is essential to good performance. Two-way communication is encouraged between Manager and operator on a continuing basis.

6. Cooperate closely with other operators and Managers.

7. Maintain an acceptable level of orderliness and cleanliness in areas of assigned work.

8. Understanding of and adherence to machine safety.

9. Observance of all safe practices within the department

10. Experience Requirements: Previous experience in a manual assembly or machinery type operation would be helpful.

11. Education and License Requirements: High school education with diploma or be able to demonstrate knowledge consistent with the level of education.

12. Physical Working Conditions (Physical Capacities): Capable of normal standing, bending and twisting consistent with assembly type operations. Capable of moderate to heavy lifting. Exposure to mild noise (machinery) and some mild nuisance dust. Climate conditions are consistent with those of a normal manufacturing environment.

At Bradford, we are always looking to add people to our team who share our core values:

• Customer Focused – Always.
• Accountability – Own It.
• Innovation – New. Better. Amazing.
• Passion – Care About It.
• Heritage – People. Character. History.
• Safety – Above All, Zero harm.

What We Offer:
Bradford offers a full benefits package that includes full medical, vision and dental coverage, employee wellness programs, 401(k), paid vacations and more.