Meliora Cleaning Products Production Associate Chicago, IL · Full time Company website

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Meliora Cleaning Products is a Woman-Owned Certified B Corp that manufactures people- and planet-friendly home cleaning and laundry products. We care as much about our staff as we do about the planet, so we offer a full benefits package including quarterly profit sharing and health care. We are proudly certified by Living Wage for US and make our products in our own facility on the near West Side of the city of Chicago. We were named to the INC5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies in 2025.

About us: Meliora Cleaning Products is a Woman-Owned B Corp that manufactures people- and planet-friendly home cleaning and laundry products. We care as much about our staff as we do about the planet, so we offer a full benefits package including quarterly profit sharing and health care. We are proudly certified by Living Wage for US.

The role: Production Associates make molded soaps and powdered soaps from raw materials and pack into retail and wholesale packaging.

Responsibilities include:

• Mix raw materials into soap and follow established recipes and processes to maintain quality
• Cut, fill, and package products into their final retail and wholesale packaging
• Complete batch records and document completed work accurately
• Bring inventory from warehouse space as needed to restock production area
• Communicate quality issues with team members and use red and pink tag system to manage inventory
• Ask questions and discuss process suggestions with production coordinator and team lead
• Light cleaning including sweeping and mopping

Required Skills:

• Fluent in written/spoken English, Spanish-language skills are a plus
• Professionalism including arriving on time, taking responsibility, communicating clearly, and collaborating effectively with other staff
• Organized and able to manage time effectively while maintaining attention to detail and a focus on safety
• Learning mindset and flexibility in adding new tasks to responsibilities
• Providing insights and constructive feedback to improve operations
• Quickly multiply and subtract as needed to calculate batches and count product
• Lift/carry boxes up to 50 lbs., operate freight elevator, and operate a manual or electric pallet jack/stacker

Compensation and schedule:

• Start at $23.70/hour and move up to $24.70 per hour after 90 days
• Benefits include quarterly profit sharing, health, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance, 401k match, a generous PTO policy (12 paid holidays, 3 weeks vacation/sick time, bereavement leave, and parental leave)
• Full time Monday-Friday 6:00 am – 2:00 pm (in person), 37.5 hours per week
• Reports to Coordinator Melania Aldama and Production Team Lead Ofelia Ochoa

To apply: Please apply via the QR code above

Meliora Cleaning Products is located at Damen and Fulton, our website is meliorameansbetter.com