Weigher (Day shift)

Position: Weigher (Day Shift: 6:00 am-4:30 pm)

Why Somafina? 

Somafina is an industry leader in contract manufacturing of dietary supplements. Our commitment to our customers and our aggressive growth strategy provide opportunities to manage uniquely complex projects with a team of dedicated and expert collaborators. We pride ourselves on our superior commitment to maintaining the highest quality standards while fostering a company culture that is collaborative and supportive. 

Position Description: 

Precise, safe, hygienic, & standardized weighing of product according to recipe.

Essential responsibilities:

• Operates scales and scale software systems to ensure that ingredient quantities are processed per assigned Part, Lot, and ID numbers.   


• Inspects materials for any foreign objects that may adulterate the batch.  


• Records all required information as prompted by the scale systems and other physical documents.  


• Reports in writing reasonable justification for low product yields.


• Prepares rooms, equipment, and tools to process products to standards.


• Keeps cleaning tools and sanitation substances outside the weighing rooms and maintains their cleanliness and organization.

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Must contribute to department team incentive goals.  Team incentive goals and rewards are based on productivity, quantity, quality of work, and on the accuracy to which the job and/or processes are completed.  


• Support of and involvement in company, department, and/or safety policies, procedures, programs, and activities.


• Maintain a clean and orderly work area. 


• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Competencies/skill Qualifications:

• Ability to speak, write, read, and comprehend in the English language.


• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Basic computer skills are necessary.


• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions.


• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing duties, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear.


• The employee must exert up to 90 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 40 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include near acuity, far acuity, accommodation, color vision, and field of vision.

Character Requirements:

• Friendly


• Approachable


• Proactive


• Honest


• Responsible


• Punctual


• Team worker