--- title: Quality Control Operator at Waiakea in Hilo, HI description: Waiakea is hiring for the Quality Control Operator role in Hilo, HI. Pays $18 per hour. Full-time role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/quality-control-operator-at-waiakea-01a0dbda-584f-7a5d-acfe-65e7434d48b3 date: 2026-09-28T00:53:54Z og_description: Join Waiakea as Quality Control Operator in Hilo, HI. Pays $18 per hour. Full-time role. See the full description and apply. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/9zzy4m.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | waiakea.com | | **Location** | Hilo, HI | | **Salary** | $18/hr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Sep 24, 2026 | ## Description **Position Overview** - The Quality Control Operator is responsible for maintaining quality on the production line by completing regular quality checks as well as checking bottles before they are packaged to remove any that have irregularities and do not meet quality guidelines. Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water sources, manufactures and produces bottled water from start to finish at our Bottling Plant. For additional information about our company, please visit our website at www.waiakea.com **Schedule & Hours:** - **Current Schedule (Upon Hire):** Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM-2:30 PM OR 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM, plus one Saturday overtime shift per month. - **Upcoming Schedule (Effective November 1, 2026):** We are transitioning to a 24/7 operation! You will move to a 12-hour Pitman rotating schedule (6:00 AM - 6:30 PM OR 6:00 PM – 6:30 AM). * You will enjoy 3 to 4 days off every single week and have every other full weekend off. * You will work a 2-2-3 rotation, meaning your hours will alternate between 36 hours one week and 48 hours the next (with built-in overtime). * Overnight shift gets an extra 5% shift differential added to their hourly wages **Benefits:** - Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water offers competitive pay that is direct-deposited weekly - Annual sick, personal and vacation leave - Paid volunteer hours through the Waiakea award winning Kokua Initiative program - Employee + Dependent(s) HMSA health/vision/prescription/dental insurance - FSA & Dependent Care FSA with $500 employer contribution - Discounted gym memberships - Discounted company water - $300 monthly child care reimbursement - 401k with up to a 5% employer match & more! **Essential Job Functions:** - Maintain quality control by inspecting all bottles on the production line - Completes daily and weekly sanitation cleanings on production line - Work with Operators on the production line by communicating any errors in quality of manufactured product to ensure corrective action is taken - Discard bad finished product - Discard bottles that have cap issues, discoloration in bottles mold, deformations, and impurities - Ensure bottle coder is printing and printing the correct date, time and lot code - Check for label placement by referring to label placement guidelines **Other Skills/Abilities:** - Ability to use a computer or tablet to enter production metrics - Ability to comprehend basic verbal and written instructions - Ability to distinguish and identify different products by reading labels **Other Duties:** - Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice - Excellent communication & attention to detail - Complies with all standard safety practices, safety rules, good manufacturing practices and all other company rules and requirements. - Required to continuously stand, walk, reach with arms & hands - Required to continuously use hands to handle product, materials, and machine - Required to frequently twist, bend, stoop, lift, climb and balance - Required to frequently lift and or move 10-20 pounds, lift and or move 20-30 pounds with reasonable accommodation, lift and or move 40-50 pounds with the aid of a co-worker and/or reasonable accommodations **Core Values:** The ideal candidate will align with our company core values: - It’s a Kakou Thing- Work with team members to find solutions. - Live Aloha- Be positive, love unconditionally. - Kulia i ka nu'u- Constant improvement; Strive to reach the summit. - Be Pono- To have integrity and find harmony within yourself, the Aina, your community and work. - Ho'okuleana- An action or mindset “to take responsibility.” It is our individual and collective responsibility to: participate rather than ignore, prevent rather than react and preserve rather than degrade. **Education and Experience:** The ideal candidate will have a GED/high school education (preferred); or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience **Physical Requirements/Lifting Requirements:** Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation. Waiakea cares about the health and safety of our team members. Team members are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties as assigned **Equal Employment Opportunity:** Waiakea Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Waiakea Inc. will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate. ## Skills - Bottling - Balance Sheet - Quality Inspection - Quality Control - Printing - Good Manufacturing Practices - Aloha POS - Sanitation - Safety Procedures - Workplace Safety - Statistical Quality Control - Corrective And Preventive Action (Capa) - Attention to Detail - Production Line - Communication ## Benefits - Dental Insurance - 401(k) Plans - Child/Elder Care - Tax-Advantaged Accounts ## How to Apply [Apply for this position](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/quality-control-operator-at-waiakea-01a0dbda-584f-7a5d-acfe-65e7434d48b3?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Related - [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown)