1st Shift Production Worker

About the Role: Not a forklift or material handling position.

We are seeking a highly motivated 1st Shift Production Worker to join our team! As a Production Worker, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and timely production of high-quality products. You will work closely with both, the production team and Quality team to meet daily production targets and ensure that all products meet our strict quality standards. This role requires a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Good attendance is important in this role. Resumes with inconsistent work history or frequent job movement (several jobs in less than a year or short periods at several jobs) will not be considered.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability & Knowledge for operating and maintaining production machines and machine tools
• Mechanically inclined
• Forklift certification a plus
• Experience around cranes a plus
• Experience working in a lean manufacturing environment
• Experience with quality control processes
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Use of calipers, micrometers and other measuring devices
• Some computer use is necessary

Responsibilities:

• Operate and maintain production equipment
• Monitor production processes to ensure quality standards are met
• Perform quality checks on finished products
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Collaborate with team members to meet production targets
• Diligence and good attendance are a must

Skills:

As a Production Worker, you will use your attention to detail and mechanical aptitude to operate and maintain production equipment. You will collaborate with team members to meet production targets and ensure that all products meet our strict quality standards. Your ability to work in a fast-paced environment and perform quality checks on finished products will be essential to your success in this role. Additionally, your experience with quality control processes and lean manufacturing will be beneficial in optimizing our production processes and improving efficiency.

Some factors to consider in order to find the right fit in a workplace: This position stands for extended periods throughout the day, and includes some bending, stooping, scooting, crouching, extending and manual dexterity as well as assembling and disassembling machines for setup and changeover. This facility is not climate controlled. Employees do get dirty.

Gray America Corp. and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers M/F/D/V