Production Associate

Production Associate

Responsible for safely performing essential duties associated with the job while maintaining high-level quality and efficiency.

Full-Time: 1st, 2nd, 3rd 8 hour shifts Monday through Friday

Pay: 1st shift - $18/hr

2nd shift - $18/hr plus $.50 shift differential

3rd shift - $18/hr plus $2.00 shift differential

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Machine Operation: Operate, monitor, and tend to plastic injection molding machinery
• Quality Inspection: Conduct visual inspections and use measuring tools (gauges) to ensure parts meet specifications
• Finishing and Trimming: Trim (flash), cut, and de-gate from molded parts
• Packaging and Labeling: Package finished products, scan labels, and weigh parts for shipping
• Documentation: Record production data, scrap, and quality checks
• Housekeeping: Maintain a clean, safe, and organized workstation, ensuring adherence to safety protocols

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Physical Stamina: Ability to stand for 8-12-hour shifts, bend, lift, and carry up to 35 lbs.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous observation to identify product defects
• Technical Aptitude: Basic mechanical skills and ability to learn to operate and maintain machines
• Basic Math/Computer Skills: Ability to read work orders, use basic math, and enter data into computers
• Experience: Previous manufacturing or assembly experience is preferred, but not always required
• Safety Focus: Knowledge of safety procedures, including the use of PPE (safety glasses, gloves)
• Sufficient near vision, color vision, and depth perception (with or without corrected vision)
• Ability to read and comprehend work instructions and quality plans written in English
• Manual dexterity and coordination

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
• Ability to perform basic applications of percentages and averages

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to recognize non-compliance to work standards and contact appropriate supervision or management staff

Physical Demands:

• Extended hours standing and repetitive tasks
• Standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, and regularly lifting to 35 pounds

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing environment with associated noises, smells, and temperatures
• Climate controlled facility

Overtime may be mandatory at times.