Production Associate

JOB SUMMARY: Support production area and assist extrusion operators by performing the following duties according to established VEKA standards. These standards enable us to provide a quality product/service to ensure our customer’s satisfaction.

PRIMARY DUTIES:1.* Adhere to safety requirements and inform the Supervisor of any unsafe situations.2.* Verify product line, along with properly banding, sealing, and bar-coding racks, bundles, crates and/or boxes of finished goods of material.3.* Visually inspect profiles for gross defects, surface defects, and general appearance.4.* Notify Extrusion Operator Technician and/or Supervisor or the Quality Assurance Inspector of any quality problems that are in question or occur.5.* Line empty racks with fascia, side protector, and plastic as needed.6.* Push full racks of material out to be sealed in specified packaging units.7.* Transport finished product and/or scrap to designated areas.8.* Set up empty racks on rack dollies and transport new racks to floor.9.* Sets up scrap Gaylord boxes and replace those that are full.10.* Measures, cuts and builds wooden packaging units and delivers them to the running lines for all Veka crating units.11.* Completes/finishes crates for Veka Products, Decking and Fencing with wooden tops and cardboard in addition to sealing and banding the crates.12.* Cuts cardboard and banding as needed.13.* Empty saw drawers on Extruders14.* Change out Nail Fin slug and chipper drums.15.* Empty Trash.16.* Maintain proper housekeeping of assigned work area.17.* Assist Operators and fill in for breaks as needed.

SECONDARY DUTIES:1.* Assist operators in packaging profiles neatly and properly according to packaging standards, when needed.2.* All other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Organizing, Good Oral Communication, Working Under Pressure, Drive & Initiative, Flexibility, Timeliness. Ability to read tape measure, ability to use saws, pneumatic nail guns and various hand tools.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GED, High School Education, or Previous Work Experience. Able to obtain and hold a valid Veka forklift license and operate various forklifts.