Production Associate

Position Summary:Performs routine set up and operates various metal shaping, metal forming or metal bending presses/machines to produce a variety of metal products, partially or completely, while working at a bench or on shop floor and/or boxes/bundles a variety of parts into various sized containers or onto pallets by performing the following duties.

Primary Accountabilities (Essential Duties):


* Completes daily safety precheck, of assigned equipment, prior to use.


* Light PM on machines (i.e.

oil/grease machines, remove jams), as needed.


* Positions parts according to knowledge of unit being produced, following instructions, direction, specification sheets, blueprints, etc.

or some combination thereof; Produces the specified amount of work or product as required by work center dispatch and/or "header".


* The lift, bundle or pallet must be built to required standard stocking levels; All material tags, summary sheets and/or job headers must meet staged requirements and be placed with the completed product.


* Loads and/or assures the loading of metal onto uncoil machine; assures metal is correct for product to be produced; feeds material correctly into machine for proper operation; performs related changeover of material as production requirements dictate.


* Operates a wide variety of machinery such as drip edge, step shingle, construction hardware, etc.; performs simple set up of workstation equipment to include the loading or assisting of the loading of material.


* Boxes and/or bundles a variety of parts coming off operating machinery into various appropriately sized containers and/or stacks onto a pallet or similar final goods containment method.


* Assure work in progress and final products meet quality specifications; completes set up sheets, performs quality checks as required by the position including simple measurements and comparisons; informs chain of command of issues.


* Follows safety requirements for the facility, warehouse and specific position including wearing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); follows environmental and hazardous waste disposal procedures.


* Ability to operate forklift in a small warehouse environment.


* Participates in process improvements, housekeeping and 5S within assigned area and/or within the facility as required or allowed by management.


* Follow safety requirements for the production and warehouse facility, including job specific requirements such as wearing always required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) , attending training, and adhering to safety rules and expectations; follows environmental and hazardous waste disposal procedures.


* Works on projects as needed.


* May be required to work extra hours when needed.

Secondary Accountabilities:


* Supports Warehouse, as necessary.


* Supports Site leader, as backup, as necessary.


* Supports Delivery Driver, as backup, as necessary.

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