Production Associate

Job Requirements

  • Performs any combination of following tasks to assemble equipment or subassemblies: assemble, wire, brazing, solder, taping, insulating, testing, cleaning, polishing, refrigerant charging/recovery, packaging of products and running machinery.
  • Reads work orders, follows production drawings, work instructions, sample assemblies, or receives verbal instructions regarding duties to be performed.
  • May require cleaning and inspecting parts and disassembly of returned units.
  • Follow quality and safety rules and keep work area in a clean and orderly condition.
  • Assist in all other areas within and outside of primary assigned production cell.

Skills/Education/Requirements

  • High School Graduate, GED or equivalent work experience (1-2 years).
  • Good reading, comprehension, written and verbal English skills and use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and the division of numbers where interpretation is required.
  • Basic computer skills preferred.
  • Must be able to work with small and large hand tools both manual and power driven.
  • Must be available to work full-time 40 hours per week, approximately Monday thru Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm.
  • Good work ethic.
  • Good attendance record.
  • Must be able to stand / walk continuously throughout an 8 hour shift.
  • Must be able to lift 35-50 pounds on a continuous basis.

Benefits include:
Competitive pay
Bonus based on meeting performance goals
Paid Vacation time
Medical / Dental / 401K / STD / Life / AD&D / Vision

 

Physical Requirements

Hours worked per week on average: 

40. 8.5hrs/day, 2 - 15 minute breaks, 1/2 hour lunch

Position Summary/Essential Functions: 

See job description

List Most Frequently Handled Tools, Equipment and Materials: 

Pallet jack, bench tools: hammer, needle nose pliers, wrench, pinch pliers, wire cutters, rivet gun, torch, air gun, etc. Employer provides anti-fatigue mats. Suppliers are kept in close proximity to workstation to reduce unnecessary walking.

Working Conditions: 

  • Working at heights (ladders used to retrieve supplies from shelving)
  • Working around moving machines: fork-lifts, conveyor belt
  • Protective Equipment Required (eyewear, steel toe or composite toe footwear, etc.)
  • Acceptable visual acuity (binocular visual acuity (both eyes) of at least 20/40 with or without corrective eyewear)*
  • Depth perception (the ability of an observer to judge the spatial relationships of objects, especially their relative distance from the observer and from one another, stairs, safety.)
  • Color perception (wiring and color coded labels)
  • Acceptable field of vision (a normal visual field measuring 90 degrees temporally to central fixation, 50 degrees superiorly and nasally, and 60 degrees inferiorly.)*

* Acceptability as defined by the Illinois Vision Standard for obtaining a driver's license.

Physical Demands: 

  Physical Demands hours at one time   total hours per day
  0 < 1/2 1/2 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 4   < 1 1 - 2 2 - 4 4 - 6 6 - 8
  Sitting X                    
  Walking         X         X  
  Standing         X           X
  Bending neck X*             X      
  Turning neck X                    
  Bending waist (forward or sideways) X*             X      
  Turning at the waist X           X        
  Squatting (crouch or sit on one's heels) X                    
  Climbing, safety ladder X*           X        
  Kneeling X                    
  Crawling X                    
  Hand* movement:                      
    simple grasping: 1 hand  (x)  both  (x)    X             X    
    power grasping: 1 hand  (x)  both  (x)    X             X    
    fine manipulation: 1 hand  (x)  both      X*             X      
    pushing/pulling: 1 hand  (x)  both  (x)                       
  Reach above shoulder height X*           X        
  Reach below shoulder height   X               X  
  Move items weighing up to 25 lb x 14/day X           X        
  Movement: arm / leg     X           X    
  Other:                      
  Foot Pedal        Right        Left X                    
  Pulling using legs X*           X        
  Pushing using legs X*           X        
  Lift/Place up to 20 pounds     X         X      
  Lift/Place 20-50 pounds     X         X      
  Use of keyboard/mouse X*           X        

**fine finger manipulation/finger dexterity to place bolts and washers, this activity is performed occasionally and for very brief periods of time.

Note: 
X* = very brief periods of time. i.e.: a few seconds to a few minutes

Two person lift required if >50 pounds

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Expires: Thursday, May 7, 2020