Assembly Associate

WSI Talent; Middleville (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Cross-training across stations

Structured production schedule with OT

Referral bonus program

Job summary

Workforce Strategies, Incorporated in Middleville, MI seeks Assembly Associates for a physical, fast-paced production role on large sheet-steel assemblies. Expect lifting up to 50 pounds, standing through long shifts, and strict adherence to PPE and safety rules.

Offers multiple shifts with hourly pay and overtime, a structured production schedule, and a referral bonus program. Training across stations prepares you for later cross-training and potential permanent hire.

Qualifications

• Prior industrial or manufacturing experience that involved lifting 50 pounds with the upper body.
• Ability to lift, bend, reach, and rotate product repeatedly across 8 to 12 hour shifts.
• Ability to follow safety regulations and PPE guidelines.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions and complete required training.
• Attention to product specifications, quality, and defects.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write basic English.

Responsibilities

• Assemble by cutting sheet steel to size and punching holes to spec.
• Feed sheets into seaming lock machine and assemble formed jackets up to 50 lbs.
• Use drills, sockets, hammers, and air tools to secure and join components.
• Maintain focus on specs and quality throughout the shift.
• Cross-train on multiple assembly stations during learning period.

Skills

Lifting 50 lbs

Reading work instructions

Cross-training

Attention to quality

Tools

Drills

Socket wrenches

Hammers

Air tools

Job description

Location: Middleville, MI
Pay Rate: $18.00
Office: Grand Rapids, MI
Job ID: 1753330

Bending sheet steel is an art, and a process. Somebody has to cut it, punch it, hoist it over their head, and lock it into a seam before a finished unit ever makes it to the end of the line. That somebody is an Assembly Associate at the manufacturing plant in Middleville. No sugarcoating here. The work is physical, it is repetitive, and it belongs to people who can keep a steady beat for a whole shift without letting the quality slide. Anybody who has put time in on a production floor knows what 50 pounds feels like in hour nine. That is the job, plain and simple.

Our client builds big residential and commercial appliances out of sheet steel, running high-volume assembly lines in Middleville, maybe 25 minutes southeast of Grand Rapids. Real manufacturing floor. Overhead conveyors, seaming and punching equipment, PPE rules at every station and everybody takes them seriously. Full-time work, overtime is part of the deal, and placement within sub-assembly depends on skill set and what production needs that week. Simple as that.

A shift starts with PPE on and work instructions in hand. Associates cut sheet steel to size, punch holes to spec, and feed sheets into a seaming lock machine with arms fully extended. Formed steel jackets, up to 50 pounds a pop, get lifted overhead and hung on the conveyors. Down the line it is drills, socket wrenches, hammers, and air tools, securing and joining and covering product, tilting it, turning it, keeping it moving. Eyes stay open the whole time for specs, fit, dings, anything that is gonna cause a problem downstream. Eight to twelve hours of bending, reaching, and lifting, with cross-training on other stations during the learning window. Once somebody knows a station cold, guess what? They are showing the next person how it is done.

What We Offer Assembly Associates:

• 1st shift: $20.50 per hour, 5:00am to 3:30pm
• 2nd shift: $21.75 per hour, 4:00pm to 12:00am
• 3rd shift: $21.50 per hour, hours to be confirmed
• Weekly pay
• Cross-training across multiple assembly stations during the training period
• Structured production schedule with regular overtime
• A $100 bonus for every friend you refer to us, plus an additional $25 bonus for your referral to WSI.
• Performance-based path to permanent hire with our client

Requirements

• Prior industrial or manufacturing experience that involved lifting 50 pounds with the upper body
• Ability to lift, bend, reach, and rotate product repeatedly across 8 to 12 hour shifts
• Ability to work the full shift and meet overtime requirements
• Ability to follow safety regulations and PPE guidelines, including safe lifting and chemical handling
• Ability to read and follow work instructions and complete required training
• Attention to product specifications, quality, and defects
• Ability to be cross-trained in multiple jobs within the training period
• Preferred: experience cutting or hole punching sheet steel
• Preferred: experience with drills, socket wrenches, hammers, and air tools on an assembly line
• Must be able to speak, read, and write basic English

If you have done this kind of work before and can show up every day ready to do it again, Middleville has a station waiting. Consistency gets noticed on this floor, and the people who hold their pace and their standards are the ones who get asked to stay.

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