Corey - Production Assistant - Day Shift

The AZEK Company; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The AZEK Company is hiring for an entry-level production operator in a 24/7 manufacturing setting with variable shifts. You will support extrusion operations, monitor quality, and ensure safety and compliance with all procedures.

Responsibilities include assisting operators, performing quality checks, labeling finished products, and maintaining housekeeping in the production area. The role requires reading gauges, basic math, and good communication in English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Ability to read gauges and measurements.
• Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to read a ruler.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to accident-free operations and comply with health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements and regulations.
• Assist the extrusion operator in producing quality products based on product specifications.
• Monitor and perform quality checks to ensure product color, surface, size, and other attributes meet standards before packaging.
• Properly place pallets and perform packaging techniques for finished materials as directed.
• Move materials to designated areas as needed.
• Assist extrusion operators with machine cleaning functions (saws, tanks, etc.) when necessary.
• Communicate daily issues and pertinent information to production assistants, assistant operators, operators, and team leaders.
• Follow all plant safety procedures to ensure personal safety and the safety of others.
• Understand and follow all company policies, practices, and procedures.
• Complete detailed production operator reports and other quality/production paperwork as necessary.
• Complete and attach labels according to product specifications.
• Perform housekeeping duties in the production area.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by leadership.

Skills

Basic computer skills

English literacy

Basic math

Read gauges

Read ruler

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

This role is part of a 24/7 manufacturing environment with variable shifts as scheduled.

Pay Range: $18 per hour -

Core Responsibilities

• Contribute to accident-free operations and comply with all health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements and regulations.
• Assist the extrusion operator in producing quality products based on product specifications.
• Monitor and perform quality checks to ensure product color, surface, size, and other attributes meet standards before packaging.
• Properly place pallets and perform packaging techniques for finished materials as directed.
• Move materials to designated areas as needed.
• Assist extrusion operators with machine cleaning functions (saws, tanks, etc.) when necessary.
• Communicate daily issues and pertinent information to production assistants, assistant operators, operators, and team leaders.
• Follow all plant safety procedures to ensure personal safety and the safety of others.
• Understand and follow all company policies, practices, and procedures.
• Complete detailed production operator reports and other quality/production paperwork as necessary.
• Complete and attach labels according to product specifications.
• Perform housekeeping duties in the production area.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to read, write, and understand the English language.
• Basic math proficiency (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, including whole numbers and fractions).
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to read gauges and similar measuring devices.
• Must know how to read a ruler.

Education Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.

• Interview tip: Must know how to read a ruler*

The AZEK Company is strictly following all CDC guidelines on workplace disinfecting and sanitation, as well as state-mandated PPE practices. Your safety matters and is a condition of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie®, TimberTech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and StruXure®.

With over 8,000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago, we boast 31 operating sites, 6 recycling facilities, and 6 research and development centers globally. Powered by a dynamic workforce, we’re united by our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™ through sustainable innovation, a Zero Harm culture, and a commitment to empowering our people and communities.

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