Crating Specialist / Production Support

Star Automation Inc

Menomonee Falls (WI)

On-site

USD 28,000 - 41,000

Full time

13 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

AFLAC

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Holiday pay

Life Insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Star Automation Inc. seeks a warehouse/production helper to build crates, pack orders for shipping, unload and load trucks, and assist with light maintenance.

The role requires handling of materials, operating banders, forklifts, and basic office machines while maintaining paperwork and labels for shipments. Responsibilities include ensuring accuracy of orders, crating to fit machines, storage of materials, and routine site upkeep.

Qualifications

Requires education generally equivalent to a high school diploma.
Experience with hand / power tools is preferred.
3+ years building maintenance or related experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare product for shipping to customers.
Ensure customer order and product matches; box, crate, shrink-wrap as necessary.
Custom makes crates to conform to each machine.
Load trucks with outgoing products and unload trucks with incoming materials with use of forklift & pallet jack.
Inspect materials and ensure bills of lading are correct.
Verify the quantity and quality of material received.
Place incoming materials into storage.
Pull materials from storage and deliver to production as needed.
Operate a bander to band boxes to be shipped.
Affix completed address label and any other special labels required for the handling of material and specified by the carrier.

Skills

Hand tools experience

Power tools experience

Forklifts

Reading comprehension

Team communication

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Tools

Power Tools

Forklifts

Basic Computers

Job description

Summary

Under the direction of Production Manager, builds custom crates, packs, uncrates and prepares customer orders for shipping, receives material and equipment, and loads and unloads trucks according to established procedures and shipping regulations, meeting customer delivery requirements. Performs light maintenance and assists production as needed.

Job Description

Summary

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities **

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to

Prepare product for shipping to customers.
Ensure customer order and product matches; box, crate, shrink-wrap as necessary.
Custom makes crates to conform to each machine.
Load trucks with outgoing products and unload trucks with incoming materials with use of fork truck & pallet jack.
Inspect materials and ensure bills of lading are correct.
Verify the quantity and quality of material received.
Place incoming materials into storage.
Pull materials from storage and deliver to production as needed.
Operate a bander to band boxes to be shipped.
Affix completed address label and any other special labels required for the handling of material and specified by the carrier.
Complete and maintain all required paperwork.
Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.
Process recycled products.
Uncrate overseas crates.
The use of crating tools such as nail guns, rip saw, pneumatic tools and all other tools associated with skid building.
Performs routine maintenance on Star Automation’s property and related structures.
Occasionally performs light snow removal.
Occasionally performs building maintenance inside and outside building.
Maintains equipment and tools used in performance of duties.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.
Completes special projects and other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications **

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

**Education and/or Experience **

Requires education generally equivalent to a high school diploma. Experience with hand / power tools is preferred. 3+ years building maintenance or related experience.

**Language Skills **

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

**Mathematical Skills **

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Other Qualifications

Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard office machines, to include a computer, telephone, fax, copier, etc.

**Reasoning Ability **

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

**Physical Demands **

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls; reach above shoulders; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and use foot/feet to operate machine. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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