Manufacturing Production - 1st Shift

VT Industries, Inc.; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

VT Industries, Inc. in Rome, GA is seeking a production worker responsible for loading and unloading, operating basic machinery, and inspecting products for quality. The role requires lifting heavy items, moving materials between areas, and keeping workspaces clean in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

You'll contribute to efficient production lines, follow safety procedures, and participate in data recording and packaging tasks. Prior factory experience is helpful but not required.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform heavy lifting and manual handling
• Experience in a production/assembly environment is helpful

Responsibilities

• Heavy lifting required.
• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operate machinery in production or assist operators.
• Place products for processing, inspection, or wrapping.
• Inspect products for quality conformance.
• Start machines to begin production.
• Monitor equipment and report malfunctions.
• Remove products or waste from machines.
• Lift materials manually or with hoists.
• Move items between storage and work areas using hand trucks or powered lifts.
• Pack and store materials and products.
• Count finished products to confirm orders.
• Measure products to ensure specs.
• Mark or tag parts with IDs.
• Bundle products for processing or shipment.
• Record production data and test counts.
• Read gauges or charts and log data.
• Clean work areas and equipment.
• Break up defective products for reprocessing.

Skills

Heavy lifting

Job description

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• This job requires heavy lifting.
• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Operate machinery used in the production process or assist machine operators.
• Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
• Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected and notify operators of any malfunctions.
• Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
• Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
• Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas of plants and warehouses, by hand or using hand trucks or powered lift trucks.
• Pack and store materials and products.
• Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
• Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Mark or tag identification on parts.
• Tie products in bundles for further processing or shipment, following prescribed procedures.
• Record information, such as the number of products tested, meter readings, or dates and times of product production.
• Read gauges or charts, and record data obtained.
• Clean work areas, machines, equipment, vehicles, or products.
• Break up defective products for reprocessing.

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