Production Assembler - 1st Shift: $2,000 Sign-On Bonus!

TAPCO (Traffic and Parking Control Co., LLC); Brown Deer (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation & PTO

Parental leave

401(k) match

PPE provided

Short-Term Disability

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Company events

Fun or Safety Committee

Job summary

TAPCO in Brown Deer, WI, is seeking a Production Assembler to join our team. The role manufactures, assembles, programs, and tests TAPCO products in a cell-based environment that emphasizes Lean Manufacturing and a strong safety culture.

You will contribute to TAPCO’s metrics and gainsharing program, with cross-training to support role flexibility and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Interprets engineer drawings to select correct parts.
• Assembles orders according to engineered-to-order standards and documents.
• Programs and tests finished TAPCO products.
• Learns Lean Manufacturing and 5S principles and applies them daily.

Responsibilities

• Interprets engineer drawings to ensure correct parts are pulled.
• Assembles custom orders per engineered-to-order standards.
• Programs and tests TAPCO products.
• Moves products into containers with padding to protect them.
• Participates in cell changeovers and supports improvements.
• Performs minor maintenance and addresses routine problems.

Job description

If you are looking to be part of a company focused on making our roads and communities safer, apply to join our team of talented individuals today!

Sign Bonus:

Sign-on bonuses are paid in installments: (a) $1,000 after successful completion of 90 days of continuous employment; (b) remaining balance after successful completion of 180 days. Employment must be active and in good standing on payout dates.

* Pay is based on experience in production*

What TAPCO has to offer you:

• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation and Personal Time
• Four Weeks of Paid Parental Leave with no waiting period
• 401K Plan with Generous Employer Match and fully vested from day one
• Company-Funded PPE
• Company-Funded Short-Term Disability
• Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Quarterly Company Events and Lunches
• Have a say in TAPCO Happenings by joining the Fun or Safety Committee.

1st Shift, Monday- Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM

What you will accomplish as a Production Assembler at TAPCO:

The Production Assembler position assembles, programs, and tests TAPCO manufactured products. The position operates within a cell work environment where standardized work, Lean Manufacturing, and safety are practiced. This role requires flexibility to adapt quickly to change and a desire for growth. This position plays a key role in TAPCO’s prime metrics that feed directly into the companywide gainsharing program. A Production Assembler II will have a broad knowledge of Production tasks, performing some at high level. Cross trained with the ability to switch roles when needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interprets engineer drawings to ensure the correct parts are pulled and used
• Assembles custom orders according to engineered-to-order standards and documentation
• Programs and test finished products
• Pack products into wooden or cardboard containers or select preassembled containers using protective padding.
• Participates in cell changeovers from part to part
• Performs minor maintenance
• Solves routine problems
• Learns Lean Manufacturing and 5S principles and practice them on a daily basis
• Shares and supports ideas for improvement in group meetings
• Participates in group and individual improvement activities with team members, engineering and management
• Helps implement and support improvement ideas