Production Associate

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Zebulon (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East represents our Zebulon client seeking a Production Associate to operate on 12-hour shifts (2-2-3), with day and night options and weekend work on a 6am-6pm/6pm-6am schedule.

You'll support extrusion, conversion, regrind, warehousing, and quality control; read and follow policies, perform material handling, inspections, and participate in 5S and OSHA safety practices; must lift up to 50 lbs and stand all shift.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or ability to achieve within 1 year of hire
• Ability to work safely
• Attendance dependability
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability and flexibility, including weekend work, 2-2-3 schedule
• Able to work with, coach others, and be coached in a fast-paced environment
• Model a great attitude, team dynamics, and individual performance
• Strong writing, communication, and computer skills

Responsibilities

• Support world class culture by consistently demonstrating attitude, teamwork, performance, and personal development. Keep safety and quality as a priority every day.
• Flexibility to adjust to different day-to-day requirements. Depending on business needs, the role will support extrusion, conversion, recycle (regrind), warehousing and quality control.
• Assist in startup, setup, change over, machine operation, fork truck operation, and packaging in extrusion, conversion, regrind and warehousing following established policies and procedures to achieve performance standards.
• Load, change, and blend materials. Support material handling processes for raw materials, work-in-process materials, packaging materials, and finished goods.
• Learn to read and follow all company policies, procedures, specifications, and drawings.
• Inspect, collect, and retain samples by observing, counting, weighing, and measuring product for conformance to company specifications using approved devices; to include math calculations and metric conversions.
• Support 5S and other continuous improvement and problem-solving activities.
• Uphold all OSHA standards and maintain knowledge applicable to the position responsibilities.
• Immediately report any identified safety hazards and incidents to the supervisor, including near miss events.
• Provide self-assessment of performance for reviews and complete all assigned training.
• Perform other reasonable duties as requested, directed, and assigned.
• Ability to perform moderate levels of lifting and moving items up to 50 lbs.
• Use of fingers, hands, and arms to lift, reach, move, and examine equipment
• Able to stand for 12-hour shifts, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, or crouch

Skills

Writing skills

Communication skills

Computer skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Our Client in Zebulon is looking for a Production Associate.

Role Summary:

The Production Associate role is the primary role for certified associates trained to safely perform all required duties consistently on the production floor. These roles are 12-hour shift running on a 2-2-3 schedule, including weekend work. We have Day and Night shifts, 6am-6pm/ 6pm-6am.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Support world class culture by consistently demonstrating attitude, teamwork, performance, and personal development. Keep safety and quality as a priority every day.
• Flexibility to adjust to different day-to-day requirements. Depending on business needs, the role will support extrusion, conversion, recycle (regrind), warehousing and quality control.
• Assist in startup, setup, change over, machine operation, fork truck operation, and packaging in extrusion, conversion, regrind and warehousing following established policies and procedures to achieve performance standards.
• Load, change, and blend materials.Support material handling processes for raw materials, work-in-process materials, packaging materials, and finished goods.
• Learn to read and follow all company policies, procedures, specifications, and drawings.
• Inspect, collect, and retain samples by observing, counting, weighing, and measuring product for conformance to company specifications using approved devices; to include math calculations and metric conversions.
• Support 5S and other continuous improvement and problem-solving activities.
• Uphold all OSHA standards and maintain knowledge applicable to the position responsibilities.
• Immediately report any identified safety hazards and incidents to the supervisor, including near miss events.
• Provide self-assessment of performance for reviews and complete all assigned training.
• Perform other reasonable duties as requested, directed, and assigned.
• Ability to perform moderate levels of lifting and moving items up to 50 lbs.
• Use of fingers, hands, and arms to lift, reach, move, and examine equipment
• Able to stand for 12-hour shifts, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, or crouch

Qualifications, requirements, and desired characteristics:

• High school diploma or GED, or ability to achieve within 1 year of hire
• Ability to work safely
• Attendance dependability
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability and flexibility, including weekend work, 2-2-3 schedule
• Able to work with, coach others, and be coached in a fast-paced environment
• Model a great attitude, team dynamics, and individual performance
• Strong writing, communication, and computer skills