Production Associate- PIC - 3rd shift, $21.28 + Shift Differential

Stanley Black & Decker; Hopkinsville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision

Wellness program

Retirement benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker in Hopkinsville, KY is seeking a production operator to support single-purpose machine operation, basic facility maintenance, and shipping/receiving tasks. You will handle material movement, labeling, and inventory transactions while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role emphasizes Lean manufacturing principles, teamwork, and continuous improvement within a smart factory environment. Competitive benefits and opportunities for overtime are included.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of functions in support of single purpose machine operation, basic facility / machine maintenance and shipping / receiving duties.
• Operate all forms of PIV’s (if trained and certified) or hand truck as required.
• Must be able to work overtime if needed.
• Safety: perform safe work practices; wear proper PPE; identify, report and resolve safety risks/hazards.

Job description

JOB SUMMARYAchieve daily departmental goals, safety practices, and production while working together as a team.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSPerform a wide range of functions in support of single purpose machine operation, basic facility / machine maintenance and shipping / receiving duties.Operate all forms of PIV’s (if trained and certified) or hand truck as required.Performs duties in a safe and responsible manner.Responsible for quality of own work.Prepare and ship components to vendors as needed to support production.Receive items (product, and other deliveries) from vendors as they arrive.Deliver received items to proper person or department as necessary.Transfer product from shipping containers to totes as needed and place in product in rack locations and document locations and do necessary computer transaction to record location.Deliver high volume components to the correct floor locations and do necessary computer transactions.Deliver wire to machines as needed.Move product from completed operation to next routed operation or proper inventory location and do computer transactions as required.Initial and date product move on router.Remove items (wire hats, drums, totes, etc.) from departments as required.Deliver finished product form departments 2302, 2403, 2404, 2414, and 2413 to warehouse as required.Setup package machine for correct box and box quantity, print correct labels for boxes, stack on pallets for delivery to warehouse and complete paperwork as necessary.Keeps work area clean and orderly.Must be able to work overtime if needed.Safety: perform safe work practicesCommunicate Behavior Based SafetyWear proper PPE.Identify, report and resolve safety risks/hazards.Support and maintain 6-S 360 principles throughout.Quality: perform and build quality at the source to ensure specifications are metIdentify and work collaboratively to resolve non-conformances.Support and work collaboratively to initiate and follow through with corrective actions.Diagnose and problem solve operational deficiencies.Check completed work for hardness and visually inspect as required.Lean Manufacturing Principles:Participate with lean initiatives to make continuous improvements in the department (6S projects, 6S 360 and SMED events)Communicate and follow work instructions.Ensure FIFO at operational levels.Team collaboration to ensure equipment uptime and efficiencies.We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.Who We AreWe’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.Benefits & PerksYou’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.What You’ll Also GetCareer Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.Learning & Development:Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).Diverse & Inclusive Culture:We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.Purpose-Driven Company:You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.EEO Statement:All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at [phone] or at [e-mail] . Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password.Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov)