Production/Forklift Associate 2nd shift

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking reliable Production Workers for a stone and tile manufacturing team. The role involves machine operation, order fulfillment, and maintaining a clean, safe work environment in a fast-paced industrial setting.

Responsibilities include staging materials for shifts, assisting with quality control, and communicating equipment and material needs to leadership.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform basic weight calculations for formulas.
• Ability to read and interpret directions and order details.
• Ability to communicate both in writing and verbally.

Responsibilities

• Machine Operation and Order Fulfillment: prepare materials, locate items, weigh materials and input into machines.
• Housekeeping: maintain clean and organized work area, remove debris and clean equipment.
• Staging and Shift Handoff: prepare materials for next shift to ensure smooth transitions.
• Quality Control: ensure materials are not expired, sample products and adjust batches.
• Equipment & Materials: report equipment and material needs, shortages, and maintenance issues.

Skills

Math calculations

Reading comprehension

Written and verbal communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Production Worker – Stone & Tile Manufacturing

Summary

We are seeking reliable, hardworking Production Workers to join a stone and tile manufacturing team. This role is essential to ensuring our products are produced safely, accurately, and on schedule. Ideal candidates are comfortable working in a fast-paced industrial environment and enjoy hands‑on, physical work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned, as necessary.

• 1. Machine Operation and Order Fulfillment (65%):
  • Prepare materials needed for order.
  • Ensure fulfillment of one/two areas below:
  • - Review Order and list of materials and utilize RF Gun to locate and pick the materials.
  • - Review order and weigh materials based on order needs - input information into machine that will prepare the batch.
  • - Start-up machinery, review production schedule, load bags into machine and work with batcher to determine when to run the machine.
  • - Ensure safety protocols are always followed.
• 2. Housekeeping (15%):
  • Ensure proper housekeeping and maintenance of worksite - Sweeping, vacuuming, removing packing materials/debris and equipment cleaning.
• 3. Staging and Shift Handoff (5%):
  • Prepare materials for next shift to ensure smooth transition and handoff with minimal downtime.
• 4. Quality Control (10%):
  • Ensure team is utilizing raw materials that are not expired and follow correct formulas.
  • Collect samples for the QC team and based on results, adjust batch as needed.
  • Ensure final product is meeting quality specifications.
• 5. Equipment & Materials (5%):
  • Communicate with Leadership and maintenance any equipment and materials needs, shortages, failures, required repairs, forklift inspection results etc.

REQUIRED SKILLS & 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.

• Able to utilize math to perform basic weights for formulas.
• Able to read and interpret directions and order details.
• Able to communicate both in writing and verbally.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements:

• Must pass pre-employment physical.
• Lift: Must be able to lift and/or carry a minimum of 60 pounds.
• Push/Pull: Must be able to push/pull 55 pounds.
• Stand: Must be able to stand 80% - 85% of the day.
• Sitting: Must be able to sit 5% of the day.
• Twisting/Bending: Must be able to twist/bend 20% of the day.
• Squatting, Climbing and/or Crawling: Must be able to squat/climb/crawl 10% of the day.

Schedule & Pay

• Monday - Thursday 1:30 pm - 12:00 am
• Mandatory over time when needed and during peak periods