Production Generalist 1 - Slip Casting

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Paid Medical Leave

Employee Assistance Network

401(k) match

Job summary

East Fork is seeking a Production Generalist 1 for slip casting in Asheville, NC. The role focuses on executing tasks across the production department, including forming, trimming, glazing, loading/unloading kilns, and quality checks.

You will work a 1st shift (Mon-Fri, 6:30AM-2:30PM) at $23.15 per hour and report to the Production Manager. Responsibilities include meeting production schedules, maintaining quality, recording data daily, and collaborating with the Production Team.

Qualifications

• Experience in production/manufacturing environments.
• Ability to multitask and work in a team.
• Detail-oriented with focus on quality.

Responsibilities

• Produce pottery per weekly production schedule.
• Trim, finish, glaze pieces per SOP and quality standards.
• Record process quality data daily.
• Follow daily schedule and flag issues to Lead.
• Prepare machines for next day and adjust as needed.
• Troubleshoot machines and processes when required.
• Communicate issues and materials needs with supervisors.
• Attend daily/regular team meetings.
• Maintain clean, sanitary work area daily.
• Adhere to safety and attendance policies.

Skills

Production experience

Teamwork

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Reliability

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Tools

Forming equipment

Kilns

Quality testing tools

Job description

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Production Generalist 1 - Slip Casting

Job Description V2024.01

Production Generalist

Position Description

The Production Generalist is responsible for executing a variety of tasks surrounding pottery production. This position is responsible for the production and supporting tasks of our new Slip Casting department and will require a lot of multi-tasking. The Production Generalist will be assigned to various roles within the Production Department as needs arise. Responsibilities may include operation of forming equipment, trimming/handling of pieces, glazing pieces, loading & unloading kilns, and sanding and inspecting finished pieces, while working closely with other team members. It is important that the Production Generalist enjoys and is comfortable working as a part of a team, has acute attention to detail, and works well with similar daily routines.

Responsibilities

• Producing pottery as outlined in the weekly production schedule
• Trimming, handling, finishing, or glazing pieces to according to East Fork’s standard operating procedures and quality standards
• Measuring and recording process quality data at least once daily, and more often as needed
• Adhering to daily schedule and informing the Lead of any challenges or roadblocks that impeded workflow or required a shift in tasks
• Preparing machines for the next day to adhere to production scheduling
• Troubleshooting machines and processes when necessary
• Communicating with supervisors and managers regarding any issues, material needs, or questions regarding training or work assignments
• Participating in daily production meetings and regular team meetings
• Adhering to testing protocols, filling out routers appropriately and ensuring that routers follow wares through the production process as necessary
• Maintaining a clean and sanitary work area daily
• Effectively receiving and applying feedback
• Able to flex to other work assignments as needed
• Adherence to East Fork’s safety standards and protocols
• Adherence to East Fork’s Attendance Policy
• Professional & effective communication with all team members

Reports To

Production Manager

Collaborates With

Production Team

Direct Reports

None

Measured Metrics and Review Schedule - all forming teams

Your first review will be 90 days after your start date, then a six-month check-in and a development review annually for the duration of your employment. During each review, your performance and ability to achieve the following metrics will be evaluated.

• Production requirements are met, and daily tasks are completed as assigned by the make lists
• A consistent rate (pots per hour) in trimming, forming, and or glazing is maintained
• Pieces are made and finished to East Fork’s standard of quality
• Tool changes are conducted independently, with accuracy and consistency across runs
• Formed weights and clay hardness are tested daily
• Accurate production data is entered daily
• Adherence to East Fork’s safety protocols
• Adherence to East Fork’s Employee Attendance Policy

Classification

This position is full time, non-exempt.

Pay Rate/Grade

East Fork shall pay you $23.15 hourly at Grade 1

Estimated Weekly Hours

1st shift: 40+ hrs, Monday - Friday 6:30AM-2:30PM

Qualifications

• Promotes the culture and values of the company while maintaining a positive work environment
• Strong preference for production / manufacturing experience
• Positive attitude and ability to work as a part of a team
• Ability to multitask while maintaining a calm and collected demeanor
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to problem solve and willingness to learn new skills
• Willingness to work with flexibility and adjust to changing systems
• Ability to learn to effectively operate production related equipment
• Ability to keep accurate, ongoing logs
• Ability to maintain attention to detail and craftsmanship
• Ability to avoid third party feedback loops and siloed conversations
• Works well with similar daily routines and tasks
• Ability to respect and communicate across lines of cultural differences
• Ability to address conflict by assuming positive intent and seeking to understand
• Ability to embrace a mistake w/ out fault
• A commitment to center the active process of self awareness

Physical Demands

• Extensive physical exertions which includes but are not limited to:
• Standing for extended periods
• Ability to lift 50 lbs as needed
• Repetitive bending, lifting, and hand/arm movements

Company Overview

East Fork is located in Asheville, NC, Brooklyn, NY and Washington, DC. At our heart we are makers: we produce every piece of ceramics we sell and source other objects for the home from near and far to offer a meaningful, beautiful, and personal collection of useful objects for the home.

What can we offer

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Medical Leave
• Employee Assistance Network
• Court Activity Leave
• Employee Discount
• Employer funded $10k group life insurance plan
• Employer Subsidized Health Insurance Plans
• Voluntary Vision & Dental Plans
• Employer matched 401(k)

Values at Work

Craft: Craft is not the things we make, it’s the way we make them. It’s the spirit in which we approach our work, to make it nice, to aspire to mastery, and it demonstrates our care about the person who will use the product of our work and how our work impacts their life.

Generosity: We work towards a model of shared prosperity, setting a bigger, more inclusive, more equitable table for everyone we meet - from our employees to the communities in which we live.

Consideration: We approach each other with focus, clarity, and kindness. We think deeply about the outcome and impacts of our actions, on our organization, the individuals within it, our customers, our environment, and our community.

Curiosity: We stay in our beginner's mind, humble, aware of how much we do not know, striving earnestly and open-heartedly towards our shared success.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

It is important that all prospective job candidates are aware of our company values and of our commitment to building an inclusive company culture. As a white-led organization, we acknowledge that the realities of white supremacy, hetero/cis-normativity, and patriarchy, work in tandem to oppress both people and planet; and that through our own proximity to power, we have benefitted from systemic inequity. We are committed to confronting and rectifying our privilege in service of co-creating an equitable workplace—a space where people can show up authentically in mind, body, and spirit. We honor the collective sum rather than a monolithic experience to reveal a path of excellency, yours and ours. As we continue to build momentum within our anti-racist work we pledge to be intentional in crafting actions that support diversity, equity and inclusion in our framework, and we invite all East Fork teammembers to contribute to this goal.

Levels for Role

• Level One
• Production Generalist
• Production Generalist 2
• At least 6 months spent in Level 1 Production Generalist role
• Consistently meets individual and/or team metrics and output
• Production requirements are met, and daily tasks are completed as assigned by the make lists
• A consistent rate that regularly meets production goals in forming and or glazing is maintained in roles where it is required
• Can conduct any tool changeover in primary department where required
• Shows initiative in areas of process improvement, organization, and cleaning
• Assist with training new team members
• Production Generalist 3
• At least 1 year spent in Production Generalist 2 role
• Production requirements are met, and daily tasks are completed as assigned by the make lists
• Consistently maintains positive and proactive attitude
• Production requirements are met, and daily tasks are completed as assigned by the make lists
• An above average rate in forming and/or glazing is maintained where required
• Pieces are made and finished to East Fork’s standard of quality
• Tool changes are conducted independently, with accuracy and consistency across runs where required