Production Operator

Activar Inc.

Eden Prairie (MN)

On-site

USD 42,000 - 54,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bereavement leave

Community involvement time off

Dental insurance

Earned time off

Employee assistance program

Family and medical leave

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Holiday pay

Life insurance/accidental death and d

Military leave

Parental leave

Referral program

Short-term and long-term disability

Vision insurance

Personal protective equipment reimbu

Weekly pay

Job summary

Activar Inc. is seeking a manufacturing operator to support high-quality production. You will run machines, verify orders, and ensure material flow while maintaining a safe and organized workspace.

The role requires teamwork and a practical understanding of blueprints and instrumentation. You will contribute to continuous improvement, follow established procedures, and report issues promptly. This full-time position emphasizes reliability and adherence to safety guidelines in a fast-paced

Qualifications

Two+ years of experience in a manufacturing setting.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to lift up to 60 pounds.
Able to read blueprints, schematics, and instrumentation diagrams.
Strong arithmetic skills including decimals, percentages, fractions, and ratios.

Responsibilities

Operate machines to ensure production quality.
Review daily manufacturing functions and job orders to verify requirements.
Obtain materials and tools needed to meet run rates.
Ensure safe operation of equipment.
Suggest improvements to methods, equipment, and product quality.
Report safety, equipment, tooling, or quality issues to supervisor.
Maintain knowledge of all processes and keep work area clean and organized.
Conduct yourself professionally according to company guidelines.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Blueprint reading

Arithmetic

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Gages

Instrumentation

Blueprints

Job description

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Operate machines to ensure the highest quality of production is achieved.
- Review daily manufacturing functions and job orders to ensure awareness of requirements.
- Obtain necessary materials and tools required to achieve expected run rates.
- Ensure the safe operation of equipment.
- Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
- Report immediately to supervisor/lead/manager any and all problems, which may affect safety, equipment, tooling, and/or quality.
- Maintain full working knowledge of all processes.
- Ensure a clean and organized work environment.
- Conduct himself/herself in a professional manner in accordance with company guidelines.
- Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

- Effective communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Tenacity in overcoming obstacles while maintaining productive and positive working relationships.
- Ability to execute in a rapidly changing fast paced environment that requires strong team work.
- Understanding of all tools, gages, equipment, and other various instruments used to perform position.
- Basic ability to understand blue prints, schematics, and instrumentation diagrams.
- Skill in performing accurate arithmetic functions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; using decimals, percentages, fractions, and ratios.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Preferred:

- Two plus years of experience in a relevant manufacturing setting.
- Equivalent of high school diploma or G.E.D. certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk throughout the building. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand and/or walk for prolonged periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must regularly lift up to 60 pounds and move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee may be required to work with hazardous materials. The employee may be exposed to hot surfaces, hot air, electrical hazards, and flames. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works with moving machinery and occasionally in outside weather.

Benefits include: