Production Operator - weekends

Activar Incorporated; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Health savings account

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Holiday pay

Weekly pay

Job summary

Activar Incorporated is seeking a full-time manufacturing associate in Eden Prairie, MN, to operate production equipment and support a fast-paced facility. You will review daily job orders, obtain materials, and ensure safe, efficient operation to meet run-rate goals.

The role emphasizes teamwork, accuracy in measurements, and adherence to process and safety standards in a dynamic environment. Competitive benefits and regular pay accompany this position.

Qualifications

• 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 teamwork.
• Understanding of all tools, gages, equipment, and other various instruments used to perform position.
• Basic ability to understand blueprints, schematics, and instrumentation diagrams.
• Skill in performing accurate arithmetic functions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; using decimals, percentages, fractions, and ratios.

Responsibilities

• 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 that may affect safety, equipment, tooling, and/or quality.
• Maintain full working knowledge of all processes.
• Ensure a clean and organized work environment.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner in accordance with company guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Quality awareness

Mathematical ability

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Gages and instruments

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• 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 that may affect safety, equipment, tooling, and/or quality.
• Maintain full working knowledge of all processes.
• Ensure a clean and organized work environment.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner in accordance with company guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits Include

• 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 dismemberment
• Military leave
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Vision insurance
• Personal protective equipment reimbursement
• Weekly pay

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 teamwork.
• Understanding of all tools, gages, equipment, and other various instruments used to perform position.
• Basic ability to understand blueprints, schematics, and instrumentation diagrams.
• Skill in performing accurate arithmetic functions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; using decimals, percentages, fractions, and ratios.

Preferred Education and Experience

• 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.