Sander/Packer (Off-shift)

Putsch & Company, Inc.; Fletcher (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in knife production is seeking a reliable production worker for their knife line at their Fletcher, NC facility. This role includes sanding and packing duties, requiring attentiveness to detail and mechanical aptitude. Shift work is early evening to morning, and competitive benefits, including health and dental insurance, are available after 90 days of employment.

Benefits

Health insurance premiums fully covered for employee

100% of dependent dental coverage paid

401K with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 5%

Paid time off accrual from first day

Annual reimbursement for safety shoes/glasses

Monthly employee appreciation events

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and dependable with a strong attendance record.
• Ability to operate machinery safely, including sanding machines and forklifts.

Responsibilities

• Smooth surfaces of knives using sandpaper and sanding machines.
• Pack and label finished knives appropriately.

Skills

Attention to detail

Mechanical aptitude

Dependability

Ability to work independently

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Industrial Sanding Machine

Forklift

Job description

Job Summary

This position is one of the work cells in our knife line production. The sanding duties include smoothing the surface of milled metal knives using sandpaper and a sanding machine while wearing theprovided PPE. The packing duties include dipping finished knives into a rust-resistant coating, packing the knives based on type, into boxes, and labeling the packed boxes appropriately while wearing the provided PPE.

The job location is at 352 Cane Creek Road, Fletcher, NC 28732, and is an onsite-only position. This position can not be performed remotely. This position's hours are not a typical 2nd shift or 3rd shift, it is a late afternoon/evening/early morning position, hence we call it an Off-shift.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Check machinery dailyfor any safety issues
• Wear appropriate PPE to perform the task
• Operate Industrial Sanding Machine
• Responsible for ensuring efficient production that conforms to quality standards
• Assemble packing boxes/pallets
• Pack parts in sub-boxes and label them with appropriate information
• Pack sub-boxes into master boxes attached to the crate and label them with appropriate information
• Report daily labor into the ERP system
• Responsible for general housekeeping in your work area
• Moving material throughout the production process with a forklift

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Excellent attention to detail
• Mechanical aptitude
• Able to work independently
• Dependable with proven attendance records .

Training

• Training will be conducted on days until trained. Hours are 6:30 AM - 5:00PM Monday-Thursday
• Once trained and the employee is moved to the Off-shift Monday afternoon/evening-Friday morning a $1 per hour shift differential will be added to base pay.

Benefits and Perks

• Health and dental insurance enrollment after 90 days of FT employment.
• Health insurance premiums is 100% paid by Putsch for employee coverage
• Putsch pays 40% of dependent health coverage with the remaining 60% payroll deducted from the employee
• Putsch pays 100% of employee and dependent dental coverage.
• Putsch pays 100% of short-term disability policy which benefits the employee $250 per week ifa qualified short-term disability claim arises.
• Putsch pays 100% of the employee and dependent life policy of $25,000 for the employee, $5,000 for the employee's spouse, $2,000 for employee children 6 months old and older, and $1,000 for employee children under 6 months old.
• Employees are eligible to enroll in 401K after 1 year and 1000 hours [within that year] of employment.
• Putsch matches employee contribution dollar for dollar up to 5% of employee earnings.
• Additional AFLAC policies are available for purchase by employees.
• Full-time employees will become eligible to accrue PTO on the first day of employment. An employee is eligible to start using accrued PTO on the 91st day following the employee's date of hire.
• 80 PTO hours will be accruedpro-rated for the first full consecutive calendar year of employment, then on January 1 following the one-year tenure, 80 hours of PTO will be front-loaded into their PTO bank.
• An annual reimbursement up to $100 for the purchase of safety shoes and/or prescription safety glasses.
• 8-10 paid holidays depending on shift schedule.
• Monthly employee appreciation events.