Production Worker - Finisher

The Wildlife Gallery Inc • Mount Pleasant, MI

6d

About The Position

This position is responsible for oiling, drying, staking, buffing, grooming and drumming hides, turning and dunking wet tans. This position helps in receiving and during first check. This department is the last step in the tanning process and is in charge of finishing the product before they are picked up or shipped to our customers.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age to work on shop floor of tanning industry
• This job requires the ability to bend, stand, and lift.
• Must be able to stand for extensive periods of time and perform repetitive motion.
• Lifting requirements are classified as Heavy Work. 5-15 pounds of force will be exerted frequently and 25-50 pounds of force occasionally.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma
• Tanning Industry Experience

Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive consistency in the following five attributes. Quality, Attitude, Teamwork, Production, and Attendance
• Differentiate between species
• Oil animal skins
• Operate buffing machine to soften and clean leather, primarily fine fur skins
• Groom hides to clean hair before returning to customer
• Operate a staking machine to soften leather
• Stretch and turn faces to soften leather
• Operate the drum and cages to clean leather and hair of hides
• Turning and dunking wet tans
• Perform first sort/first check on finished hides
• Box wet tans and dry tans
• Create item fulfillments for wet tans
• Check in orders in receiving from UPS, USPS, FedEx, skinning, truck runs, drop offs, etc.
• Punch hides
• Abide by the chemical information sheets
• Participate in Safety/Loss Control Programs as determined by EMC Insurance and The Wildlife Gallery
• Perform other relative duties assigned by supervisors or managers

Benefits

• Matching 401(k) program and a complimentary financial advisor available.
• Medical / prescription, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, flex spending account, and more insurance options available after 90-day waiting period.
• Paid personal time, paid vacation time, paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED