Operator (1st Shift)

TentCraft • Traverse City, MI

2d • $18 • Onsite

About The Position

Rooted in humility, hard work, and some fun and a little weirdness (one of our six ‘Guiding Principles’), TentCraft is a capabilities rich manufacturer with a no-shame obsession with the world of experiential and outdoor marketing. We live, work and play in Traverse City, Michigan, and while you’ll find our work nationwide, we operate together from a single facility. Everything we design, engineer, build, print and sew happens under one roof and is proudly American made and veteran owned. Long story short, we’re one big talented team of LEAN thinkers dedicated to Make it Better from sea to shining sea for our clients and our TentCraft family. We’ve always got continuous improvement on our minds and creative solutions are our jam, so if we need to get a little scrappy to make magic actually happen, we’re down for that. What are we looking for: TentCraft is an amazing place to dive into manufacturing for the first time in that we provide a culture of personal and professional growth while keeping work fun and a little weird or, if you are well experienced in the manufacturing world, come bring your wealth of knowledge and help us make it better! We are looking for talented, creative, enthusiastic and motivated people who genuinely care about what they do. The 1st Shift Zund Operator position is full time Monday - Friday, 6:30 am - 3:00 pm position. Starting wage is $18 an hour. This employee should also have a flexible schedule to be able to work overtime and weekends as needed. Although this position mainly requires operating the Zund, don’t let that scare you, we can teach you the trade in no time, attitude and aptitude are everything in this role! We can show you how a Zund operates and how to maintain them to stay in tip top shape. If you have any other skills, passions or abilities they will absolutely be utilized, and we encourage you to share them with us.

Requirements

• High School diploma.
• Able to work under pressure, high volume and high quality work.
• Pull, push or lift 50 pounds or more consistently.
• Constantly moving around the production floor and standing up to 10 hours a day.
• Twisting and bending to assemble products.
• Highly motivated to continuously improve.
• Detail oriented and creative thinker.
• Willingness to learn and take direction.
• Ability to keep up in a fast-paced environment, have the ability to multi-task and reflect a positive attitude towards challenging job requirement.
• Possess strong communications and that are healthy to our positive and productive work culture (Don’t take this as fluff…we are serious. Communication is a big deal here)
• Punctual and dependable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with large format printers (i.e. UV, Dye-Sub, Plotters, and Decal) and rip software.
• Experience in finishing techniques such as weeding, laminating, heat pressing and application is desired.

Responsibilities

• Operate a software driven materials cut table while following all safety standards.
• Understand the operation of the Zund Cut table to maximize the cut performance of the machine.
• Communicate interdepartmentally to ensure that proper job priority is followed, changes needed for jobs are made and daily productivity goals are met to satisfy flow requirements.
• Review instructions to prepare job before cutting to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain daily Zund Cut production logs as needed.
• Perform quality checks and work with the entire team for all jobs to strive for 100% Quality of all orders.
• Support and sustain 6S standards.
• Maintain inventory of all necessary supplies.
• Perform routine PMs and operator maintenance as required.
• Provides technical support, data collection and assistance to improve the processes of all Fabrication operations.
• Provide support for quality related projects.
• Assist as needed with the development of new equipment and processes.
• Participates in cross-training to be proficient in a variety of processes.

Benefits

• A work environment that will make your family proud and your friends jealous!
• A fun group of coworkers who want nothing more than to see you succeed and will stop at nothing to ensure you do.
• Work/life balance is important to us, and we encourage you to be active outside the production floor!
• Though, flexibility also means being available for extended hours when needed
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, 20 paid days off per year, 7 paid holidays, Stand-up paddle boards and Kayaks to use, health and wellness reimbursement, and more!

What This Job Offers

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