1st shift Pack Department

Allegion•Princeton, IL

14h•Onsite

About The Position

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures. Pack Operators are responsible for working safely and completing 5S assignments, as well as using standard work processes for packing, filling and labeling cylinders in a productive manner in order to meet daily customer demands. In addition, Pack Operators will be expected to inspect parts for quality and correctness to ensure proper parts are being packed. Finally, they will be expected to let their Leads or Team Leaders know if they encounter any problems that will keep them from meeting these responsibilities.

Requirements

Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships
Ability to work effectively in independent situations and exercise good judgment to reach sound conclusions
Ability to use Kanban workflow for optimal build performance
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, schedules, rules, procedures, etc.
Ability to read, interpret, and perform from various documents, including method sheets, assembly drawings, production reports, safety rules, blueprints, printed shop schedules, Kanban cards/boards, shipping orders, runsheets, partsheets, picklists, operating maintenance instruction and procedure manuals, etc.
Ability to properly identify components and gain extensive parts knowledge
Ability to identify and obtain appropriate parts for workstation operation
Ability to use CRT and data entry technologies (bar code, key entry)
Ability to use computer applications including AS400 and MFGPRO
General knowledge of machinery, specifically related to areas of responsibility
Ability to judge distances, spatial relationships, and perform visual and/or mechanical inspections; ability to distinguish colors and finishes
Basic math and computer skills
Ability to perform jobs at the same or lower labor grade than current job
Ability to judge distances, spatial relationships, and perform visual and/or mechanical inspections; ability to distinguish colors and finishes
Ability to frequently lift up to 5 pounds, occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, and rarely lift up to 60 pounds. Any lifts over 35 pounds should be done with assistance.
Ability to demonstrate manual dexterity; ability to repetitively use fingers and hands to feel, handle, or squeeze; reach with hands and arms; twist/turn body; perform repetitive motions
Ability to stand, walk, and/or sit, frequently and for extended periods of time
Ability to occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
Ability to use two hand palm buttons
Ability to use pneumatic tools
Ability to use testing equipment
Exposure to various chemicals including greases, oils, and adhesives in safe exposure amounts and approved for use in our facility by EHS
Exposure to temperature changes
Exposure to moderate noise levels with intermittent loud noises
Exposure to vibration
Exposure to dirt and/or dust
Exposure to sharp objects and parts
Exposure to moving mechanical parts, protected by approved guarding and controls
Three months of related experience

Responsibilities

Coordinate orders and ensure they are packaged and labeled properly
Pull inventory to be sent out to Metakote (SRI)
Establish invoices and receive purchase order numbers with the assistance of the purchasing department
Work with vendors to coordinate pick-up and delivery of SRI parts
Coordinate the hanging of parts through powder coat and the unhang section
View schedules, determine items to pack, identify order information, operate equipment, and make necessary inventory transactions
Receive and inspect plating quality
Identify all parts and components per order to be plated
Complete packing lists and maintain all required records utilizing computer technologies or manually as necessary
Work with inventory control to correct negatives and overages
Assemble plated arms and components and stage them by invoice and schedule date for pack lines
Stack pallets and arrange materials as needed
May perform other duties as assigned and extend into other areas as needed
Follow safety regulations; keep work areas and equipment clean and orderly using 5S standards
Flexibility to work overtime as needed
Perform tasks in a timely and accurate manner
Ability to communicate with internal customers