Packing Associate - Fabrication

Highwood USA • Hazleton, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Highwood USA is an entrepreneurial manufacturer serving the hot tub and outdoor furniture market with unique synthetic wood products. The company has grown each year, and continues to increase both its revenues and workforce.

Successful Packing Associates enjoy the challenges of working in a fast paced, team-oriented environment while safely completing the processes associated with packaging finished product.

Requirements

• Able to read and understand standard work procedures
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail, follow policies and procedures
• Able to learn and use a computer at a basic level
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment
• Demonstrate willingness to learn and advance
• Follow oral and written instructions
• Able to accurately count and record data
• Ability & desire to work in a team based environment where decision making is at team level
• Able to recognize and take action upon what needs to be done with little to no supervision
• Motivated to increase skills and progress
• Interested in company results
• Treat people with respect
• Open to new ideas and welcome change
• Commitment to working safely
• Able to apply team feedback to improve work performance
• Prompt and consistent attendance
• Appropriately asks for and offers help
• Able to quickly and accurately compare visual color and pattern of products to quality control standards
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

• Forklift operation if necessary

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect product aesthetics to ensure compliance with customer specifications
• Ability to read schedule, set up area with required packaging materials and delivery appropriate cartons to the cells
• Recognize quality defects and take appropriate action
• Accurately perform disposition of package finished goods in accordance with packaging guidelines
• Communicate issues to technicians
• Accurately document production data
• Able to operate the following equipment in the packaging area: baler, pallet walkie/jack, & pack size machine.
• Observe safety and security procedures & reports potentially unsafe conditions
• Participate in continuous improvement projects/events
• Maintain a clean orderly work environment by organizing, sweeping, emptying trash receptacles, and following 5S
• Actively participate in shift exchange by giving & receive critical information
• Forklift operation if necessary
• Other duties may be assigned

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by the law.

What This Job Offers

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