Production Assistant
About The Position
The Production Assistant supports daily workflow and ensures accurate tracking of parts and orders throughout the facility. The role helps maintain system accuracy, supports shipping and receiving, and communicates order-status updates to internal teams. The position also supports inventory work, reviews purchase orders and customer orders in Salesforce, and contributes to safe, organized, and continuously improving production operations. Work is performed in a research/light-production environmentally controlled setting, including manufacturing areas where personal protective equipment is required. The role may involve exposure to dust and powder metal or plastic particles, coolants or lubricating solutions, moving machinery, heat, compressed air, electrical power, noise, and chemicals. Employees must follow safety procedures and company hazardous-waste disposal procedures.
Requirements
- High school diploma, vocational education, or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and experience.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Basic computer proficiency and experience with inventory or order-management systems.
- Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office, production records, and QA databases.
- Clear, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Team-oriented mindset and willingness to assist across departments.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, up to 8–10 hours per shift, on a manufacturing floor.
- Frequent use of hands for handling, sanding, polishing, grinding, and finishing parts.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull materials weighing up to 25–50 pounds, with or without assistance.
- Frequent reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
- Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to operate finishing tools and equipment.
- Ability to wear required PPE, including respirators, gloves, safety glasses, and protective clothing.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment that may include dust, fumes, noise, chemicals, and varying temperatures.
- Ability to distinguish colors, finishes, and surface defects as needed for quality inspection.
- Sufficient vision, with or without correction, to inspect detailed parts and surfaces.
- Ability to safely operate finishing equipment such as grinders, sanders, bead blasters, or similar tools.
- Knowledge of standard safety policies and procedures, and ability to comply with company hazardous-waste disposal procedures.
Responsibilities
- Track orders and parts throughout the facility to support timely movement and accurate location records.
- Update internal systems with current status and progress of parts and orders.
- Assist with shipping and receiving operations as needed.
- Support inventory tasks, including cleaning, organizing, and counting parts.
- Review purchase orders in Salesforce for accuracy and completeness.
- Verify customer orders in Salesforce to ensure correct details and processing.
- Respond to internal communications, such as Chatter, with job updates and part locations.
- Use required personal protective equipment and follow approved procedures for powders, chemicals, equipment, and tools.
- Keep work areas clean and organized, and report hazards and equipment problems.
- Suggest improvements to reduce downtime, scrap, and delays; document procedures and share knowledge with coworkers as assigned.
- Promote a positive and safe working environment.
- Perform other duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
