Production Associate

Cardinal Glass Industries•Town of Mazomanie, WI

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Associate is responsible for maintaining a safe work environment through good housekeeping in their immediate work areas, adhering to all safe work practices, and utilizing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The role involves learning and executing proper glass handling techniques, including loading and unloading glass. Key duties include identifying different types of glass, inspecting raw and finished glass for defects such as chips and broken corners, and ensuring correct logo placement. The associate will also learn basic conveyor operations, understand consuming and closing procedures that impact production, and determine specific packing protocols based on customer requirements, which includes selecting the correct rack type, banding, stretch wrap, and boards. Additionally, the role requires the ability to count glass during offloading and to perform cleanup tasks like sweeping under the line during downtime.

Requirements

Ability to perform all proper glass handling techniques.
Ability to determine which type of glass the line is producing.
Ability to inspect a rack of raw incoming glass for defects.
Ability to detect tin side and air side of the glass and know which side of the glass needs to face up on the conveyor and what the proper logo location is.
Ability to learn basic conveyor functions.
Ability to learn about consuming and closing procedures and how it affects production.
Understanding and ability to close out a finish rack.
Knowledge of properly handing coated glass.
Ability to count glass while offloading.

Responsibilities

Take responsibility for housekeeping of immediate work areas to assist in maintaining a safe work environment.
Follow all safe work practices.
Use all applicable PPE.
Perform all proper glass handling techniques.
Learn the proper technique of loading and unloading glass to prevent injury, while wearing all proper Personal Protective Equipment.
Ability to determine which type of glass the line is producing.
Ability to inspect a rack of raw incoming glass for defects.
Ability to detect tin side and air side of the glass and know which side of the glass needs to face up on the conveyor and what the proper logo location is.
Ability to learn basic conveyor functions.
Ability to learn about consuming and closing procedures and how it affects production.
Inspect finished racks for visual defects. (Checking for chips, broken corners, and proper logo location)
Understanding and ability to close out a finish rack.
Knowledge of properly handing coated glass.
Determine packing protocol per customer (Type of rack, banding, stretch wrap, and boards used)
Ability to count glass while offloading.
Sweep up under the line during any downtime.