Production Associate 2nd Shift

Cornerstone Building Brands•Gaffney, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Building Brands is hiring a Production Associate for its fabrication department in Gaffney, South Carolina. The role inspects extruded products for appearance, size, function, and compliance with specifications; prepares finished products for packaging; and supports safe, efficient production-line operations. The associate maintains packaging supplies and paperwork, communicates quality issues and work status across shifts, helps with equipment maintenance and product or die changes, and assists with training new hires and temporary workers. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Base pay is $16.00 per hour, with a $1.00-per-hour second-shift differential. Benefits begin on the first day, and pay is weekly with on-demand access available. The work takes place in a non-climate-controlled facility and involves extensive standing, walking, and other physical activity. Personal protective equipment and compliance with safety requirements are mandatory.

Requirements

At least 6 months of production or manufacturing experience.
Ability to read and write and perform basic math as required by job duties.
Ability to read draft drawings and use tape measures, calipers, micrometers, and radius gages.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds continually above shoulder height and below the waist.
Excellent manual dexterity and ability to concentrate for sustained periods.
Good communication skills and ability to interact with others.
Common sense, a positive attitude, excellent attendance, quality and safety awareness, and ability to work as a team player.
Ability to perform extensive standing and frequent bending, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, twisting, and walking.
Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled facility and wear required hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and other applicable protective equipment.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Safe work performance and compliance with applicable health and safety manuals, laws, and regulations are required.

Responsibilities

Visually inspect extruded products for appearance and size defects according to specifications and conduct recurring tests or inspections of functional features.
Notify appropriate personnel, including Production Associate 3s and 4s and the Manufacturing Shift Supervisor, about product defects.
Assemble bundles and ensure correct packing patterns, product counts, enclosures, carton construction, labels, and parts placement.
Square, band, heat-seal, and label packed bundles; route, cut, store, and box products according to bills of materials.
Set up and operate fabrication equipment, including routers, CMM gang saws, Tiger saws, heat tunnels, notchers, and crimpers.
Discard unacceptable profiles in the scrap rack and identify products that are jammed, out of specification, or not routed or cut to specification; assist with line issues as needed.
Assist with line shutdowns, color and product die changes, and production equipment maintenance.
Communicate product quality, problems, and work-in-progress status with the previous and following shifts.
Maintain accurate, legible packaging-related paperwork and punch the time clock before and after shifts.
Maintain workstation supplies and cleanliness; keep work zones safe and clean, and communicate with material handlers to move full bundles.
Assist with training temporary workers and new hires in Production Associate 1 positions, relieve other Production Associate 1s for breaks, and help associates as needed.
Work with Production Associate 2 on optimizing fabrication-department workflow.
Attend weekly shift meetings and monthly All Hands Forum when required, and participate in plant safety programs.
Use required tools and personal protective equipment, follow health and safety practices, and immediately report unsafe working conditions or missing tools.
Perform other related duties and assignments as required.