Production Associate Day Shift

Cornerstone Building Brands•Martinsburg, WV

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Building Brands is hiring a Production Associate at its Martinsburg, West Virginia site. The role inspects extruded products for appearance, size, and functional defects; prepares and packs finished products; maintains production paperwork and supplies; and supports production-line operations, housekeeping, safety, and equipment maintenance. Associates communicate product quality and work status across shifts and work with operators and material handlers as needed. The schedule is a day shift from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on a 2-2-3 schedule. Base pay is $18.00 per hour, with weekly pay, on-demand access to pay, and benefits starting on the first day. No experience is required, though a reliable work history is strongly preferred. The job involves extended standing and frequent bending, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, twisting, and walking, including work in extreme weather conditions. Associates must follow safety procedures and use applicable personal protective equipment.

Requirements

No experience required; a reliable work history is strongly preferred.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Ability to read, write, and perform basic math as required by job duties.
Common sense, a positive attitude, excellent attendance, quality and safety consciousness, and ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to lift up to 86 pounds continually above shoulder height and below the waist, and to team lift 87 to 100 pounds.
Ability to keep colors separate and accurately record weights.
Excellent manual dexterity and ability to concentrate for sustained periods.
Good communication skills and ability to interact with people.
Ability to stand for extended periods and frequently bend, lift, pull, push, reach, twist, and walk, including in extreme weather conditions.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and follow safety procedures, including wearing or using applicable personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

Reliable work history.

Responsibilities

Visually inspect extruded products for appearance, length, size, and functional defects according to specifications.
Notify appropriate personnel, including Extrusion Associates 3 and 4 and the Manufacturing Shift Supervisor, of product defects and printer alarms.
Assemble cartons and ensure correct packing patterns, product counts, enclosures, carton construction, and labels.
Pack finished products into cartons; square, glue, seal, label, and transfer cartons to finished-product skids.
Discard unacceptable panels in the Scrap Rack.
Identify production-line jams or indications that a line is going down and assist as needed.
Assist with color and product fixture changes and perform line shutdown tasks.
Communicate product quality, problems, and work-in-progress status with the previous and following shifts.
Perform housekeeping, including cleaning knock-out buildup in the MRF cutter.
Complete line packaging paperwork accurately and legibly and punch the time clock before and after the shift.
Observe safety practices when handling bacon strips and participate in plant safety programs.
Maintain workstation supplies and communicate with material handlers to move full warehouse racks.
Assist with training temporary workers and new hires in Extrusion Associate 1 positions.
Float to relieve other Extrusion Associate 1s for breaks and attend weekly shift meetings and monthly All Hands Forums when required.
Notify the Supervisor if proper tools are not furnished and assist with production equipment maintenance.
Perform other related duties and assignments as required.
Perform all duties safely, use required personal protective equipment, report unsafe working conditions, and comply with applicable health and safety requirements.