Production Associate

Endera•Ottawa, OH

6d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Endera is hiring a Production Associate to assemble school, activity, and commercial buses. The role involves meeting production goals while maintaining quality, ISO, and safety standards, and following department procedures and established assembly guidelines. The position is based at the OH Office in Ottawa, Ohio, and is listed as full-time and on-site. The schedule is four 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday. The work takes place in a combination of office and shop environments, with potential exposure to dust, odors, oil, fumes, heat, cold, chemicals, metal shavings, and noise. The role regularly involves sitting or standing, reaching, bending, and moving around the facility; occasional lifting of items up to 50 pounds is required. Endera makes commercial electric fleet vehicles and describes its mission as creating dependable, technologically advanced, cost-effective, and energy-efficient vehicles that help reduce carbon emissions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Ability to read, learn, understand, and interpret drawings, blueprints, and other written or verbal instructions or restrictions needed to complete assembly work.
Flexibility to learn and perform various tasks at multiple assembly stations.
Ability to use a variety of hand and power tools.
Ability to perform basic math and use basic handheld measuring tools.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Forklift certification, or ability to obtain it within the first 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Woodworking skills.
Fabrication skills.
Automotive body and paint repair experience.
Mechanical and automotive repair experience.
Previous experience building automobiles.
Vocational or technical training.

Responsibilities

Maintain quality, ISO, and safety standards in accordance with company policy.
Perform scheduled daily maintenance and department cleanup procedures.
Set work priorities to meet production goals and schedules for the assigned department.
Understand and follow verbal and written directions.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with people encountered in day-to-day work.
Meet the department’s minimum safety and 5S standards.
Notify the supervisor about quality issues, maintenance needs, and machine failures, and assist as needed.
Assemble products or components according to established guidelines and quality standards.
Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Benefits

Competitive compensation with meaningful equity.
Vacation and benefits package.
Employee-only and employee-plus-children insurance plan at no cost to the employee.
Company-paid life insurance.
Company-paid short-term disability insurance.
Vision and dental coverage offered at a low cost to employees.
Paid vacation.
Paid sick leave.
Paid holidays.
Paid floating holiday.