Production & Fulfillment Technician

Display Supply & Lightning•Itasca, IL

7d•$21 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

Display Supply & Lighting, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Production & Fulfillment Technician to support assembly, testing, configuration, packaging, and shipping of lighting products and contract manufacturing projects. This role is ideal for someone mechanically inclined, detail-oriented, comfortable with physical work, and able to move between production, quality control, sample handling, and warehouse/shipping responsibilities.

Requirements

Ability to follow written and verbal instructions accurately.
Strong attention to detail for assembly, quality testing, labeling, documentation, packaging, and shipment accuracy.
Comfort using hand tools, basic power tools, measuring tools, packaging materials, and standard warehouse equipment.
Basic computer comfort for documentation, labels, email, and simple product configuration tasks.
Ability to work safely around tools, pallets, crates, fixtures, packaging materials, and warehouse/production equipment.
Dependable, organized, and willing to help across departments in a small-business environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in assembly, manufacturing, warehouse, shipping, lighting, electrical, trades, staging, installation, or related hands-on work.
Experience packaging, crating, palletizing, labeling, staging, or shipping large or fragile products.
Basic familiarity with networking concepts, IP addresses, or configuration of connected devices.
Forklift, pallet jack, or material-handling experience.

Responsibilities

Assemble lighting products, components, smart controllers, samples, and large-format fixtures according to work instructions, drawings, photos, bills of material, or direction from management.
Configure product IP settings and perform basic setup of network-enabled lighting or control products.
Perform sample product check-in, including receiving, labeling, organizing, documenting condition, and routing samples to the correct area.
Conduct sample product quality testing, including visual inspection, basic functional testing, power-up checks, configuration checks, and reporting defects or concerns.
Support contract manufacturing work, including assembly, modification, packing, staging, and general labor for customer-specific lighting projects.
Build pallets, crates, and protective packaging for large or fragile lighting fixtures.
Prepare finished goods for shipment, including packaging, labeling, staging, documentation support, and assisting with carrier pickup.
Load, unload, move, and organize materials, fixtures, samples, and finished products using safe handling practices.
Assist with inventory organization, product handling, cycle-count support, and warehouse organization as needed.
Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas.
Follow safety procedures and use tools, ladders, carts, pallet jacks, and other equipment appropriately.
Communicate production issues, damaged goods, missing parts, failed tests, shipment concerns, or safety issues to management promptly.