Production Line Worker

TARRANT COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND • Fort Worth, TX

5d • $8 - $12 • Onsite

About The Position

The primary duty of a production line worker is to put together finished products and the various pieces that go together to form finished products. The production line worker uses various tools, machines and/or equipment in conjunction with hands, to complete his work that may sometimes involve cutting, trimming, folding, gluing, or stitching components. Restrictions: in support of the Lighthouse mission, production line workers are limited to legally blind, blind, or significantly visually impaired persons.

Requirements

• Ability to manually prepare kits using repetitive arm and hand movements
• Ability to perform physical activities (i.e. at times required to carry, push, pull, or lift a maximum of 50 lbs. (weight over 50 lbs. must be shared with someone else or lifting equipment must be used), stand at a production station for extended periods up to 8 hours a day), may be required to use a pallet jack
• Ability to communicate in English
• Good interpersonal and communicative skills
• Ability to arrive at work on time and be at your production station ready for work
• Ability to use assistive technology effectively
• Ability to learn braille
• Ability to deal pleasantly and courteously with management and co-workers
• High School diploma, GED, or suitable work experience or training required
• Sit, stand, walk, hear, kneel, crouch, bend
• Use of hands, fingers, feel, handle objects
• Carry, push, pull, or lift a minimum of 50 lbs. (weight exceeding 50 lbs. must be shared with a co-worker or by using lifting equipment)
• May be required to operate a pallet jack
• Reliable transportation to and from work and within required business hours is a must
• This position is for legally blind individuals that are able to provide documentation of this fact.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or prior training in a production/assembly work environment is a plus, but not necessarily required

Responsibilities

• Assemble product kits based on customer requirements
• Repeat tasks for long periods without making errors
• Meet or exceed department productivity and quality standards
• Maintain an uncluttered workstation
• Repetitive and persistent work required
• Follow procedural processes
• An integral part of the production process
• May be required to move products from one location to another using pallet jack

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees