Shipping Associate 1st shift

Cornerstone Building Brands•Rocky Mount, VA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Work as part of a team and/or independently to transport finished products from production lines to shipping racks. This involves reviewing production-line output, observing completed carts loaded with finished windows/doors, retrieving loaded carts from the production staging area, and moving them to shipping racks. The associate must match production tags/paperwork to the appropriate rack/slot, use a hand-held RF scanner to scan bar codes on each window/door, and lift products from the cart to place them in the correct slot. The process is repeated until the cart is loaded, and then the empty cart is returned to an open area. The role also includes transporting returned items from trucks to appropriate production lines and performing light packaging duties such as assembling cardboard corner-caps, applying protective blocks and wrapping to specific window profiles, and packaging garden windows. Additionally, the associate continuously performs quality control tasks by visually inspecting PVC and glass for imperfections and placing rejects in specified areas.

Requirements

Ability to read, write and speak simple English as appropriate to a manufacturing environment.
Must be able to read production tags, production paperwork, safety warning labels and signs.
Must be able to verbally communicate with coworkers, leads and supervisor regarding the production process and safety related information.
Ability to perform basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Ability to read a tape measure to the 1/16th inch.
Ability to carry out instructions in written, oral and physically demonstrated or diagrammed form.
Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
Ability to become familiar with the Shipping department’s positions and procedures.
Ability to deal effectively with co-workers and supervisor/manager.
Ability to multi-tasks job duties and prioritize work tasks according to production requirements.
Ability to visually perceive scratches, irregularities, or other imperfections in materials.
Ability to meet quality standards.
Ability to contribute to a safe and drug free workplace.
Must possess common sense, positive attitude, demonstrate excellent attendance and work effectively under stress and/or tight deadlines.
Must be quality and safety conscious, and a team player.
Must be able to work quickly with product and able to lift 5 to 75 pounds maximum.
Must be able to carry items up to 25 pounds short distances.
Must have good communication skills and be able to interact with people.
Continuously alternates between standing and walking throughout shift.
Ability to turn on/off forklift.
Ability to manipulate the forklift steering wheel, gears, levers and foot pedals simultaneously to effectively operate the forklift.
Ability to frequently push/pull, bend at the waist and neck, kneel/squat, twist, reach above shoulders and below waist, use repetitive hand/arm movements, have excellent manual dexterity including grasping and pinching, climb and work at heights when using ladders in order to complete the essential functions of this job on an accurate and continual basis in a fast-paced production environment.
Perform all duties and responsibilities in a safe manner in accordance with applicable Health and Safety Manuals.
Required to wear or use personal protective equipment as applicable and to immediately report unsafe working conditions.
Comply with all legislative requirements as outlined by Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations.

Nice To Haves

Previous warehouse experience in manufacturing/production preferred.

Responsibilities

Work as part of team and/or independently to transport finished products from production lines to shipping racks.
Transport returned items from trucks to appropriate production lines.
Scan each window/door, note and report gaps in production.
Perform light packaging duties.
Review production-line output, observes completed carts (loaded with finished windows/doors).
Retrieve loaded carts from production staging area (alone or with assistance, determined by load size).
Move loaded cart to shipping racks.
Match production tag/paperwork to appropriate rack/slot.
Use hand-held RF scanner to scan bar code on each window/door.
Lift product from cart and place product in appropriate slot on rack.
Repeat process until cart is loaded.
Return empty cart to open area.
Transport returned items to appropriate production line.
Assemble cardboard corner-caps for packaging.
Apply protective blocks and wrapping to specific window profiles.
Package garden windows.
Assist in other Shipping positions as required.
Continuously performs quality control tasks: visually inspects PVC and glass for imperfections, places rejects in specified area per training.
Sweep, wipe surfaces, empty waste/recycling containers and/or clean work area as needed throughout the shift.