Production Operator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Able to stand for 8–10 hours per day and physically perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Able to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to safely and effectively perform job duties, including following work instructions, safety procedures, and company communications.
• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Understand and explain the company’s Quality Policy and how the position contributes to customer satisfaction.
• Understand the Quality Management System, its document architecture, and relevant policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Identify Quality Management System and implementation nonconformances and document or log them.
• Participate in preventive actions, conduct corrective actions, and perform problem-solving analysis and reporting as required.
• Maintain housekeeping in the personal work area and shared facility spaces.
• Comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
• Participate in needs analysis and attend and complete scheduled training and educational programs.
• Participate in independent objective audits when requested and support continuous improvement activities.
• Stop processes when appropriate and contain suspect or defective material or services to prevent further processing.
• Work at different work stations as production needs require.
• Ensure required materials are available and request or retrieve materials when needed.
• Position parts against fixtures or stops on the machine bed or die.
• Start presses and observe their operation to detect misalignment or malfunction.
• Inspect parts for conformance to specifications and discuss nonconformances with a team leader and/or quality inspector.
• Clean machines.
• Pack parts in the specified relationship to each other.
• Complete tags to track product flow and identify operators who performed work on the product.
• Complete required paperwork and submit it to the team leader.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): employee-owners receive company shares annually as an additional retirement benefit.