Production Associate

Job Requirements

• Performs any combination of following tasks to assemble equipment or subassemblies: assemble, wire, brazing, solder, taping, insulating, testing, cleaning, polishing, refrigerant charging/recovery, packaging of products and running machinery.
• Reads work orders, follows production drawings, work instructions, sample assemblies, or receives verbal instructions regarding duties to be performed.
• May require cleaning and inspecting parts and disassembly of returned units.
• Follow quality and safety rules and keep work area in a clean and orderly condition.
• Assist in all other areas within and outside of primary assigned production cell.
  
  

Skills/Education/Requirements

• High School Graduate, GED or equivalent work experience (1-2 years).
• Good reading, comprehension, written and verbal English skills and use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and the division of numbers where interpretation is required.
• Basic computer skills preferred.
• Must be able to work with small and large hand tools both manual and power driven.
• Must be available to work full-time 40 hours per week, approximately Monday thru Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm.
• Good work ethic.
• Good attendance record.
• Must be able to stand / walk continuously throughout an 8 hour shift.
• Must be able to lift 35-50 pounds on a continuous basis.
  
  

Benefits include

Competitive pay

Bonus based on meeting performance goals

Paid Vacation time

Medical / Dental / 401K / STD / Life / AD&D / Vision

Physical Requirements

Hours worked per week on average

• 8.5hrs/day, 2 - 15 minute breaks, 1/2 hour lunch
  
  

Position Summary/Essential Functions

See job description

List Most Frequently Handled Tools, Equipment And Materials

Pallet jack, bench tools: hammer, needle nose pliers, wrench, pinch pliers, wire cutters, rivet gun, torch, air gun, etc. Employer provides anti-fatigue mats. Supplies are kept in close proximity to workstation to reduce unnecessary walking.

Working Conditions

• Working at heights (ladders used to retrieve supplies from shelving)
• Working around moving machines: fork-lifts, conveyor belt
• Protective Equipment Required (eyewear, steel toe or composite toe footwear, etc.)
• Acceptable visual acuity (binocular visual acuity (both eyes) of at least 20/40 with or without corrective eyewear)*
• Depth perception (the ability of an observer to judge the spatial relationships of objects, especially their relative distance from the observer and from one another, stairs, safety.)
• Color perception (wiring and color coded labels)
• Acceptable field of vision (a normal visual field measuring 90 degrees temporally to central fixation, 50 degrees superiorly and nasally, and 60 degrees inferiorly.)*
• Acceptability as defined by the Illinois Vision Standard for obtaining a driver's license.
  
  

Physical Demands

Physical Demands hours at one time total hours per day 0 < 1/2 1/2 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 4 < 1 1 - 2 2 - 4 4 - 6 6 - 8 Sitting X Walking X X Standing X X Bending neck X* X Turning neck X Bending waist (forward or sideways) X* X Turning at the waist X X Squatting (crouch or sit on one's heels) X Climbing, safety ladder X* X Kneeling X Crawling X Hand* movement: simple grasping: 1 hand (x) both (x) X X power grasping: 1 hand (x) both (x) X X fine manipulation: 1 hand (x) both X* X pushing/pulling: 1 hand (x) both (x) Reach above shoulder height X* X Reach below shoulder height X X Move items weighing up to 25 lb x 14/day X X Movement: arm / leg X X Other: Foot Pedal Right Left X Pulling using legs X* X Pushing using legs X* X Lift/Place up to 20 pounds X X Lift/Place 20-50 pounds X X Use of keyboard/mouse X* X

fine finger manipulation/finger dexterity to place bolts and washers, this activity is performed occasionally and for very brief periods of time.

Note

X* = very brief periods of time. i.e.: a few seconds to a few minutes

Two person lift required if >50 pounds