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Job Title: Production Assistant                                                  Department: Production

Reports to: Production Supervisor                                           FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Safety Sensitive Positon: Yes

Summary:

To remove finished product from the machines, inspect product to ensure quality specifications have been met and that all packaging requirements have been done according to production work order.

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Responsibilities: 

• Perform instructions outlined in the Production Manuals for Production Assistants
• Operate pallet jacks and fork trucks
• Assist operators as needed to minimize downtime during cleanups and maintenance
• Weigh and package rolls according to specifications and instructions provided on work order paperwork
• Thread Line
• Use and complete paperwork
• Understand and follow quality specifications
• Do Q.A. clean-up
• Perform housekeeping duties on and around the line
• Maintain neat and clear aisles for product transfer and safety
• Adherence to company policies and procedures

Safety Commitment:

• Takes reasonable care for their own health and safety
• Takes reasonable care for the health and safety of others
• Authorized to stop work when a perceived unsafe condition or behavior may result in an unwanted event
• Understands and actively participates in the company’s EHS policy, goals, and objectives

Requirements: 

• Must know how to read and use a tape measure and weigh scale
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs., if over 50 lbs. requires a team lift or mechanical aid such as a roll lift or forklift
• Must be able to stand for 12 hours
• Must be able to work rotating 12 hour shift including holidays and weekends
• Must be able to bend, twist, and rotate body at all times
• Able to work in a fast paced environment

Physical Requirements: 

• The employee in this job is required to exert 50 pounds of force occasionally (less than 1/3 of time); and up to 35 pounds of force frequently (more than 1/3 of the total time); if over 50 lbs, requires a team lift or mechanical aid such as a roll lift or forklift.
• Must be able to stand for 12 hours
• Must be able to work rotating 12 hour shift including holidays and weekends
• Must be able to bend, twist, and rotate body at all times
• Reaching with hands and arms for as much as 100% of workday
• Talking to communicate with others
• Hearing to communicate with others and respond to manufacturing and PIT equipment sounds
• Using arms to grasp, handle, and type
• Walking to operate production machines and to package and palletize finished product

 Work Environment:

This position requires that the employee be able to work

Outdoors                                                                                         1/3 of the time or less

Near moving mechanical parts                                                   Over 2/3 of the time

High or precarious places                                                             1/3 of the time or less

Near electrical components                                                        1/3 of the time or less

Near vibrating equipment and tools                                          1/3 of the time or less

Fumes from equipment or airborne particles                          1/3 of the time or less

Toxic or caustic chemicals                                                             1/3 of the time or less

Extreme heat (non-weather)                                                       1/3 of the time or less

Extreme cold (non-weather)                                                        None

Wet or humid conditions (non-weather)                                  1/3 of the time or less

Loud environments (equipment operation)                             1/3 of the time or less

Language Skills: 

Must be able to read and write in English

Education: 

High School diploma or GED preferred