Assembler/Packer
Employment Type : Full-Time
Job title
Assembler/Packer
Reports to
Production Supervisor
FLSA
Non Exempt (FH)
Location
Lumberton, NC
Band/Grade
Job Purpose
The Assembler/Packer is responsible for assembling the highest quality product; ensures proper packing and labeling of product according to customer specifications and delivery requirements, in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform production duties such as assembly of components, packaging, taping, labeling and manual lifting.
- Rotate through all tasks required in a particular production process.
- Loads, unloads, and arranges materials and supplies as needed.
- Notifies team leader of product discrepancies and equipment malfunctions.
- Assists in the training of other employees.
- Provides backup support to the machine operator.
- Meet and maintain productivity requirements.
- Proficient in all safety and housekeeping requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Possess basic mathematical skills.
- Ability to perform basic visual quality inspection on products.
- Ability to maintain the production pace of other team members.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet business needs (extended hours and weekends)
- Ability to adapt to change. Prior assembly experience.
- Experience using hand and power tools (e.g. drill, staple gun)
- Ability to work well with others.
Education and/or Experience
- High school diploma/GED preferred. 0 to 1 yr. related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, bend, stoop, twist; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, and controls and reach with hands and arms; push and pull; talk or hear.
- Occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Employee requires the repeated use of arms, hands, wrists, and fingers to grasp small or large objects and to use small parts (e.g. bolts, screws) and handheld tools (e.g. air drill, staple gun).
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Must wear and use proper PPE at all times.
Work Environment
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to work overtime and weekends as well as some irregular hours.
- The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; dust, fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions (cold/heat).
- The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. For hearing safety the use of hearing protection is required.
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