What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Associate position at Atlantis Industries Corp?
Production Associate
Responsible for safely performing essential duties associated with the job while maintaining high-level quality and efficiency.
Full-Time: 1st, 2nd, 3rd 8 hour shifts Monday through Friday
Full-Time: 1st, 2nd, 3rd 8 hour shifts Monday through Friday
Pay: 1st shift - $18/hr
2nd shift - $18/hr plus $.50 shift differential
3rd shift - $18/hr plus $2.00 shift differential
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Machine Operation: Operate, monitor, and tend to plastic injection molding machinery
- Quality Inspection: Conduct visual inspections and use measuring tools (gauges) to ensure parts meet specifications
- Finishing and Trimming: Trim (flash), cut, and de-gate from molded parts
- Packaging and Labeling: Package finished products, scan labels, and weigh parts for shipping
- Documentation: Record production data, scrap, and quality checks
- Housekeeping: Maintain a clean, safe, and organized workstation, ensuring adherence to safety protocols
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Physical Stamina: Ability to stand for 8–12-hour shifts, bend, lift, and carry up to 35 lbs.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous observation to identify product defects
- Technical Aptitude: Basic mechanical skills and ability to learn to operate and maintain machines
- Basic Math/Computer Skills: Ability to read work orders, use basic math, and enter data into computers
- Experience: Previous manufacturing or assembly experience is preferred, but not always required
- Safety Focus: Knowledge of safety procedures, including the use of PPE (safety glasses, gloves)
- Sufficient near vision, color vision, and depth perception (with or without corrected vision)
- Ability to read and comprehend work instructions and quality plans written in English
- Manual dexterity and coordination
Education and/or Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Mathematical Skills:
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
- Ability to perform basic applications of percentages and averages
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to recognize non-compliance to work standards and contact appropriate supervision or management staff
Physical Demands:
- Extended hours standing and repetitive tasks
- Standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, and regularly lifting to 35 pounds
Work Environment:
- Manufacturing environment with associated noises, smells, and temperatures
- Climate controlled facility
Overtime may be mandatory at times.
Salary : $2 - $50