What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Technician position at Relay Resources?
Not just work. Meaningful work.
People are at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to cultivate meaningful work for people with disabilities and other barriers. Be becoming a Production Technician, you will join a team that proudly serves our supply chain customers to create quality product solutions and other services for projects that can't be automated.
We encourage people with a disability, a Preferred Worker Card, or other barriers to employment to apply. Please let us know if you need special accommodations.
The Job
Production Technician
We’re looking for an energetic and motivated teammate to provide labor and customer support in the completion of production activities such as kitting, product assembly, rework, packaging, and other tasks as requested by SCS commercial and government customers.
The benefits
- Full-time benefits, including: medical, dental, 403(b) retirement plan, life insurance, and mileage reimbursement. Relay pays 100% of an employee’s medical, dental, and vision premiums
- Enjoy paid time off, paid sick days and paid holidays
What you’ll do
- Working hours will be Monday – Friday, 7:00AM – 3:30PM
- Location will be Relay Resources Main Campus (Portland, OR)
- Maintain quality standards and ensure customer specifications are met on assigned work, as outlined in customer service agreements
- Strives to perform all assigned work efficiently and on-time, using quality control best practices
- Perform specific tasks such as packaging, wrapping, product assembly, product rework, soldering, labeling, and other production tasks as requested by SCS customers
- Ability to assist with pre-production setup and support production efficiencies
- Use a forklift, pallet jack, and other machinery needed to complete production tasks as needed
- Navigate and understand inventory counting, quality controls, restocking of materials, preparation for shipping, and communication of discrepancies to the team supervisor
Safety
- Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas in accordance with current Relay safety policies and guidelines
- Ensure safety by wearing protective equipment in the warehouse and when operating machinery
- Support and practice daily safety standards throughout the Supply Chain Solutions enterprise
Why you’re a great fit
We know that experience is gathered in many ways. These guidelines represent some, but not all the ways you might have acquired the skills required for this role. If you have a demonstrated ability to fulfill the job duties but got there in a different way, please apply.
- A can-do attitude and team spirit!
- Good communication and problem-solving skills and the ability to write and read simple instructions and short correspondence
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Six months production experience
- Physical dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform a variety of manual activities
- Ability to interact with diverse work force
- Fork lift certification a plus
- Ability to pass a criminal background check and/or fingerprinting as appropriate at any time during employment
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and independent decision making
- Able to routinely lift, carry and stack up to 30 pounds
- Able to walk or stand 75% of the time
COVID Vaccination Requirements
Where permitted by applicable law, you must be fully vaccinated or exempted by an approved medical or religious exemption request by your start date (first day reporting to work) to be considered for employment. If you're covered by a medical or religious exemption, please ask for the appropriate exception form during your interview process. Fully vaccinated is defined by two weeks following an initial 2-dose (Pfizer(BioNTech)/Moderna) or 1-dose (Janssen-Johnson & Johnson) administered vaccine. Vaccines administered outside of the United States must fall under the WHO (World Health Organization) - COVID19 Vaccine Tracker.
More about us
We’re a nonprofit organization based in Portland, OR, employing more than 700 people in the Pacific Northwest. Our variety of services includes janitorial, landscaping, document services, and supply chain solutions, as well as managing affordable housing. We create value for our community by delivering quality services to our customers, good jobs to our employees and affordable homes to our residents.
Relay is one of the largest janitorial service providers in the greater Portland area. Our team proudly cleans shared spaces such as the award-winning Portland International Airport (PDX), Portland State University (PSU), and Portland City Hall.
Relay Janitors find meaningful work and make a positive a positive impact on our customers and communities. Read how Jeremy helps keep Portland International Airport looking great from ticketing to takeoff.
Equal Opportunity
Relay Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we welcome everyone to our team/to apply. We are committed to cultivating a people-first inclusive culture that benefits our employees, customers, and residents. Relay encourages a diversity of applicants of all backgrounds and identities including disability, race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, military service, marital status, parental status, age, and individuals with a Preferred Worker Card. Let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, or to perform the job you are applying for.
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