What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Associate - Nights position at Special-Lite?
Join the Special-Lite team to help us drive growth through relationships as strong and dependable as our products!
As a Production Associate - Nights, you will perform a variety of duties related to production of our custom doors and entryways.
Your Blueprint For Success
Safety First - Ensuring all work is done following our safety guidelines.
Accurate Actions - Use your mechanical talents to assemble custom made doors following templates and instructions. May operate hand tools and various measurement devices to facilitate product flow and feed downstream activities.
Team Support - Work with your team to trouble shoot issues and produce the highest quality product possible.
Continually Improve - Participate in various continuous improvement activities, lending your voice to the creative problem-solving process.
Position Requirements
High school diploma or GED.
Knowledge of safe operation of basic hand and power tools.
Intermediate mechanical comprehension and abilities
Ability to read, comprehend and carry-out instructions in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
Skills to measure and perform mathematical computations, including fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
Lift 70lbs with assistance.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to read a tape measure down to a 1/32".
Work and train in other departments as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous manufacturing, assembly, or construction experience.
Blueprint or template reading a plus
Bilingual in Spanish and English a plus
Physical Requirements
Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate office equipment, and reach with hands and arms.
Frequently required to talk and hear.
Required to stand and walk.
Required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 70-pounds with assistance.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
Safety glasses are always required on the production floor.
Hearing protection is required in designated areas.
Our Story
Special-Lite manufactures engineered architectural products, which includes commercial entrance systems, interior aluminum (Type II) framing with swing or sliding aluminum framed doors, and FRP restroom partitions. Our interior and exterior complete entrance system products are fiberglass or aluminum flush doors with many door face texture options including wood grain, aluminum monumental (stile & rail) doors, fiberglass and aluminum framing. Our engineered, made to order architectural products are used in new construction and renovation projects for educational, commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal applications. The company was founded in 1971 and pioneered the use of fiberglass reinforced polyester (FRP) material for door skins in the early 1980's, and today is the largest volume producer of commercial FRP doors in the United States.
Special-Lite will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Special Points
The ability to work a full shift, come to work on time, work overtime as needed and the ability to work according to the necessary schedule to meet job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation is an essential function of this position.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As a Production Associate - Nights, you will perform a variety of duties related to production of our custom doors and entryways.
Your Blueprint For Success
Safety First - Ensuring all work is done following our safety guidelines.
Accurate Actions - Use your mechanical talents to assemble custom made doors following templates and instructions. May operate hand tools and various measurement devices to facilitate product flow and feed downstream activities.
Team Support - Work with your team to trouble shoot issues and produce the highest quality product possible.
Continually Improve - Participate in various continuous improvement activities, lending your voice to the creative problem-solving process.
Position Requirements
High school diploma or GED.
Knowledge of safe operation of basic hand and power tools.
Intermediate mechanical comprehension and abilities
Ability to read, comprehend and carry-out instructions in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
Skills to measure and perform mathematical computations, including fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
Lift 70lbs with assistance.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to read a tape measure down to a 1/32".
Work and train in other departments as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous manufacturing, assembly, or construction experience.
Blueprint or template reading a plus
Bilingual in Spanish and English a plus
Physical Requirements
Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate office equipment, and reach with hands and arms.
Frequently required to talk and hear.
Required to stand and walk.
Required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 70-pounds with assistance.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
Safety glasses are always required on the production floor.
Hearing protection is required in designated areas.
Our Story
Special-Lite manufactures engineered architectural products, which includes commercial entrance systems, interior aluminum (Type II) framing with swing or sliding aluminum framed doors, and FRP restroom partitions. Our interior and exterior complete entrance system products are fiberglass or aluminum flush doors with many door face texture options including wood grain, aluminum monumental (stile & rail) doors, fiberglass and aluminum framing. Our engineered, made to order architectural products are used in new construction and renovation projects for educational, commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal applications. The company was founded in 1971 and pioneered the use of fiberglass reinforced polyester (FRP) material for door skins in the early 1980's, and today is the largest volume producer of commercial FRP doors in the United States.
Special-Lite will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Special Points
The ability to work a full shift, come to work on time, work overtime as needed and the ability to work according to the necessary schedule to meet job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation is an essential function of this position.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.