1St Shift General Labor- Sewing Department-Continuous Flexpath

PAY range starts at $17 per hour!

CONTINUOUS FLEXPATH

This is a full-time 40 hr work-week position until the end of our Peak Season (approx. the end of the summer of 2024). Once our Peak Season ends, you will transition to a 24 hr work-week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) schedule. Based on need, performance, and attendance, there is the potential that you could be offered a full-time year round position!

1st Shift: MONDAY - FRIDAY

6 am - 2:30 pm

NOW UNTIL FALL OF 202440 hrs a week until the end of our 2024 Peak Season (Late Summer/Early Fall)

EFFECTIVE FALL OF 2024 40 hrs a week in the peak season; 24 hrs a week during the off season (Tues - Thursday)

PEAK SEASON - Spring/Summer (overtime potential) OFF SEASON - Fall/Winter

• 40 hrs a week NOW through the end of Peak Season 2024
• 24 hrs a week in the Off-Season (Fall and Winter)
• Starting in 2025 40 hrs a week in the Peak Season (Spring and Summer)
• Holiday Pay
• FT (Flex Time) Awarded for every 40 hour workweek worked (Sunday-Saturday) until the end of our Peak Season (Spring & Summer).
  • Your awarded hours will be spread evenly throughout the Off-Season to ensure you have a steady income
• Full suite of benefits available year round
• 401k Eligible
• Continued Growth Opportunities
• Invitation to Employee Events

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About Us

Are you inspired by innovation, continuous improvement, rapid vertical growth, and genuine, forward-thinking culture? Do you want to help families and communities connect to the great outdoors—all while doing something meaningful for future generations? Join our team at POLYWOOD, the leading brand of sustainable outdoor furniture.

POLYWOOD is a U.S.-based company that proudly operates from our original headquarters in Syracuse, Indiana, with an additional facility in Roxboro, North Carolina, and a burgeoning remote workforce. Since day one, we've upheld our founder’s original mission of stewardship by designing, engineering, and building beautiful outdoor furniture using sustainable materials, including landfill- and ocean-bound plastics, all with a zero-waste mindset. Our positive and inclusive culture is best described by our teams as an atmosphere of energy — a place where there is trust among each other and ongoing opportunity. Pair that with competitive pay and a suite of benefits, and you've got yourself a truly unique place to work. If you’re ready for an exciting and fulfilling career, explore our available job opportunities today.

SEWING IS A VALUED DEPARTMENT

Sewing follows the One-piece Flow system. One-piece flow is working as a team to complete one product at a time from off of the Pathfinder, through the sewing process, until that one product is sealed into a box and ready for shipment to our valued customers.

The Sewing Department is not exclusively sewing. There are plenty of positions that do not involve running a sewing machine. We have a robot that runs patterns to keep a sewing machine busy. We have 3 CNC machines to cut fabric patterns. We have a machine that cuts fiber sheets. We also have a fiber blower that fills cushions and pillows. There are General Labor positions that help to stuff cushions with fiber or foam packs, finish and close cushions to get them ready for the customers, sealing, boxing, and palletizing. These are just a handful of the positions in the department.

General Labor positions available that do not require any sewing skills:

• Sling assembly
• Cushion stuffing that involves using cut fiber or foam pack inserts
• Cushion finishing and closing to make our product look appropriate before sending to our customers.
• Cushions scanning and sealing
• Boxing and palletizing
• Fabric folding
• Running a grommet and zipper machine
• Making buttons and cutting seat ties to appropriate lengths

• Must be able to work in shifts 8-10 hours long (longer is needed), where you are regularly required to stand, walk, and use basic sensory functions

POLYWOOD'S EMPLOYEES DEMONSTRATE:

• A positive attitude
• Being a team player
• Ethics
• Strategic Thinking
• Professionalism
• Quality
• Safety & Security
• Adaptability
• Dependability
• Innovation

BENEFITS! BENEFITS! BENEFITS! BENEFITS! BENEFITS! BENEFITS! BENEFITS! BENEFITS! BENEFITS!

• We pay weekly on Thursdays
• Holiday Pay!
• Free Rox Fitness, Bullpen, and The Fit Club Gym Membership immediately available after your first paycheck!
• Discounts on Furniture
• Numerous opportunities for growth!
• Culture committee events
• Wellness Team events (Biggest loser contest and prizes and so much more)
• POLYWOOD has partnered with Wawasee Schools to run and operate a high quality and reliable Early Learning Childcare, exclusively available to our Syracuse POLYWOOD employees at a discounted price.
• Group Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short-term & Long Term disability
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Accident & Illness Insurance

SEWING EMPLOYEES RECENTLY HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT WORKING AT POLYWOOD:

• “You will find there are many great people; lots of camaraderie.”
• “Everyone is welcoming from day one”
• “Other sewer’s will gladly show you their approach to sewing to help make it easier for you to succeed”
• “You will find that your team members really enjoy their work”
• “If you have a question, your team wants to help you. Ask away!”
• “There is really good communication in the department; you are kept informed on what is going on.”
• “On your first day, you will get introduced to your neighbors”
• “On your first day, you will get to shadow”
• “Our team is driven and excited to come to work”
• “Our environment is clean and positive”
• “We are tied more to Shipping than we are tied to Production, which is great because it allows us to be a little more flexible with our scheduling.”
• “There are lots of certification opportunities”
• “You will quickly get a sense of community within the department”
• “The department is heated”

SEWING EMPLOYEES RECENTLY HAD THESE TIPS TO SHARE FOR NEW EMPLOYEES:

• “Come in and learn the process”
• “Come in, relax, get to know the great people in your department”
• “Apply yourself and there will be growth opportunities”
• “There are numbers to patterns and if you memorize them it helps so that you know what to do each time you get that number”
• “There is a color chart and if you memorize it, it helps you know what color thread to use on what fabric”
• “If you don’t know how to use a screw gun, ask someone! Using it the right way goes a long way”

POLYWOOD is an equal opportunity employer. POLYWOOD evaluates qualified applicants without regard to characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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