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A Production Tech is responsible for meeting quality standards and deadlines for products. They check for defects, assemble products, monitor manufacturing equipment, and closely follow safety procedures to prevent accidents in environments where materials may be hazardous.
A Production Tech is responsible for meeting quality standards and deadlines for products. They check for defects, assemble products, monitor manufacturing equipment, and closely follow safety procedures to prevent accidents in environments where materials may be hazardous.
Essential Job Duties
- Operate production equipment
- Maintain the warehouse's machines
- Assemble machinery parts
- Store products and materials
- Meet the deadlines of individual production tasks during shift
- Report on defective products or machinery
- Check stock levels and report deficiencies in products or raw materials
- Keep the worksite clean to avoid hazards from chemicals and fragile products
- Review and follow manufacturing manuals to build machinery
- Ensure shipping procedures are timely
- Transfer equipment manually or with forklift trucks
- Follow the company's safety and quality guidelines
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Not responsible for supervising employees.
Education & Experience
- High School Diploma/GED
- Previous experience as a production worker or similar role in a warehouse
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Good understanding of how production equipment works.
- Ability to detect potential problems with machinery.
- Knowledge of basic safety rules and precautionary measures (safety gear will be provided).
- Good communication and teamwork.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Basic computer skills
- Basic messages communicated orally. May write brief messages and keep simple records.
- Problems encountered are simple, repetitive and generally solved by clear directions and procedures.
- Follows standard procedures with no decision making involved.
- Uses guidance/guidelines provide by supervisor/manager
- Assginments/priorities provide by supervisor/manager
Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit for extended periods of time.
- The employee may be exposed to hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment. Must be able to work in cramped spaces or underneath vehicles that may require getting into awkward positions. May regularly wear personal protective equipment (PPE). May be exposed to extreme temperatures and high noise levels.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. On occasions an employee may be asked to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Travel may be required periodically, including overnight stays (contingent on position requirements).
