Production Associate

Job Description

About the Company:

Spark Talent Acquisition is a Michigan-headquartered recruiting and staffing company that connects great talent with great employers. We understand that finding a new position can be stressful and identifying top talent can be challenging. For us to maximize successful placement and retention, we start by listening to and understanding each of our clients. We believe in face to face interaction and having a solid understanding of our client’s business before placement. We pride ourselves in team development as it matches our purpose as an organization to continually create career opportunities.

Job description: The Production Team Member will apply knowledge on the assembly process, including material gathering, construction, quality control, packaging while maintaining a clean and safe work environment. The Production Team Operator will review and follow work instructions to complete the work at hand.

Job duties:

Ensure the equipment functions efficiently and that all procedures work correctly

Load materials into specific cells and or machines

Run the machines and observe them during production, detect problems and stop processes and make minor repairs to industrial mechanics for fixes

Obtain current hi-lo certification and operate in a safe manner

Assist with troubleshooting activities and continuous improvement initiatives

Maintain a clean and safe work environment

Adhere to Team handbook, Quality, Safety, and Environmental standards, policies and procedures

Assure all safety devices are properly in place and utilized, PPE is always worn correctly, and reporting of any near-misses, injuries or accidents occurs immediately

Perform additional tasks as deemed necessary and appropriate

Minimum requirements:

High School diploma or general education degree (GED)

A minimum of (1) year of experience in a production facility working at times in a high pace environment

Experience working in a manufacturing environment for an automotive OEM supplier preferred

Ability to read and understand standardized work instructions and inspection sheets.

Basic industrial math skills

Ability to obtain hi-lo and crane certifications

Desire to work in a team-based, lean-manufacturing environment

Willingness to travel for training, and as other business needs may dictate

Ability and willingness to work any shift, as well as overtime, as required to meet business requirement

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

White performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle, manipulate, or feel objects tools or controls reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk and hear handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk and hear

Employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds

White performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand

The ability to concentrate on a task or a period without being distracted

What We Offer:

Competitive wages and benefits

Assorted benefits packages that includes medical, dental and vision coverage

Full-time