SUMMARY:
Assembly Associate provides support to keep assembly equipment and auto packers
running and producing good quality parts in an effort to meet daily production goals. This
positions loads, unloads and moves material within the assembly department while
maintaining their area and equipment cleanliness.
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL:
All employees are expected to act in a safe manner at all times and ensure that those
around them do not put themselves or others at risk. Everyone is personally accountable
for his/her own safety as well as their co-workers’. Safety and health is a shared
responsibility of everyone in the organization and a condition of employment. We value
and expect engagement out of all employees.
Co-workers share the responsibility for doing the right thing for the environment and
carrying out the stewardship principles addressed in our Environmental Policy. We will
provide the resources necessary to implement this policy, and management will conduct
periodic reviews to ensure its ongoing effectiveness.
All employees are expected to support commitments and conform to and follow
requirements established in the Grandview Plant’s Environmental Policy (ISO 14001) and
the Quality Policy (ISO 9001).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may
be assigned.
• Be in assigned area at the start of your shift wearing all necessary personal protective
equipment and ready to begin work.
• Perform all tasks on the Assembly Associate Standard Worksheets within the
timeframes outlined and notate on the sheet when those tasks have been completed.
• Unjam parts and recycle assembly machines and auto packers (robots) in the safest
and most efficient manner possible in an effort to keep reaction time in the green.
• Read work order or follow oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be
moved.
• Load and unload materials by hand onto or from pallets, boxes, bins and shelves.
• Open containers, fill hoppers, bins, feeders and elevators as necessary.
• Maintain acceptable visual quality level of all parts produced. Perform “5 on Top” visual
quality inspections.
• Sort, audit, and check parts for grease, damage, missing components, proper tube
length, etc.
• Communicate any safety, quality, or efficiency concerns related to the equipment or
area to your Team Leader.
• Pack product as needed, weigh-count boxed production as needed and check orders
for completion.
• Close, tape, and label boxes of finished product.
• Maintain housekeeping, orderliness, and cleanliness of assigned area.
• Work closely with other associates in a “team” environment and maintain professional
relationships.
• Responsible for performing work at or above standard rate.
• Responsible for throwing scrap and trash in proper containers.
• Must follow all work rules and policies.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
GED or equivalent
One to three months related experience and/or training
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other
employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentage.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,
oral, or diagram form. Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in
standardized…