General Laborer

Responsibilities

• Supply or hold materials or tools for production workers and clean work areas and equipment.
• Manually move freight, stock, or other materials; perform other general labor tasks.
• Pick up piece parts and position them in machine feed chutes; visually check parts for completion of previous operation and raw‑material suitability.
• Inform supervisor or set‑up personnel when parts do not conform to specifications.
• Check piece parts on simple gauges and clean chips from machines.
• Maintain quality standards and wash work areas, machines, equipment, vehicles, or products.
• Turn valves to regulate flow of liquids or air, reverse machines, start pumps, or regulate equipment.
• Transfer finished products, raw materials, tools, or equipment between storage and work areas by hand, hand trucks, or powered lift trucks.
• Tie products in bundles for further processing or shipment following prescribed procedures.
• Signal coworkers to direct them to move products during the production process.
• Start machines or equipment to begin production processes.
• Separate products according to weight, grade, size, or composition.
• Remove products, machine attachments, or waste material from machines.
• Read gauges or charts and record data obtained.
• Record information such as number of products tested, meter readings, or dates and times of production.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
• Mark or tag identification on parts.
• Measure amounts of products, lengths of extruded articles, or weights of filled containers to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Observe equipment operations to detect malfunctions and notify operators.
• Operate machinery used in the production process or assist machine operators.
• Pack and store materials and products.
• Place products in equipment or on work surfaces for further processing, inspecting, or wrapping.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Ability to stand two‑thirds of the day or more.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or touch two‑thirds of the day or more.
• Walk and talk or hear one‑third to two‑thirds of the day.
• Reach above shoulder, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl up to one‑third of the day.
• Lift up to 40 lb continuously and repetitively.
• Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Lift items from ground level to waist level.