Manufacturing Associate

Job posting expires on Sunday, August 30th at 11:59 PM.

Summary

The primary role for the Manufacturing Associate is moving material around the plant or work site with a forklift and/or crane to ensure smooth production. This role may also package, band, weigh, and load/unload material from machines, as well as stage material accurately and efficiently. The Manufacturing Associate builds arbors, sets up machines, and performs multiple tasks throughout the day to ensure safe and quality production. This position requires a self-starter with a strong work ethic and a commitment to performing duties to the highest standard.

Responsibilities

• Moves material around the plant using a forklift and/or crane for producing, finishing, packaging, or shipping customer products.
• Ensures areas are supplied with parts and removes finished skids to the warehouse.
• Moves and stages material as scheduled for optimum machine efficiency.
• Provides machine support by emptying scrap tubs and clearing lines of finished product.
• Locates material into finished goods as needed.
• Packages finished product for shipment.
• Tracks orders and tags.
• Follows the bill of material to match product with proper packaging and skidding.
• May perform finishing duties.
• Performs multiple tasks to ensure ongoing machine operation.
• Performs miscellaneous tasks throughout the plant to ensure safe, efficient, and quality production of materials.
• May perform housekeeping duties within the plant when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be able to handle physical, repetitive work and stand on your feet for 12 hours a day.
• Good hand-eye coordination.
• Mechanical aptitude is a plus but not required.
• Competent in basic math and computer skills.
• Can operate banding tools.
• Can read a tape measure.
• Must be able to handle small parts.
• Must understand and follow the quality policy and procedures.
• Ability to recognize quality issues and problems—detect defects.
• Must be able to read, comprehend, and follow detailed instructions on production orders and understand English.
• Must be able to read and understand the bill of material and/or production order.
• Must be able to distinguish between part numbers and sizes.
• Must be able to count and label parts accurately.
• Must follow all safety policies and procedures.
• Good safety awareness and efficiency skills.
• Oral and written communication skills—including legible writing.

About Us

Hesitant to apply because you may not meet every specific requirement? If this role is something you are interested in, but your previous experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply! At Worthington Steel, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We recognize that individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds are essential to our success. You may be the perfect candidate for this role or others within our organization.

Worthington Steel (NYSE: WS) is a metals processor that partners with customers to deliver highly technical and customized solutions. Worthington Steel’s expertise in carbon flat-roll steel processing, electrical steel laminations, and tailor-welded solutions are driving steel toward a more sustainable future. As one of the most trusted metals processors in North America, Worthington Steel and its approximately 6,000 employees harness the power of steel to advance our customers’ visions through value-added processing capabilities, including galvanizing, pickling, configured blanking, specialty cold reduction, lightweighting, and electrical lamination. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Steel operates 37 facilities in seven states and 10 countries. Following a people-first philosophy, commitment to sustainability, and proven business system, Worthington Steel’s purpose is to generate positive returns by providing trusted and innovative solutions for customers, creating opportunities for employees, and strengthening its communities.