Production Assistant

General Skills And Competencies

• Upholds the company values: acts with integrity; works together as a team; and treats teammates with respect.
• Maintains a clean, organized and safety conscious work area.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and work orders (in English).
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations with co-workers and/or supervisors.
• Basic Math: ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one-or two-step instructions.
• Ability to learn quickly, adapt to change, work at a fast pace, keep a positive attitude and manage multiple deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Must be able to work with little absenteeism and available for overtime as needed.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to stand, sit and/or walk (90% of the day)
• Able to reach, bend, and move inside the facility to move product.
• Fine motor skills: required using the wrists, hands, and fingers.
• Vision: Required to have close visual acuity, color, vision, and depth perception.
• Able to hear and effectively communicate with peers.
• Able to lift/move/pull 10-50 lbs. occasionally throughout day.
• Moderate noise due to sewing machine operation in a warehouse setting.
• Extreme temperatures: some assignments are in a building with limited climate control.

Grade 4 Production Assistant

• Provides essential support to the sewing production team.
• Tasks may include assisting with materials handling, organization, and coordinating production activities.
• Can increase earning potential by gaining skills from Step 1 to Step 4.
• Step 1 Runner/Shipper: Main responsibility is adjusting caps from inventory, ordering rework and coordinating components for rework, moves product through the workstations, can complete basic shipping when necessary.
• Step 2 Patch Sewer/Lead: Final check that all product meets customer requirements, confirms product is packaged correctly, splits shipment if required, prints shipping labels and ensures product ships on time.
• Computer skills - able to adjust inventory, move production through process steps systematically, request additional material if rework is necessary.
• Possess a positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
• Responsible for assisting main line production to meet ship dates.
• Able to demonstrate competencies for various machinery / techniques at a high level of accuracy.
• Provides regular feedback and effective training to team for skill development and growth.
• Makes sure the flow of production orders for the floor is monitored; able to work and notice potential problems in workflow.
• Coordinates production needs between teams to ensure the proper flow of orders is met in a fair and equitable manner.
• Aid all areas within their scope.
• Conflict resolution and communication skills.