Production Line Worker

About the role

Smith-Blair, a Xylem Brand, seeks to hire a Production Line Worker to work in various manufacturing production roles such as assembly lines, machine operators, material handlers, fabricators, etc.

Responsibilities

The Production Line Worker will be responsible for performing various tasks in a manufacturing environment, including assembly, operation of manual and pneumatic hand tools, and quality control.

• Must be a team player that exhibits excellent communication/interpersonal skills; motivated to work in a highly participative environment and understand and believe in the Lean Manufacturing Principles (5’s, single piece flow, KanBan, etc.).
• Must have general overall knowledge of the Cast Coupling and Fabricated Coupling manufacturing process.
• Must be capable of manually assembling and packing cast and fabricated couplings.
• Must be capable of operating manual and pneumatic hand tools.
• Must be proficient at operations requiring continual eye-hand coordination for manual repetitive operations to correctly assemble parts to meet established standards.
• Willing to learn all skills within the steel fabrication manufacturing work cell.
• Capable of working extended hours to meet customer demands.
• May be required to rotate to other job functions within the same labor grade as directed by their supervisor.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures.
• Must self-inspect their products to maintain quality and quantity standards.
• Keeps work area clean and orderly and maintains proper care of equipment.
• Must perform any other duties as assigned by their supervisor.
• Participation in Xylem Watermark volunteer activities

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a High School Diploma or equivalent GED, and manufacturing/production experience is desired but not required.

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED required.
• Manufacturing/production experience desired but not required.
• Forklift operation experience desired but not required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment for this role are as follows:

• Moderate lifting (11-35 lbs.), moderate lifting/pushing (11-35 lbs.).
• Regularly required to stand, reach, bend and move/walk throughout the facility
• Regularly required to listen, talk to, and see co-workers and managers on a daily basis
• Large industrial facility
• Manufacturing/production work areas and equipment related to: product assembly and assembly lines, metal forming and metal fabrication, welding/grinding, product finishing/painting, product transport/material handling, etc.

Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours. Overtime is not standard but can be frequent based on seasonal workload.