Production Worker I

TECHLITE, a division of The Zippertubing Company, is a U.S.-owned manufacturer with more than 50 years of experience designing and producing high-performance acoustic panels and specialty insulation systems. We serve architectural, industrial, transportation, and commercial markets where sound control, thermal performance, and material innovation matter. As a small, agile manufacturing organization, our team works closely across engineering, production, and customer-facing functions to deliver customized, performance-driven solutions. We value curiosity, collaboration, and hands-on problem solving.

About the role

The Production Worker I is responsible for performing production work to applicable performance standards. Working effectively in a team environment, you will start up, operate, tend, and stop a variety of equipment while maintaining a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Taking instruction from the level III Production Worker, Production Supervisor, or Production Manager, you will ensure conformance to all specifications, document actions by completing production and quality forms, and report any and all equipment faults to supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Start up, operate, tend, and stop a variety of equipment to performance standards.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Understand and ensure conformance to specifications; stop any non-conforming parts or products.
• Document actions by completing production and quality forms.
• Work to applicable performance standards.
• Take instructions from supervisors and the production manager.
• Work effectively in a team environment.
• Report visual and audible equipment faults to supervisors.
• Operate automated machinery, work with equipment for part grinding and shaping of foam material, measure, cut, glue, and assemble parts, and package for shipping.
• Use authority to stop a non-conforming part or product by notifying a Supervisor or Quality Inspector as soon as possible.

Requirements

• Machine operation experience; familiar with automated equipment.
• Experience in gluing and assembly of parts (foam material).
• Experience working with equipment for part grinding and shaping (foam material).
• Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced, open shop environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing work tasks throughout the day as needed.
• ISO, LEAN, or other quality system experience is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on production environment experience.
• Mechanically inclined individuals.
• Entry-level machine operator experience.

Schedule

Day Shift: Monday–Thursday, 5:00 AM–3:30 PM