Manufacturing Laborer, Line

Job description

[Duties]: Operate machinery used in the production process, performing cushion/blow fill work, router work, and assembly. Insert fiber/foam into upholstered parts using operating machine or by hand. Hand regulate fiber/foam into upholstered filled parts. Measure weights of filled items to ensure conformance to specifications. Zip or staple upholstered parts closed after filling. Set up, operate, and maintain router. Follow OSHA and company safety protocols including lockout/tagout procedures. Load and position router fixture onto router table. Position and align parts on router table jig. Load, offload, and stack parts onto pallet or cart. Make minor modifications to computerized router programs. Inspect parts in accordance with parts checking procedure using calipers, tape measure, templates, and gauges, ensuring that part dimensions match drawings. Operate T-nut machine and table vacuum. Inspect parts and assembled units to touch up and repair defects. Set up and properly utilize jigs to assemble component parts. Identify jig or hand tool malfunctions and repair if possible or report issue to supervisor. Record production information using scanner, computer, or by hand. Operate various hand tools/assembly machines to assemble parts into completed unit.

[Requirements]: Must be able to work weekends. Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.

[Terms & Conditions of Employment]: Fulltime - at least 40 hours per week. Monday - Thursday, 5:00PM - 3:00AM (4 days a week, 10 hours a day; hours may vary; may be required to work weekends).

Paid weekly, wages calculated each workweek. Workers will be paid no less than $15.14 per hour. Returning workers and workers with more experience may be paid higher wage rates (ranging from $15.14 to $18.14 per hour). Overtime will be paid at 1.5 times worker’s regular hourly pay ($22.71 to $27.21 per hour). Employer will make all deductions from the worker's paycheck as required by law.

Incentive offered after 12 week training period, based on piece per hour above target (% above target becomes multiplier to base rate of pay).

On-the-job training provided. The employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job.

[Lodging, Daily Transport, Deductions, Benefits]: Optional employee housing available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Cost of approximately $150/week (reasonable cost) deducted from paycheck. Lodging damage deposit ($10/week) deducted from paycheck, refundable at end of contract if room is damage-free.

Daily transportation to/from worksite provided if worker lives at company housing site.

Benefits available after 90 days of employment include health, vision, dental, and holiday/vacation pay.

[Inbound/Outbound Transportation]: If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse the worker for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work. Reimbursement will be included in first paycheck following 50% completion.

Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, employer will provide or pay for worker's reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent employment with another employer. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. Subsistence will be at least $14.00 per day of travel to a maximum of $59.00 per day with documentation of actual expenses. Employer will provide or pay the reasonable costs for lodging where lodging is necessary.

Employer will reimburse worker in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government, incurred by the worker.

***For full text of F.a.4 please see uploaded "F.a.4. Job Duties" document.***

Special Requirements

Must be able to work weekends. Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.