Production Attendant

Production Attendant

This position weighs, packages, and labels products.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assemble containers as needed and place them in position for filling or dumping.
• Makes up labels as needed and applies them according to established packaging procedures. Uses bar code system.
• Periodically checks production for quality; notifies supervisor, if necessary, when poor quality is observed.
• Monitors and operates weighing equipment.
• Occasionally trains inexperienced employees.
• Drives forklifts as needed to move product to their proper location.
• Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly, cleans up major spills when required.
• Packages products according to established packaging procedures.
• Records and maintains all production data in accordance with established procedures.
• Uses safe working practices and reports hazardous conditions at all times.
• Periodically relieves others, as directed by the Shift Supervisor.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Technical skills
• Customer service
• Interpersonal skills
• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Teamwork
• Quality management
• Cost consciousness
• Diversity
• Ethics
• Organizational support
• Judgment
• Motivation
• Planning/organizing
• Professionalism
• Safety and security
• Adaptability
• Attendance/punctuality
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Innovation

Qualifications to perform this job successfully include:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Should be capable of printing labels and entering basic information into computer software systems.
• Forklift license.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.