Assembly Associate

SUMMARY:

Assembly Associate provides support to keep assembly equipment and auto packers

running and producing good quality parts in an effort to meet daily production goals. This

positions loads, unloads and moves material within the assembly department while

maintaining their area and equipment cleanliness.

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL:

All employees are expected to act in a safe manner at all times and ensure that those

around them do not put themselves or others at risk. Everyone is personally accountable

for his/her own safety as well as their co-workers’. Safety and health is a shared

responsibility of everyone in the organization and a condition of employment. We value

and expect engagement out of all employees.

Co-workers share the responsibility for doing the right thing for the environment and

carrying out the stewardship principles addressed in our Environmental Policy. We will

provide the resources necessary to implement this policy, and management will conduct

periodic reviews to ensure its ongoing effectiveness.

All employees are expected to support commitments and conform to and follow

requirements established in the Grandview Plant’s Environmental Policy (ISO 14001) and

the Quality Policy (ISO 9001).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may

be assigned.

• Be in assigned area at the start of your shift wearing all necessary personal protective

equipment and ready to begin work.

• Perform all tasks on the Assembly Associate Standard Worksheets within the

timeframes outlined and notate on the sheet when those tasks have been completed.

• Unjam parts and recycle assembly machines and auto packers (robots) in the safest

and most efficient manner possible in an effort to keep reaction time in the green.

• Read work order or follow oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be

moved.

• Load and unload materials by hand onto or from pallets, boxes, bins and shelves.

• Open containers, fill hoppers, bins, feeders and elevators as necessary.

• Maintain acceptable visual quality level of all parts produced. Perform “5 on Top” visual

quality inspections.

• Sort, audit, and check parts for grease, damage, missing components, proper tube

length, etc.

• Communicate any safety, quality, or efficiency concerns related to the equipment or

area to your Team Leader.

• Pack product as needed, weigh-count boxed production as needed and check orders

for completion.

• Close, tape, and label boxes of finished product.

• Maintain housekeeping, orderliness, and cleanliness of assigned area.

• Work closely with other associates in a “team” environment and maintain professional

relationships.

• Responsible for performing work at or above standard rate.

• Responsible for throwing scrap and trash in proper containers.

• Must follow all work rules and policies.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to

perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are

representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

GED or equivalent

One to three months related experience and/or training

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance

instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other

employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

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 percentage.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,

oral, or diagram form. Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in

standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of

those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of

the 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 regularly required to stand, walk,

talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and sit, bend, stoop, twist, kneel, squat, or

crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move

up to 58 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision

abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral

vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an

employee encounters while performing 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 regularly works near moving

mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is

frequently exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious

places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the

work environment is usually loud

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.