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General Production Associate

$18 per hour

Express Employment Professionals Defunct

General Production Associate (1st Shift)

Pay Rate: Up to $18.00 per hour + Overtime Opportunities | Weekly Pay

Location: Wentzville, MO 63385

Job Type: Full-Time, Temp-to-Hire (Immediate Start)

Schedule: 1st Shift (Daytime Hours)

Industry: Industrial Assembly, Production Line, Light Industrial, General Manufacturing

About the Role

Express Employment Professionals is hiring a full-time General Production Associate (1st Shift) for a premier production facility in Wentzville, MO (63385). In this hands-on role, you will assist with product preparation, line assembly, surface treatment, and quality inspection across active production lines. Paid cross-training across multiple technical stations is provided from day one.

What You'll Get
  • Competitive Hourly Pay: Earn up to $18.00/hour based on experience, paid weekly every Friday via direct deposit or pay card.
  • Overtime Opportunities: Earning potential through shift overtime and peak-production weekend scheduling.
  • Benefits Package: Access to optional medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans through Express.
  • Paid Cross-Training: Rotate across distinct prep, masking, and finish stations to build valuable industrial skill sets.
  • Career Growth: Temp-to-hire opportunity with a pathway toward permanent placement.
  • No Fee to Candidates: Express never charges job seekers a fee for placement services.
What You Will Do
  • Vehicle & Product Prep: Clean surfaces, apply protective masking materials, and lay precise border tape according to specifications.
  • Surface Preparation: Prepare critical product surfaces with standard abrasives to ensure proper coating adhesion and position custom emblems prior to processing.
  • Production Line Support: Load and position prepped products entering automated spray chambers for protective coating applications.
  • Demasking & Quality Control: Remove protective masking, pull tape lines, clear excess overspray, and measure coating thickness across product zones.
  • Station Rotation: Work collaboratively with the production team, rotating through hands-on preparation, detailing, and quality assurance stations along the assembly line.
What You Need
  • Driver's License Required: A valid Driver's License is required to safely move and stage vehicles across the facility lot.
  • Schedule Availability: Ability to work 1st shift hours, including end-of-shift overtime and weekend production runs when scheduled.
  • Communication & Safety Awareness: Ability to understand and follow safety protocols, team instructions, workplace signage, and production work orders.
  • Essential Physical Functions: Ability to stand, bend, reach, perform manual hand-tool operations, and move materials throughout a shift (with or without reasonable accommodation).
  • Safety & Reliability: Strong attendance record, daily punctuality, safety commitment, and reliable transportation to Wentzville, MO 63385.
  • Screening Requirements: Willingness to complete standard pre-employment background checks and evaluations.
Why Apply Through Express Employment Professionals?

Express Employment Professionals connects job seekers with top manufacturing, assembly, and light industrial facilities across Wentzville, O'Fallon, Lake St. Louis, and St. Charles County. Partnering with Express gives you a dedicated local recruiting team to help you navigate the hiring process and secure long-term career growth.

How to Apply

First-shift production openings in Wentzville (63385) fill quickly! Apply today with Express Employment Professionals or send your resume directly to View email address on click.appcast.io to schedule your recruiter phone screening right away.

Express Employment Professionals is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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