Production Support/Material Handler

Production Support/Material Handler

Location: Wyandotte, MI 48192 Duration: 0 – 12 Months Shift: 12 hrs rotating shift Rate: $22/Hour

Responsibilities:

• The Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) plant operates extruders and auxiliary equipment to manufacture TPU for a broad range of industries.
• The plant operates 24hr. per day, 7 days per week.
• The incumbent will be assigned to one of the four teams working on a 12-hour, rotating day/night schedule, reporting to that team's Shift Supervisor.
• Candidate must possess strong safety, quality and productivity orientation with good written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidate must display moderate mechanical aptitude.
• Also, the person must be able to take direction and function with limited supervision.
• A training process is established, providing a balance of computer-based learning and job shadowing experience.
• Activities range from selecting, charging, and mixing raw materials, to the set-up and operation of the processing equipment and finally packaging and labelling finished product.
• Successful candidates have a highly developed teamwork competency, the ability to work under time constraints, excellent customer focus, and once trained, demonstrate the ability to monitor the process and execute required tasks safely, consistently, and reliably.

Shift:

• Contract employees will follow the "every other weekend off" schedule and rotate days / nights.
• This will be three working days one week (Sun, Wed, Thurs) and four the next week (Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat).
• After each work cycle of seven days, employee will switch from days to nights or vice versa.
• This is aligned with the schedule of all manufacturing employees.
• This will result in 36 hours one week and 48 hours the next week, or 84 hours every two weeks.

Qualifications:

• Physical ability to work for prolonged periods with high activity including standing, walking, stretching, ascending, and descending stairs and ability to lift up to 50lbs. periodically.
• Minimum of 1 year working in a manufacturing environment / general industrial experience
• Ability and discipline to work effectively on a 12-hour shift
• Working knowledge of common industrial safe work practices (preferred)
• Fork truck and pallet jack experience (preferred)
• Experience in chemical, compounding or injection molding facility (preferred)

Employee Benefits:

At LanceSoft, full-time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits:

• Four options of medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k Contributions
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Other Employee Perks

EEO Employer

LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.