Production Associate

Job Title

JOB SUMMARY: Support production area and assist extrusion operators by performing the following duties according to established VEKA standards. These standards enable us to provide a quality product/service to ensure our customer's satisfaction. PRIMARY DUTIES: 1. Adhere to safety requirements and inform the Supervisor of any unsafe situations. 2. Verify product line, along with properly banding, sealing, and bar-coding racks, bundles, crates and/or boxes of finished goods of material. 3. Visually inspect profiles for gross defects, surface defects, and general appearance. 4. Notify Extrusion Operator Technician and/or Supervisor or the Quality Assurance Inspector of any quality problems that are in question or occur. 5. Line empty racks with fascia, side protector, and plastic as needed. 6. Push full racks of material out to be sealed in specified packaging units. 7. Transport finished product and/or scrap to designated areas. 8. Set up empty racks on rack dollies and transport new racks to floor. 9. Sets up scrap Gaylord boxes and replace those that are full. 10. Measures, cuts and builds wooden packaging units and delivers them to the running lines for all Veka crating units. 11. Completes/finishes crates for Veka Products, Decking and Fencing with wooden tops and cardboard in addition to sealing and banding the crates. 12. Cuts cardboard and banding as needed. 13. Empty saw drawers on Extruders 14. Change out Nail Fin slug and chipper drums. 15. Empty Trash. 16. Maintain proper housekeeping of assigned work area. 17. Assist Operators and fill in for breaks as needed. SECONDARY DUTIES: 1. Assist operators in packaging profiles neatly and properly according to packaging standards, when needed. 2. All other duties as assigned. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Organizing, Good Oral Communication, Working Under Pressure, Drive & Initiative, Flexibility, Timeliness. Ability to read tape measure, ability to use saws, pneumatic nail guns and various hand tools.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GED, High School Education, or Previous Work Experience. Able to obtain and hold a valid Veka forklift license and operate various forklifts.

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.