General Manufacturing Shop Clerk

Job Description

Job Description

This job post is collecting resumes for manufacturing shop clerks in our Garfield, NJ warehouse. It does not necessarily mean we currently have an opening. Once you apply your application will be saved in our database for future openings.

Positions on the manufacturing shop floor include assemblers, engravers, laminators, screen press operators, packaging and floaters.

SOME ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH ROLE ARE:

ASSEMBLER

• Review products for quality control and to ensure they meet expectations
• Disassemble, modify, and reassemble products
• Examine connections for correct fit of parts and subassemblies
• Maintain a safe and clean environment, comply with safety regulations
• Troubleshoot malfunctions, alert supervisors if repairs are needed
• Maintain inventory, expedite supply orders when inventory levels are low
• Minimize waste by conserving materials and resources

ENGRAVER

• Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
• Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
• Engrave and print patterns, designs, etchings, trademarks, or lettering onto flat or curved surfaces of a wide variety of metal, glass, plastic, or paper items, using hand tools or hand-held power tools.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Examine engraving for quality of cut, burrs, rough spots, and irregular or incomplete engraving.
• Clean workpieces or finished products.
• Insert cutting tools or bits into machines and secure them

LAMINATOR

• Receive production orders and job assignments from supervisor
• Verify the materials supplied for production are correct to produce job.
• Set up press by hanging the proper roll of film, setting up feeder and delivery and setting the correct timing and tension required.
• Pull proof sheets to confirm material position, adhesion and appearance and secure an approval prior to the production run.
• Complete job maintaining optimum production rate while maintaining all quality standards according to customer specifications or company guidelines monitoring for defects

SCREEN PRESS OPERATOR

• Inspect printed material to ensure the correctness in all areas of color, registration, stock, and all other customer specifications.
• Adjust and maintain registration, color, perforations, and other customer specific printing specifications
• Conduct a visual inspection prior to printing of all material stock and ink for defects or noncompliance with job specifications.
• Carry out the final inspection to ensure the material, ink, plates or screens, cylinder/rollers, tension, and all other necessary customer specifications are correct prior to the start of the running the job.
• Adjusts all press machine parts and equipment: feeders, grippers, guides, feed wheels, cameras, and other machines parts, using proper equipment.

PACKAGING

• Scan product bar codes into computer system and sure the correct product items are as described per order.
• Ensure quality control of orders and that they are packaged properly for outgoing shipping including the correct quantity, weight, and item numbers/custom.
• Sort and count products before packaging.
• Operate assembly machines such as product sealing and laminating machines.
• Gather and obtain finished products throughout the warehouse from assemblers, engravers, laminators, screen press operators, and digital printing teams to then package for shipping.
• Load products onto rolling cards and send them to the shipping team.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma/GED
• 1-2 years of experience or specialized training in general assembly preferred
• Ability to read, write, and understand English
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to bend, reach, and stoop
• Skilled in operating hand and power tools preferred
• Strong attention to detail, may work on assignments that are routine in nature
• Respectfully take direction from supervisors, overall positive attitude
• Follow standard practices and procedures when directed