Production Associate
US Farathane
Port Huron, MI
US Farathane is seeking a Production Associate. We are looking for individuals to become a Production Associate who are dependable, adaptable, detail oriented and want to grow in their career. We love promoting from within so bring your can-do attitude and outside of the box thinking to our organization! Whether you are just starting your career or looking for something new, we have an opportunity for you!
US Farathane has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operate molding press/equipment per Company procedures.
- Review “Operator Display Board” prior to running production for work instructions and Quality Alerts.
- Assure product meets established quality criteria of zero non-conformance.
- Correctly record scrap every hour per work instructions.
- Correct application of all internal and external labels when required, including removal of all old labels from returnable packaging.
- Correct application of lot control numbers.
- Daily review all applicable quality alerts.
- Immediately notify Supervisor of all discrepancies to established quality checks (ie, sample boards, inspection instructions, SPC, etc.).
- Communicate production and quality issues/concerns with associates during communication meetings.
- Keep work area clean and organized.
- Participate in team problem solving activities (ie, 8D’s, communication meetings, etc).
- Responsible for following all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
- Adherence to all company policies and procedures (ie, Quality Manual, Associate Handbook, etc).
