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**Production Assembler\ Job Title:**Production Assembler\ Pay:\$19/Hr.\
Bonus Opportunities:
- \$500 sign-on bonus + 6% bonus on wages earned during your first 90 days -paid after 90 days
- Performance bonus of 2% to 8% - paid every 6 months
- Friday overtime&10% additional wage bonus for Friday
**Location:Gorham, Maine\ Start Date:ASAP\ \ Looking for astable, hands-on manufacturing career where you can learn new skills and advance?\ \ Join the Manufacturing team inGorham, Maine!**As a Production Assembler, you\'ll perform hands-on assembly work to produce accessories, gas stoves, and wood stoves/inserts.\ \ You\'ll work on a production line where tasks can vary depending on the model being produced. You\'ll assemble components, use pneumatic equipment, apply paint and touch-ups, and work at different stations as production needs require.\ \ No prior manufacturing experience is necessary training is provided.\ \ What You\'ll Do\
As a Production Assembler, you will:
- Perform repetitive assembly operations on production lines
- Assemble accessories and gas and wood stoves/inserts
- Place parts in the specified relationship to one another
- Bolt, clip, screw, cement, and otherwise fasten parts together
- Apply paint to cast iron components in a paint booth while wearing a respirator
- Apply touch-up paint as needed according to safety guidelines
- Operate pneumatic hoists to lift stove components weighing35+ pounds
- Work at different workstations as production needs require
- Perform different assembly tasks as various stove models move along the production line
- Maintain staging areas and keep traffic lanes open
- Remove pallets, break down Euro crates, remove trash, and recycle cardboard
- Empty the cardboard crusher when full
- Follow Lean manufacturing processes
- Participate in ergonomic evaluations and daily stretch breaks
- Follow all safety and quality procedures
- Work cooperatively with coworkers and supervisors
- Perform other duties as assigned
\ What You\'ll Bring\ We\'re looking fordependable people who are willing to learn and work as part of a team.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- No prior manufacturing or assembly experience necessary
- Willingness to learn basic computer skills
- Ability to follow instructions and pay attention to detail
- Reliable attendance and strong work ethic
- Ability to work cooperatively with coworkers
- Good judgment and problem-solving skills
- Strong safety awareness
- Ability to adapt to changes in the workplace
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Willingness to learn new assembly processes and skills
\ Physical Requirements\ This is ahands-on manufacturing positionrequiring standing, walking, reaching, handling materials, and repetitive movements throughout the workday.\
The position may require:
- Standing for extended periods
- Frequent walking and handling/fingering
- Frequent reaching, including above shoulder level
- Frequently handling/lifting10 lbs or less
- Occasional lifting of1150 lbs
- Occasional lifting of51100 lbs
- Operating a pneumatic hoist to lift stove components weighing35+ lbs
- Occasional squatting, kneeling, and bending
- Frequent pushing/pulling
- Working around production equipment and machinery
- Ability to perform repetitive assembly tasks
\ Safety & PPE\ Employees are required to follow all safety procedures and wear
appropriate personal protective equipment, including:
- Steel-toe shoes
- Safety glasses
- Hearing protection
- Face mask/face shield when applicab e
- Respirator when working in the paint booth
The work environment can reach90100F seasonally, so candidates should be comfortable working in a warm warehouse/manufacturing environ