Production Assembler II

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Full Time Brown Deer, WI, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $19.00 To $25.00 Hourly

Pay is based on experience, and there is a shift differential in the base rate when working 2nd Shift!

Sign Bonus:

Sign-on bonuses are paid in installments: (a) $1,000 after successful completion of 90 days of continuous employment; (b) remaining balance after successful completion of 180 days. Employment must be active and in good standing on payout dates.

If you are looking to be part of a company focused on making our roads and communities safer, apply to join our team of talented individuals today!

What TAPCO has to offer you:

• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation and Personal Time
• Four Weeks of Paid Parental Leave with no waiting period
• 401K Plan with Generous Employer Match and fully vested from day one
• Company-Funded PPE
• Company-Funded Short-Term Disability
• Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Quarterly Company Events and Lunches
• Have a say in TAPCO Happenings by joining the Fun or Safety Committee.

Schedule Options:

1st shift, Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM

or

2nd shift, Monday
- Friday, 2:30 PM - 11:00 PM

What you will accomplish as a Production Assembler at TAPCO:

The Production Assembler position assembles, programs, and tests TAPCO manufactured products. The position operates within a cell work environment where standardized work, Lean Manufacturing, and safety are practiced. This role requires flexibility to adapt quickly to change and a desire for growth. This position plays a key role in TAPCO’s prime metrics that feed directly into the company wide gain sharing program. A Production Assembler II will have a broad knowledge of Production tasks, performing some at high level.

Cross trained with the ability to switch roles when needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interprets engineer drawings to ensure the correct parts are pulled and used
• Assembles custom orders according to engineered-to-order standards and documentation
• Programs and test finished products
• Pack products into wooden or cardboard containers or select preassembled containers using protective padding.
• Participates in cell changeovers from part to part
• Performs minor maintenance
• Solves routine problems
• Learns Lean Manufacturing and 5S principles and practice them on a daily basis
• Shares and supports ideas for improvement in group meetings
• Participates in group and individual improvement activities with team members, engineering and management
• Helps implement and support improvement ideas
• Communicate with Cell/Team Leader, Planner and Management as required
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Training Matrix Score between 85-169

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• Mechanical ability - Assembly
• Able to read, and interpret electronic and mechanical work instructions, drawings, and schematics
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Communication skills – strong verbal, listening, and written
• Able to analyze and solve routine problems with a variety of concrete variables in situations where some standardization exists.
• Able to learn and accept feedback
• Able to work cooperatively in a team-based environment
• Detail oriented
• Strong interpersonal skills to work cooperatively in a team/cell environment
• Dependable
• Able to lift 40 lbs.
• Able to learn Lean manufacturing and 5
• Must be able to read, write, communicate and interpret English instructions

Required Experience

• Prior experience assembling panel, wire harnesses, and/or other electrical control
• Prior experience working in a team/cell based environment
• Able to lift 40 lbs.

Preferred Experience

• 1 – 2…