Seasonal Production Associate: Blue Nile

• Seasonal Production Associate:
  Blue Nile in New York

Blue Nile New York, NY Start Date
09/02/2026

18.5 Full-Time

Seasonal Production Associate is a temporary jewelry manufacturing position with Blue Nile in New York, New York . Pay is $18.00 to $19.00 per hour, with the final rate based on experience and qualifications. The associate cleans finished jewelry, moves pieces between factory work areas, and supports the jewelry production team. The position also includes laser engraving of finished jewelry.

Blue Nile assigns the work to a factory setting where careful handling and steady movement protect finished pieces as they pass through production. The seasonal schedule includes several weekends in November and December. Strong attention to detail, comfort with technology, and the ability to stand and walk across the factory floor are required.

Candidates applying for the position have a current resume ready and can describe careful work with finished goods, factory instructions, computer tools, or production equipment. The seasonal schedule requires availability for several November and December weekends as well as the walking and standing required on the factory floor.

Finished pieces are cleaned according to factory instructions and specifications. The associate handles items carefully while collecting and distributing work through the production floor, so the condition of each piece remains protected between operations. The associate follows the defined cleaning method for each item, even when pieces require different handling.

Work moves to and from QA, polishing, stone setting, and repairs. Those handoffs connect the associate with the checks and finishing stages that follow cleaning. A production worker who notices a condition that does not match the instruction can keep the item with the correct work group instead of sending an unresolved issue farther down the line.

The associate collects work throughout the factory and distributes it to the next team. Information travels with the pieces through communication across departments, including QA, polishing, stone setting, repairs, and the wider production team. The job therefore combines physical movement with accurate status communication.

One delayed batch can leave another work area without its next task. The associate's sense of urgency applies to the movement of work, while careful handling protects the jewelry being moved. The associate uses basic technology to support the communication required around those daily transfers.

Laser engraving is one of the defined production tasks. The associate uses a laser engraver on finished jewelry after following the instructions for the piece and the department. The work calls for controlled handling because an engraved surface becomes part of the final item rather than a temporary production mark.

A laser engraver requires more than a start-and-stop approach. Operators follow equipment instructions, keep the work area orderly, and check the piece against the required result before the next handoff. The GIA Graduate Jeweler program includes safe operation of common jewelry-manufacturing tools, precision bench work, and laser-welding tasks as examples of technical preparation.

Strong attention to detail is required because finished jewelry can move through cleaning, inspection, polishing, stone setting, repairs, and engraving in a single production chain. The associate follows directions closely and works with a sense of urgency without losing control of the item in hand. Standing and walking across the factory floor are part of the physical work.

Several weekends in November and December are included in the seasonal schedule. The work pattern therefore combines peak-season availability with consistent floor coverage. Computer and technology proficiency also matters because the associate conveys information across teams while physical work continues.

Cleaning, transport, engraving, and communication give the associate a direct view of how jewelry moves through manufacturing. Jewelry production also uses material knowledge, finishing judgment, equipment safety, and defect awareness, even when each position owns only part of the full process. Workers who learn those areas can recognize the difference between a clean handoff and an item that needs another operation.

Jewelry businesses use production-process knowledge, inventory management, production scheduling, and efficiency metrics, all covered by the Jewelers of America operations skills reference. Those practices connect a single associate's careful movement of finished goods with the larger sequence of work around the factory.

Finished jewelry may combine precious metals,…