General Laborer

Location: Denton

Job Description

Job Description

Peoplelink Staffing, in partnership with a prominent Furniture Manufacturer firm in the Denton, NC area, is seeking General Laborers to join their team! Temp to Hire position.

General Laborer Job Summary:

• Pay: $13-$13.50/hr + $100 bonus (equivalent toup to $15.50-$16/hr an hour based on a 40 hour week)
• Shift Available:
  • 1st Shift: 6a-4:30p Mon-Thurs. (OT on Fri when needed)

Ability to assemble various types of bedding components at different workstations as production needs.
Essential Duties:

• Reads production work orders and sample assemblies or receives verbal instructions regarding duties to be performed.
• Positions parts according to units being assembled and insure correct fit to each other.
• Check works to ensure materials are correct before assembling and proper amount of material that goes in each assembly process.
• Place completed items in portable racks or bins.
• Inspect all parts before and after assembling.
• Mounts and fastens parts together with bolts, screws, speed clips, rivets, or other fasteners. Attaches hardware to assemblies.
• Works at different workstations as production needs require such, Work on production line where task vary as different model of same article moves along line.
• Active participation in Continuous Improvement Projects.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Competencies:

• Looks for way to improve and promote quality.
• Applies feedback to improve performance.
• Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Complies with all company quality programs.
• Complete work in a timely manner.
• Strive to increase productivity, Work safely.
• Reports potentially unsafe conditions;
  Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Take responsibility for own actions.
• Complete tasks on time or notify appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Meet challenges with resourcefulness;
  Generate suggestions for improving work.
• Arrive at work on time and at workstation at start of shift.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. And the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Education or Experience: 1year of related experience or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills: Ability to read a limited number of two-and –three syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to read a tape measure, add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American weight measurement.
Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand, use hand to finger, handle, feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel and crouch.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud depending on the area you are working in.

Why Peoplelink Staffing?

• Medical,…