Production Crew Member

NewView's Mission:  We empower individuals who are blind or have low vision, maximizing their opportunities for independence through all stages of life.

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Position Summary : 

We are seeking a dedicated and adaptable Production Crew Member to join our manufacturing team. This role will involve supporting operations across our various key departments, including the hoses, first aid kit assembly, vinyl production, and aircraft chock manufacturing. The ideal candidate will need to work collaboratively with team members to ensure quality production.

Essential duties and responsibilities across each Department (3-5 core functions representing 80% of time spent):

• Hose Production:
  • Assist in the assembly and inspection of hoses, ensuring quality and adherence to specifications.
  • Use specialized tools and techniques to cut, assemble, and finish hose products.
  • Maintain equipment and tools used in hose production.
• Chock Manufacturing:
  • Participate in the production of aircraft chocks, utilizing hand tools and machinery while adhering to safety protocols.
  • Responsible for cutting and grading lumber. Cleans area as needed.
  • Feeds wood material through 45 saw feed. Gathers 45 scraps and discards. Cleans area as needed.
  • Responsible for tailing and turning chock sending it back to the feeder. Bands 45 scrap as needed. Stacks as needed.
  • Inserts chock and machine will drill and dado.
  • Remove chock from machine, sand, and prep for painting.
  • Paints chock according to specifications. 
  • Places rope through bottom hole of chock and pulls through top. 
  • Chock Bander – Bands pairs of chocks together with 2 ropes and a tag while using the poly bander.
  • Chock Pallet Bander – Bands chocks to pallet using proper banding and corner protectors. 
  • Conduct final inspections to ensure products meet all necessary requirements.
  • Follow production schedules to meet deadlines while ensuring quality control.
• Vinyl Production:
  • Use Miller to side seal both vinyl edges.
  • Panel Cutter - Cut vinyl off rolls to pre-determined specified lengths.
  • Side Sealer – Creates finished side seams. Able to sit at sealer for long periods of time. 
  • Top Sealer – Creates finished top seam and fold vinyl as they go. Able to sit at sealer for long periods of time.
  • Sonic Punch – Creates punched holes per pre-determined specifications. Able to sit for long periods of time.
  • Bagger – Inserts folded and punched vinyl curtain into plastic product bag according to quality and proper packaging specifications.
  • Bag Sealer – Seals plastic product bag by utilizing a heat sealer. 
  • Adhere label description on exterior package.
  • Boxer – Proper packaging of sealed curtains according to correct count in boxes, the proper use of packaging supplies and labeling procedures. 
  • Operate and maintain vinyl processing machinery, ensuring safety and efficiency.
  • Conduct quality checks to ensure finished products meet specifications.
  • Maintain a clean and organized workspace.
• Kitting Assembly:
  • Collaborate in assembling first aid kits, organizing components, and ensuring proper packaging for distribution.
  • Follow detailed instructions to guarantee compliance with safety standards.
  • Labels case box with proper label.
  • Repack materials per the specific kit specifications. 
  • Must wear all protective equipment required by department.
  • Assembles kits in accordance with the applicable work instruction and bill of materials for the assigned kit type.
  • Reports damaged, short, expired, or otherwise nonconforming material to the supervisor and keeps it segregated from usable stock.
  • Must follow all company policies and procedures including departmental safety policies.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Minimum education, experience, training, licensure, certification):

• Previous manufacturing or assembly experience is a plus but not required. We provide training for all new employees.
• Must be able to follow instructions.
• Must be able to interact with ours.

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity, including assembly and inspection work.
• Willingness to adapt tools and techniques.

Physical Requirements: Kitting: K Vinyl: V Chocks: C Hoses: H

Please rate the overall physical requirements of the job by checking one of the definitions below:

Kitting Department - Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Vinyl Department - Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Hoses and Chocks Department - Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Please note: Under the AbilityOne Program, NewView Oklahoma gives hiring preference to individuals who are legally blind. Any decision to disclose a disability by an applicant related to the hiring preference is completely voluntary. Requesting such information is also a part of our affirmative action efforts. The information that is disclosed will remain confidential. Also, your decision not to disclose disability status will not have a negative impact in the hiring process. NewView Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, the use of a dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.