Manufacturing Associate

Manufacturing Associate

Department: Production

Reports to: Production Manager

Location: Fontana, CA

Experience: 0-1 years

Job Type: Full time, non-exempt

Education: High School Diploma

About Us

Tournesol Siteworks is a national manufacturer of landscape products for green buildings based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re a growing company, with manufacturing facilities in California, Washington and Texas, working on environmentally-conscious commercial construction projects across the U.S and Canada. We’re a tight-knit group looking for a real team player.

About the Team

The Operations team is currently seeking an individual with metal working experience for our Fontana, CA manufacturing facility. The Operations team works together with other departments to create, build, assemble and ship products for the commercial construction industry.

About the Role

The Manufacturing Associate will work under the direction of the Production Manager and directly with the manufacturing staff to create product to be shipped to our customers, as well as other tasks as assigned including warehouse upkeep and organizing. This position is located in our Fontana, CA manufacturing facility. You will have a direct hand in ensuring employee relations align with organizational objectives by performing the following duties;

Essential Duties / Responsibilities

• Follow production schedule
• Inspecting quality/defects of product
• Organizing warehouse space
• Provide additional support to other departments
• General manufacturing work
• Use hand tools and power tools to trim, cut and ft components into the final product
• Maintain clean, safe and healthy work environment by complying with procedures
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and other team members to ensure project deadlines and objectives are met

Important Skills and Abilities

• Must follow safe working practices at all times
• Must be a team player
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Must be able to stand for entire shift
• Skilled or certified to operate forklift or pallet jack preferred
• Ability to think logically, analytically and solve problems
• Dependable and detail oriented
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. You should have sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of these skills. This would typically mean a minimum of three or more years’ previous experience in a manufacturing environment and experience with managing and planning production schedules.

Most importantly, we’re looking for individuals who are organized, thorough, and think for themselves in the workplace. You’ll be working on many projects, and will be expected to keep them all moving forward. You’ll need to be comfortable working on a computer and in a manufacturing environment. You should enjoy a small-business environment where your performance makes a difference every day. You’ll need to be self-directed, and be able to make decisions without continuous supervision.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, unless accommodation would cause undue hardship to the business. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

Physical Demands

Lift/Carry

Push/Pull

Bend

Frequency

< 10 lbs

11-20 lbs

26-40 lbs

41-100 lbs

< 12 lbs

13-25 lbs

26-40 lbs

41-100 lbs

Squat/kneel

Sit

Walk

Stand

Climb

Crawl

Reach above shoulder

Handling / Fingering

Twist/Turn

Keyboard

Occasionally

x

x

x

x

x

Frequently

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Constantly

x

x

x

x

Occasionally – Activity or condition exists 1/3 of the time

Frequently – Activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time

Constantly – Activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time

“Frequently” or “Constantly” are ESSENTIAL elements, or demands occurring in the job since they exist, in general, more than half of the time. Physical demands which are designated “Occasional” may be considered essential depending on other conditions.