Production Associate Job Description

Production Associate Job Description

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Production associate provides a daily update on the status of the NDE table and the upcoming schedule to all relevant stakeholders.

Production Associate Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Proficiency in the following computer softwares (Excel, MS Office Suite, eCvision, SAP a big plus)
Generation, distribution and maintenance of purchase orders to service providers as required by production plans
Initiation and monitoring of financial process (i.e., LCs, A/P, A/S raw material debit notes, re-ticketing invoices) for all service providers
Coordination and effective communication with other business partners regarding production delivery issues and requirements
Preparation and presentation of WIP status reports on a regular basis as required
Monitoring of service provider production schedules on a regular basis to address and communicate issues in order to assure timely delivery of production
Maintenance of data integrity within production system (SAP) based on current WIP status from service providers
Review and approval of all retail price tickets/tags on a monthly basis
Ability to perform efficiently in a high pressure and fast-paced environment
Proficiency in the following computer softwares (Excel, Word, SAP a big plus)

Production Associate Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Production Associate

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: OTMIS, J-STD, NDT, NPI, ASE

Education for Production Associate

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the production associate job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, General Education, Education, Technical, Associates, Chemical Engineering, Graduate, Business, Engineering, Graphic Design

Skills for Production Associate

Desired skills for production associate include:

Generating a table of contents and table of authorities
Basic chemical and biological safety procedures
MS Word
MS Office
Appropriate grammar
Spelling
Strong keyboarding and typing skills
Generating table of contents and table of authorities
Composition to work requests
PC

Desired experience for production associate includes:

Enter all Work In Process
Operating light equipment,including printers, printing presses and heat presses for decorating t-shirts and other apparel products
Operating technology devices,including computers, tablets and scanners for sequencing and reporting of orders and team member progress
Providing quality control by inspecting all goods before or after printing and ensuring each order is completed accurately and to our customer’s expectations
Maintaining pace by knowing your targets and consistently working to achieve them
Packing/shipping orders using shipping systems and a variety of packing and shipping materials such as envelopes and boxes

Production Associate Examples

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Production Associate Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of production associate. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for production associate
  • Ensure branding and related graphics are integrated appropriately in all videos
  • Ensure ADA compliance for videos, including working with srt files, transcripts, and subtitling
  • Work within a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
  • Process and publish finished pieces for numerous digital platforms
  • Required to assist operator in loaded and unloading slitter
  • Required to assist operator during change over’s
  • Required to inspect finished rolls, vacuum if dust is visible and inspect each roll for non-conforming characteristics [i.e., angel hair, loose rolls, roll weave or bad cuts]
  • Must be able to read and understand shop orders
  • Communicate with operator and shift lead
  • Perform cleaning task of equipment and plant
Qualifications for production associate
  • Experience filming on-location in Head Start centers, pre-schools, or similar environments
  • Experience with online music libraries, selecting, editing, and mixing music with narration
  • Ability to produce graphics and texts for video
  • Demonstrated ability to turn complex issues and ideas into compelling, accessible video content
  • Ability to work effectively as an individual and collaborate as a member of a team
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and exercise good judgment in an organized and professional manner, in a fast paced, dynamic and deadline driven environment
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Production Associate Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of production associate. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for production associate
  • Comply with all Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies
  • Perform daily inspection of all the equipment and tools prior to use
  • Assure that work meets expected quality standards
  • Understand Critical to Quality (CTQ’s)
  • Provide training and mentoring as needed
  • Provide guidance of less skilled operators in routine operations
  • Perform other general duties as assigned by supervisor
  • Reads and follows work procedures and schematics or receives verbal instructions regarding duties to
  • Must be able to acquire and demonstrate skill and knowledge needed to achieve validation in all asset modules
  • Must be able to demonstrate and validate basic functional skills to support different machines throughout the mill
Qualifications for production associate
  • Must be able to read/comprehend written and oral instructions in English
  • Ability to communicate (read/write) in English basic knowledge of computers/internet
  • Ability and willingness to use hand tools as required
  • Ability and willingness to frequently stand
  • Ability and willingness to wear personal protective equipment, such as safety glasses and safety shoes
  • Ability and willingness to work 1st and/or 2nd shift, overtime, and work occasional weekend shifts as required
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Production Associate Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of production associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for production associate
  • Test production assemblies and sub-assemblies for correct operation and compliance to performance specifications • Interfaces with other departments in the execution of duties to ensure the orderly flow of material and information • Construct and assist in evaluating engineering models • Perform basic trouble shooting encompassing multiple variables and unknowns to achieve root cause analysis and problem resolution
  • Provide production support to our delivery teams to ensure we present high-quality deliverables
  • Combine final sales ad runsheet, marketing , Careers & Events and Society ads, if applicable, to create layout, both print and iPad
  • Determine printer specs
  • Place new ad material on Prod
  • Create an issue layout ,both print and iPad, based on the PPB budget guidelines, ad/edit ratio criteria, competitive separation guidelines, imposition capabilities, including ancillary cover tips, bellybands, inserts, outserts, and polybagging where necessary
  • Manage the ad softproofing at comp
  • Coordinate iPad ads with sales/ad coordinator
  • Send iPad posting info
  • HTML 5 and multimedia iPad ad processing to iPad comp
Qualifications for production associate
  • Ability to work on pharmaceutical products with the end patient in mind
  • Assemble simple devices with short cycle times and high daily volumes
  • Assemble complex devices with long cycle times and low daily volumes
  • Operate automated assembly equipment
  • Medical manufacturing experience is preferred
  • Operate equipment, fixtures and test stations per procedures and training
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Production Associate Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of production associate. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for production associate
  • Perform 5S as required by department best practices
  • Analyze finished goods inventory levels, production receipts and forecast to determine monthly production buy plan within the planning cycle and production lead times
  • Determine opportunities to deploy inventory from DC to DC in an effort to keep inventory levels at company objectives
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field with 3 or more years of experience with a thorough understanding of Production Planning and Inventory Allocation
  • Knowledge of JDA Planning System preferred or relative planning system
  • Intermediate level of Microsoft Excel, MicroStrategy for internal candidate
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Access & SQL query (a plus but not required)
  • Coordinate with Team Lead and other production team members
  • Box Washing and Repair
  • Support shoot teams on miscellaneous production details – booking travel, creating call sheets, deal
Qualifications for production associate
  • Works overtime as required to provide excellent customer satisfaction
  • Maintain regular attendance according to the company’s attendance guidelines
  • Inspecting products
  • Reading work instructions
  • Wrapping and/or packing product
  • Previous experience with assembly is a plus
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Production Associate Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of production associate. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for production associate
  • Maintains inserting equipment in proper operating condition as prescribed by our preventive maintenance procedures
  • Assembly and sub-assembly operations
  • Operates various machinery
  • Quality assurance of products, material maintenance and material handling
  • Picks and packs products and fills orders as needed
  • Will have responsibilities including manufacturing, assembly, basic testing, packaging and shipping of products
  • Reads and follows work procedures and schematics or instructions regarding duties to be performed
  • Maintains daily production and follows all EHS and Quality policies and procedures
  • Assembly, testing and delivery of products according to documentation and specification
  • Interact and support customers during visit and Factory Acceptance Test
Qualifications for production associate
  • Familiar with Hazmat and OSHA regulations
  • Forklift certification and 6 months of current forklift experience
  • Good attitude and attendance required
  • 2+ years manufacturing experience including forklift, man lift operation desired
  • Applicants must be able to pass criminal records check and drug test
  • Lifting, bending, pushing, reaching, pulling, moving materials up to 50 lbs., walking or standing the entire shift

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