Production Associate - 1st Shift in Chester

Department: Board Assembly (117)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Chester, CT

Reporting To: 1st shift supervisor

Schedule: Monday – Friday 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Summary: Whelen seeks individuals committed to building the highest quality products that deliver on our mission of protecting those who protect others. We offer a generous and competitive total rewards package, at a company that’s the best of both worlds - a family-owned business that’s big enough to lead the industry.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assemble components and products according to specifications, blueprints, and work instructions (with training provided as needed).
• Operate hand tools, power tools, and assembly machinery safely and effectively to build products or assemble parts.
• Work as part of a team to keep things moving smoothly on the production line.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders or reports (with training as needed).
• Communicate clearly and independently with all team members and supervisors.
• Open to learning new tasks, inter-departmental cross-training, assisting in work areas as needed.
• Use simple electrical test equipment and follow written procedures to test products to ensure functionality (with training provided as needed).
• Basic computer skills for tasks such as running test programs, tracking work orders, and printing necessary paperwork.
• Solve basic problems independently and seek out help when needed, escalating more complex issues appropriately.
• Understand and adhere to company quality standards.
• Perform quality checks to ensure products meet standards.
• Follow production procedures, safety protocols and company guidelines.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Occasionally work overtime.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience working in manufacturing, production, or assembly preferred but not required.
• Basic computer literacy and comfortable using technology like computers or tablets.
• Good hand-eye coordination, and attention to detail.
• Able to multitask and stay focused in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• A team player with good communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and product builds.
• Dependable and on time.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.
• Prior manufacturing experience preferred but not required.

Physical demands and abilities:

• Able to lift up to 35 pounds.
• Regularly performs repetitive tasks.
• Able to stand for entire shift.
• Regularly possesses manual dexterity to put parts or pieces together quickly and accurately.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All Employees Shall:

• Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements.
• Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards.
• Attend scheduled EH&S training program.
• Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans.
• Recommend improved EH&S practices.

Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and third parties. This ability to communicate requires the employee to be conversant in English as the majority of our workforce and the third parties that we encounter only speak English.

The incumbent is responsible for complying with the policies in Whelen’s “Employee Handbook.” This Job Description is to serve as a guide. It is intended to be flexible and will continue to evolve over time with business needs and demands and may be updated periodically and at the Company’s discretion.

Nothing in this position description changes or is intended to change the employment at-will relationship with the Company. Employment at-will means that an employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.