Entry-Level Production Associate - No Experience Needed (1st Shift)

Pay: $17.50/hr Schedule: Full-time, 1st shift, Monday through Friday, 40 hours a week with occasional overtime. Start times between 6 am and 7:15 am depending on position (see below) Location: Batesville Tool & Die, 550 Industrial Drive, Tipton, IN 46072

Learn four real manufacturing jobs from day one, on a Monday to Friday day shift, with no experience required.

You do not need a manufacturing background to start here. Batesville Tool & Die's Tipton plant is hiring entry-level associates and cross-training every one of them across four positions: loading racks for the E-coat line, inspecting finished coated parts, running a robot-fed weld cell, and light assembly and packing. You get a fixed weekday day schedule, a plant that teaches you the work, and an on-site Ivy Tech lab when you want to turn the job into a credential.

✔ No prior training necessary. We train you, and we cross-train you on all four positions

✔ Monday through Friday, 1st shift, 40 hours a week, with occasional overtime when you want the extra hours

✔ Ivy Tech Community College on-site lab, tuition reimbursement, "Achieve Your Degree" and tuition deferment

✔ On-site clinic with a general practitioner, physical therapy and prescriptions, open to every shift

✔ Modern plant: robotic spot and resistance welding, E-coat finishing, computers and barcode scanners at your station

✔ Referral bonus for every associate, wellness program with quarterly challenges, attendance awards

✔ Free hams and turkeys at the holidays, company picnics, a week-long Manufacturing Week celebration

You will be trained on all four of these positions. Hours shown are for 1st shift.

• E-Coat Rack Loader (6 am to 2:30 pm): load raw metal parts onto racks for the E-coat line
• E-Coat Unload and Coating Inspector (7:15 am to 3:45 pm): unload coated parts, inspect the finish, and place parts in bins per the work instruction
• Machine Weld Operator (7 am to 3 pm): run spot and resistance welding on a robot-fed weld cell; no prior welding training necessary
• Assembly and Count Associate (7 am to 3 pm): operate a machine doing light assembly of rubber and metal pieces onto E-coated parts, count and pack per instructions
• Scan parts and labels with a barcode scanner, follow on-screen work instructions, and keep your station clean and organized
• Push and pull carts of parts around the production floor
• Follow safety rules and wear the PPE for your area

Required:

• Able to work 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, on 1st shift, with occasional overtime
• Stamina to stand and move for a full shift and perform repetitive tasks
• Able to lift and carry items of various sizes regularly, up to 35 lbs
• Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity
• Able to push and pull carts on the production floor

Preferred:

• Any production, warehouse, assembly, packing or general labor experience
• Comfortable using a computer, monitor or barcode scanner
• Steady attendance record at previous jobs

• $17.50/hr
• Ivy Tech on-site lab, tuition reimbursement, tuition deferment
• On-site clinic (general practitioner, physical therapy, prescriptions) for all shifts
• Referral bonus, corporate wellness program, attendance awards
• Holiday hams and turkeys, company picnics, Manufacturing Week celebration
• Training on all four positions from day one

● Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

● Employee Assistance Program

● Options for voluntary long term disability, accident, critical care and hospital indemnity and

additional life insurance.

● Paid time off

● 9 paid holidays through the year

● 401K with employer contribution

Batesville Tool & Die, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees and applicants. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic

Batesville Tool & Die is a global supplier of precision metal stamping components and assemblies, with tooling, stamping, welding, E-coat finishing and assembly done in-house and plants in Batesville and Tipton, Indiana, Aiken, South Carolina, and Querétaro, Mexico. What sets BTD apart is the technical, hardworking associates who take pride in doing their best work, and the Tipton plant starts every new associate the same way: trained, not thrown in.

Apply now; it takes a few minutes and no resume is required to start. Our Tipton team reviews every application and will reach out to qualified candidates to talk about start dates and the positions.