Production Worker

Title: Production Worker

Location: 100% onsite at Vandergrift, PA 15690

Interview Process: Onsite interview

Schedule: Mon-Thurs, 6am - 4:30pm

PPE: Workers must wear steel toed shoes. Company will provide other PPE.

Type: Contract

Duration: 1 year

Position Summary: We are seeking dependable and detail-oriented Production Workers to support Insulating Glass (IG) production. This role performs production, machine operation, material handling, inspection, end-of-line offloading, packing, and basic equipment care in accordance with established safety, quality, and work instructions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate and monitor production equipment, including HEGLA Galactic automated glass cuttingequipment and Glaston IG production equipment, in accordance with work instructions andsafety requirements.

• Complete manual separation of cut glass sheets, load glass carts, and stage material in theproper production sequence.

• Perform basic operator-level equipment care, including routine cleaning, filter changes, andreplacement of approved wearable or consumable parts.

• Make basic machine parameter adjustments on HEGLA and Glaston equipment within approvedoperating guidelines and report equipment or process concerns to supervision or maintenance.

• Inspect incoming glass, work-in-process material, and completed IGUs for scratches, chips,contamination, seal issues, damage, or other visible defects.

• Maintain a strong focus on quality at each step of the process and separate questionable ornonconforming material for review.

• Safely offload completed IGUs from the end of the production line using lift-assist equipment asrequired.

• Place completed IGUs onto designated A-frames or carts while preventing damage duringhandling and staging.

• Pack completed IGUs, build or prepare crates, and stage finished products for shipment orfreight pickup.

• Verify product identification and condition before packing or moving material to the nextoperation.

• Obtain fork truck certification and operate fork trucks as required to move materials, carts,crates, or finished products.

• Use small power tools, such as drills and saws, for approved packing, crating, and basicproduction support tasks.

• Work with Operations Supervisors, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to communicatedefects, equipment concerns, and process issues.

• Maintain clean and organized equipment, packing, and production areas and support other flooractivities as needed.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required; technical education is preferred.

• Prior experience in manufacturing, production, assembly, warehouse, or another industrialenvironment is preferred.

• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and established safety and quality requirements.

• Attention to detail and commitment to product quality.

• Ability and willingness to obtain required fork truck certification and safely use approved smallpower tools.

• Basic mechanical aptitude and willingness to perform routine operator-level equipment care.

• Ability to safely handle glass and work effectively in a team environment.

• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform the material-handling duties required for theassigned work area.

Tool Usage and Lifting Requirement:

Typical hand tools, would be used to adjust / modify equipment on the line. Very little usage but knowledge of tools is a must. The most unique tooling that this position would be using is when picking up large pieces of flat glass, operators will use these suction cups to move the glass. Sometimes with a 2nd operator for a two-person lift. Job analysis would be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds - not in heavy volume or repetition but at times may be required to lift.