Production Specialist
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The Production Specialist is a broadly defined position where the responsibilities are based on different levels of skills and competencies. A Production Specialist Team Member is working in a fast-paced environment in workstations that have required cycle times. Team Members work in a culture that thrives on lean manufacturing principles both on and off the production line. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Assembles equipment components, sub-assemblies, and accessories, as required for the assigned stage of production and in coordination with a small team of co-workers. Depending on the skill development level, assembly can range from basic fittings and brackets, to hoses, actuators and pumps, sensors, chains, gears, platforms, and instrument controls. Fits brackets, fasteners, parts, and sub-assemblies onto structures by placing them in a specified relationship to each other. Bolts, clips, screws, and tightens parts by hand, hand tools, or portable power tools. Certain skilled tasks may require insertion of parts into small or difficult locations. Inspects the quality of work-in-progress from previous workstations by examining alignment and proper fit following a defined standard. Escalate discrepancies when issues occur. Assembles components such as axles, power transmission devices, controls, etc., requiring skilled use of tools and production fixtures and a working knowledge of the product's operating functions. Assists with gathering information on items such as takt time cycles, measurement of tolerances, occurrence of line defects, evaluation of safe and quality work methods, etc. Connects wiring to and from control panels, engines, batteries, and other components according to specifications and blueprints. Operates a variety of handheld and power-assisted tools, and production fixtures. Strong orientation towards safety, quality, cost, delivery, morale, and continuous improvement. Understand the flow of production and adhere to operations visual management system and production process.