Production Associate - Molding

Production Associate - Molding

We are seeking a detail-oriented Production Associate - Molding to join our manufacturing team. The ideal candidate will focus on maintaining a safe working environment, producing high-quality components with minimal defects, and ensuring adherence to operational standards. This role is crucial in achieving our production goals and upholding our commitment to excellence.

This is a first shift position Monday - Friday, with guaranteed overtime. We offer a starting wage up to $18/hour monthly incentives and full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO and other voluntary benefits. Onsite we have access to gym facilities, walking trails, disc golf, volleyball/basketball and pickleball courts.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Following company-specific safety procedures, maintaining a clean workspace
• Produce product with strict adherence to work instructions
• Dispenses proper material from mixer into liner socks
• Molds socks into liners
• Operation of all buffing and cutting equipment
• Operation of all TPE manufacturing equipment
• Meet individual and departmental production goals and efficiencies
• Ensures liners meet all quality standards
• Transfers completed liners to the QA position for inspection
• Troubleshoot any non-conforming product being produced and adjusts within allowable process parameters to eliminate it
• Performs basic preventative maintenance on forming equipment as required
• Ensures that enough raw materials are present at the forming stations to meet production goals
• Efficiently produce product in all areas of off the shelf and design liner manufacturing
• Pre-stretching of liners when specified on order
• Other cross-functional duties as assigned by the department supervisor

Essential Skills Required:

This position requires basic computer skills, math skills and mechanical aptitude. The associate should be detail oriented and able to follow written and verbal instructions in manufacturing and be capable of working with minimal supervision in a team or individual environment.

Essential skills include:

• Able to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Good mechanical aptitude with experience or provable familiarity /exposure using hand tools in an industrial setting
• Ability to read and follow technical instructions
• Highly motivated with ability to work in a team environment or as an individual with limited supervision
• Basic computer skills consistent with a manufacturing and HMI environment including production data entry for tracking
• Knowledgeable and comfortable with calculating percentages, ratios, addition, subtraction, and fractions
• Proven ability to demonstrate leadership capabilities

ABOUT WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC

The Ohio Willow Wood Company was founded in 1907 by William E. Arbogast, a bilateral amputee, on his family farm. What started as one man carving and curing willow wood for prosthetic use has evolved into an international company. WillowWood Global LLC provides prosthetic and orthotic products to clinicians and amputees around the world. We are dedicated to our mission of designing and manufacturing prosthetic products that are comfortable and functional. Every product we design aims to enable individuals with limb loss to remain active and ready to live life to the fullest.

HOW TO APPLY:
If you are a safety-conscious, quality-focused individual looking to contribute to a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply. Submit your application and resume here. We look forward to meeting you!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer