What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Associate position at Body Art Alliance?
Join Anatometal, a leading name in body jewelry manufacturing located in beautiful Santa Cruz, CA, serving a dedicated worldwide customer base since 1991. At Anatometal, we deeply value our team, offering comprehensive training and opportunities for leadership and skill development.
The Gold Production Associate is responsible for creating high quality body jewelry products that will be sent to customers internationally. While keeping up machinery and workstation cleanliness, the Gold Production Associate will be required to meet production standards in a timely manner.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Sustains a culture of continuous improvement. Collaborates with team members to identify opportunities for improvement and resolve problems. Participates in events and improvement activities.
- Ultrasonic and steam any gold that is ready from Gold Polishing Room.
- Sort and fill all Synthetic stones starting with oldest dates and replacements.
- Sort and fill all genuine stones starting with oldest dates.
- Identify and use correct tools required for the job.
- Retrieve start of day work and ensure machinery and tools are functioning properly to create consistent quality.
- Performs required quality inspections and documents results. Defects are noted and communicated to the Production Supervisor.
- Maintains accurate inventory counts of issued materials (gemstones and titanium settings) and completed jewelry settings.
- Utilizes hand-polishing tools and techniques, as required, to ensure all jewelry items achieve a mirror polish.
SKILLS:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Mathematical skills with the ability to interpret numerical data, count, add, subtract, multiply, divide, and calculate percentages.
- Ability to handle small parts, with manual dexterity sufficient to combine jewelry settings and gemstones.
- Visual acuity to accurately identify product colors against reference color charts, and to evaluate product quality using a jeweler’s eye loupe.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma required; one year of manufacturing related experience in production, or warehouse / fulfillment operations.
- Organized thought process with high attention to detail and ability to produce accurate results, effective prioritization to meet scheduled requirements, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent work ethic. Follows directions and demonstrates initiative to work self-directed and as a flexible team player.
