Packing Associate

Overview

Who We Are

We are the leading supplier of components to the recreational vehicle and residential housing industries, as well as adjacent industries including bus, cargo and equestrian trailer, marine, and heavy truck. With over 90 facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, our more than 10,000 team members work together to bring innovative product solutions to market every day.

Why We're Different:

At Lippert Components, Everyone Matters. We're striving to make lives better through meaningful relationships with our co-workers, our customers, and our communities. LCI team members feel a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our many team members. We measure success by how we touch the lives of people inside and outside our walls.

What You'll Get:
• A company culture where everyone matters
• Healthcare + Dental + Vision + 401k with Employer match
• Career development and mentoring
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Annual flu immunization
• Holiday, personal and vacation days
• Local and national discounts
• Wellness offerings

Summary/Objective

The Assembly Laborer reports to a supervisor and is responsible assembling components according to product specifications.

Essential Functions
• Obtain and sort product.
• Responsible for packing job according to specifications.
• Wrap protective material around product.
• Establishes counts, quantities, product orientation, etc.
• Inspects materials, products, and containers at each step of packaging process.
• Responsible for accurate load tickets, counts and labeling.
• Some assembly required.
• Cleans packaging containers.
• Abides OSHA and FSC rules and regulations for safety.
• Wear typical protection gear in an environment that contains dust, odor and noise.
• Work well under pressure.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Competencies
• Maintains the highest standard of personal conduct in performing all duties
• Willingness to be flexible with schedule in order to meet customer demands
• Commitment to ensuring jobs are completed accurately within deadlines
• Possesses the physical stamina and perseverance to handle pressure well
• Proactive in avoiding mistakes that should be anticipated rather than reactive
• Encourages a positive rather than negative viewpoint
• Ability to work well with others while pursuing common goal
• Communicates honestly, openly, and consistently

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities upon hiring, however, potential direct reports are a possibility.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to count and record findings. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping, crouching, carrying items, crawling, and climbing all day. The team member may have to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions
• Can be hot or cold depending on outside environmental conditions
• Will be exposed to a loud and noisy environment
• May be interrupted frequently to meet needs and request of personnel and management
• Work area is busy and noisy making it challenging to concentrate
• Peak times may require longer work period in order to meet the customer demands
• Continued interruptions require effective stress management with focus on obtaining

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday; weekend and overnight work is also necessary.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience
• High school diploma or GED
• Able to identify that product meets quality and productivity standards
• Ability to use hand tools
• Ability to focus on details to guarantee production of high quality products
• Ability to read and follow documented procedures and standards
• Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment to assure delivery requirements
• Willing and available to work overtime to reach goals
• Clear communication (oral and written) skills

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

No further eligibility qualifications for this position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Rate: $16.85 - $17.00 per hour

Freedman by Lippert determines pay based on several factors, including but not limited to the position being offered, education, skills, work experience, and other factors permitted by law. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range.

Freedman by Lippert offers Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K with employer match, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Paid Family Leave, Paid Time Off and Sick Time. For a more comprehensive list please see Human Resources.

Freedman by Lippert is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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