Production Worker
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Life'sWork of Western PA
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Summary
The Production Worker is responsible for producing quality products with speed and accuracy while adhering to safety and health standards. Key tasks include operating machinery, packaging products, and maintaining accurate inventory levels.
Job Description
Description
Production Worker
Job Summary
The Production Worker is part of the production team, ensuring that a quality product is produced and delivered in a timely manner. The Production Worker will need to observe high safety and quality standards. The Production Worker will also need to be reliable, punctual and be able to perform physical repetitive tasks.
Responsibilities
· Assist in the production of orders with consistent speed and accuracy
· Ensure that high quality production standards are met
· Maintain a clean work area and follow health and safety standards
· Follow production guidelines and specifications according to customer’s request
· Safety operate and maintain tools, machinery and equipment
· Complete packaging tasks: assembling gaylords, placing product into gaylord, labeling boxes
· Quality check finished product to ensure completed to customers standards
· Assist in maintaining and organizing accurate inventory levels
· Assist in the ordering of material
· Additional responsibilities as assigned
This job description is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time during the course of employment.
Education & Experience
· High School education or GED is required
· Some light manufacturing assembly, production line experience preferred
· Patch / PA Child Abuse / FBI Fingerprint Clearance are required to begin employment and this is all paid by Life’sWork of Western PA
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
· Physically capable of manual labor including: standing, lifting, reaching and bending
· Able to lift up to 50 pounds
· Reliable and punctual
· Willingness to work as a team with a positive attitude
· Decision making and problem-solving skills
· Flexibility to adapt to changes
· Interpersonal skills
· Basic computer and math skills
Why Join Life'sWork?
At Life'sWork, our mission is simple: Empowering people to live the life they choose. We partner with individuals with disabilities, people facing barriers to employment, and young adults pursuing greater independence. Through workforce development, life skills training, and community engagement, we help people achieve meaningful goals and build fulfilling lives.
When you join Life'sWork, you become part of a team committed to inclusion, empowerment, and creating life-changing opportunities for the people we serve.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive compensation structure, the following benefits are offered to eligible employees:
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Aflac
- LegalShield
- Identity Theft Protection
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Retirement Plan – 403(b) with employer match
- Mileage Reimbursement at the federal mileage rate
Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
At Life'sWork of Western PA, we believe that diversity strengthens our organization and enhances the services we provide. We are committed to creating a workplace where every individual feels welcomed, respected, valued, and empowered to contribute.
Life'sWork is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, compensate, and promote employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
We celebrate diverse perspectives and are dedicated to building a culture where inclusion is embedded in our daily work and community impact.
Requirements
Responsibilities
· Assist in the production of orders with consistent speed and accuracy
· Ensure that high quality production standards are met
· Maintain a clean work area and follow health and safety standards
· Follow production guidelines and specifications according to customer’s request
· Safety operate and maintain tools, machinery and equipment
· Complete packaging tasks: assembling gaylords, placing product into gaylord, labeling boxes
· Quality check finished product to ensure completed to customers standards
· Assist in maintaining and organizing accurate inventory levels
· Assist in the ordering of material
· Additional responsibilities as assigned
This job description is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time during the course of employment.
Education & Experience
· High School education or GED is required
· Some light manufacturing assembly, production line experience preferred
· Patch / PA Child Abuse / FBI Fingerprint Clearance are required to begin employment and this is all paid by Life’sWork of Western PA
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
· Physically capable of manual labor including: standing, lifting, reaching and bending
· Able to lift up to 50 pounds
· Reliable and punctual
· Willingness to work as a team with a positive attitude
· Decision making and problem-solving skills
· Flexibility to adapt to changes
· Interpersonal skills
· Basic computer and math skills
Life’sWork of Western PA is a non-profit organization empowering people to live the life they choose. We partner with people with disabilities, people with other barriers and young adults to pursue their hopes and dreams through strengthening workplace abilities, building life skills and developing meaningful relationships.
Since our founding in 1927, more than 100,000 individuals of all ages with disabilities or other employment barriers have utilized the services of Life’sWork to achieve independence and self-sufficiency.
On average we serve over 2,000 clients a year ranging from youth as young as 14 to adults, as well as people with other barriers to employment, including at-risk youth, single parents, people transitioning off public assistance, as well as families facing economic crises.
There is one thing that all of the people we serve do have in common: they want to work. Most importantly, they are very proud of their accomplishments, and so are we. We take pride in our efforts day in and day out to achieve our goal of ‘making lives work better’ for the benefit of our clients and, ultimately for the benefit of our Western Pennsylvania community.
At Life’sWork, we believe everyone has a right to meaningful employment. Our vision is to be one of the foremost resources in Western PA and recognized for our high quality and innovative community rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities or other barriers to employment.
We envision compassionate, inclusive and equitable communities where all individuals have an opportunity to thrive.
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Life’sWork of Western PA is a non-profit organization empowering people to live the life they choose. We partner with people with disabilities, people with other barriers and young adults to pursue their hopes and dreams through strengthening workplace abilities, building life skills and developing meaningful relationships.
Since our founding in 1927, more than 100,000 individuals of all ages with disabilities or other employment barriers have utilized the services of Life’sWork to achieve independence and self-sufficiency.
On average we serve over 2,000 clients a year ranging from youth as young as 14 to adults, as well as people with other barriers to employment, including at-risk youth, single parents, people transitioning off public assistance, as well as families facing economic crises.
There is one thing that all of the people we serve do have in common: they want to work. Most importantly, they are very proud of their accomplishments, and so are we. We take pride in our efforts day in and day out to achieve our goal of ‘making lives work better’ for the benefit of our clients and, ultimately for the benefit of our Western Pennsylvania community.
At Life’sWork, we believe everyone has a right to meaningful employment. Our vision is to be one of the foremost resources in Western PA and recognized for our high quality and innovative community rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities or other barriers to employment.
We envision compassionate, inclusive and equitable communities where all individuals have an opportunity to thrive.
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania