Assembler I

Shift: 1st Shift (Mon-Fri 6:00 AM - 2:30PM)

Location: 50 Harbor Point Rd, Utica NY 13502

Pay Rate: 19.99 /per hour

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned based on production needs and/or rotation schedule. 

• Understanding and following instructions and completing required paperwork.
• Cleaning around work areas.  Clean as you go, clean at the end of the shift.
• Ability to recognize nonconforming material such as damaged or defective items.
• Discards scrap or defective pieces of waste into scrap containers.
• Ability to read and use a standard tape measure.
• Inspection of completed work per quality standards. Log inspection to work order if required. Final inspection and tagging of product.
• Safe and Proper use of the following equipment:
  • Utility Knife.
  • Banding Tools.
  • Manual and Electric Pallet Jack.
  • Assorted glue roll coaters.
  • Bostitch Hand Stitcher.
  • Horton Stripper.
  • Hot Glue Guns.
  • Other small hand tools.
• Specific Duties include:
  • Hand assembling cartons using the HMT Hot Melt Guns
  • Adding/Inserting parts to a box
  • Applying tape
  • Hand assembling Corrugated and foam packs
  • Effective rotation within jobs of same or lower level.
  • Cleaning, repairing, and refurbishing crates/boxes for re-use.
• Safe and Proper use of the following equipment:
• Cordless Drill
• Drill Presses
• Operates Jib/Bridge Cranes

• Operates the Baker De-Duster

  Specific Harbor Point Plant Duties include:

  • Feeding and catching materials on V-Groovers, Multi Head Re-Saw, Single Head Re-saw, Morgan Chop Saw, Gang Ripper, or similar equipment.
  • Cleaning, repairing, and refurbishing crates/boxes for re-use.
  • Hand assembling “one-person” cartons/products with the use of hot melt guns
    • “One-person” cartons by definition are cartons that are of a size and weight that they can be lifted, stacked, or assembled by a single person. This typically includes:
      • Foam Products
      • Corrugated Die cuts and build ups
      • Set Up Corrugated Boxes
      • Plastic Cases
      • Others of similar weight or construction