Production Associate

Hub Pen Company, part of the HPG Brands, is an award-winning supplier in the promotional products industry supplying imprinted quality writing instruments to its distributors throughout the United States and Canada. This is a career opportunity to join our dynamic, fast growing, privately held company, and become part of our winning team.

We are looking for Production Associates to join our team. You’ll be cross trained across all aspects of Production to be able to set up, maintain, and operate machinery. Shifts available: 7am-3pm. 12pm-8pm, and 3pm-11pm

Types of equipment that production associates would be working on are:

• Digital full color printing machines
• Silk screen printing machines
• Laser engraving machines
• Automated packaging machines

A great Production Associate is reliable and able to work with attention to detail and safety standards. On-the-job training is a good way to discover how to do the job better, so you should have willingness to learn and improve. Being a team player is essential since all tasks will require close collaboration with co-workers.

If you are familiar with these tasks and interested in working with a well-functioning production team, let’s meet.

Key Responsibilities:
The key responsibilities or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position.

• Set up machines (preparing screens, cleaning, etc.) to start a production cycle
• Feed raw material or parts to semi-automated machines
• Check output to spot any machine-related mistakes or flaws and to ensure highest quality
• Report on issues, malfunction, or defective parts
• Read and comprehend instructions and follow established procedures
• Meet the deadlines of individual production tasks during shift, including ship dates
• Knowledge of basic safety rules and precautionary measures (safety gear will be provided)
• Responsibilities for making sure the correct imprint goes onto the correct sales order
• Keep the worksite clean to avoid hazards from chemicals and fragile products
• Review and follow manufacturing manuals to build machinery
• Fix issues that might occur during the shift
• Follow the company’s safety and quality guidelines
• Maintain equipment in good condition
• Responsible for the correct method of ink to thinner ratio when setting up items to be printed
• Responsible for correct break down of machine and proper handling of the ink when the order is finished
• Ensure the next incoming shift has adequate supplies to ensure a smooth transition shift to shift
• Cross training across all departments within production
• Other duties as assigned