Production Line Worker

This position is for legally blind individuals that are able to provide documentation of this fact.

Basic Function

The primary duty of a production line worker is to put together finished products and the various pieces that go together to form finished products. The production line worker uses various tools, machines and/or equipment in conjunction with hands, to complete his work that may sometimes involve cutting, trimming, folding, gluing, or stitching components.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Assemble product kits based on customer requirements

• Repeat tasks for long periods without making errors

• Meet or exceed department productivity and quality standards

• Maintain an uncluttered workstation

• Repetitive and persistent work required

• Follow procedural processes

• An integral part of the production process

• May be required to move products from one location to another using pallet jack

Restrictions: in support of the Lighthouse mission, production line workers are limited to legally blind, blind, or significantly visually impaired persons.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTSKnowledge/Skills

• Ability to manually prepare kits using repetitive arm and hand movements

• Ability to perform physical activities (i.e. at times required to carry, push, pull, or lift a maximum of 50 lbs. (weight over 50 lbs. must be shared with someone else or lifting equipment must be used), stand at a production station for extended periods up to 8 hours a day), may be required to use a pallet jack

• Ability to communicate in English

• Good interpersonal and communicative skills

• Ability to arrive at work on time and be at your production station ready for work

• Ability to use assistive technology effectively

• Ability to learn braille

• Ability to deal pleasantly and courteously with management and co-workers

Education and/or Experience

• Experience or prior training in a production/assembly work environment is a plus, but not necessarily required

• High School diploma, GED, or suitable work experience or training required

Physical Requirements

• Sit, stand, walk, hear, kneel, crouch, bend

• Use of hands, fingers, feel, handle objects

• Carry, push, pull, or lift a minimum of 50 lbs. (weight exceeding 50 lbs. must be shared with a co-worker or by using lifting equipment)

• May be required to operate a pallet jack

GENERAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

• Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to rest on the knee or knees.

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the leg and spine.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks or moving from one work site to another.

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas using the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and make fine discriminations in sound.

• Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause a worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level.

• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts or exposure to chemicals.

• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, clouds of dust.

Travel/Transportation

Reliable transportation to and from work and within required business hours is a must.

Pay Rate

Commensurate with market and job level or experience

Employment Classification

Full-time, hourly, non-exempt

Manufacturing Hours

Monday through Thursday 7:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. with occasional hours outside of regular manufacturing hours as needed to meet objectives and position responsibilities.

We are closed on Friday and have a 4 day work week.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth, a non-profit organization, is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. Those who are blind are encouraged to apply.