Production Worker - Finisher

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Title

Finisher

Location

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Benefits

Matching 401(k) program and a complimentary financial advisor available. Medical / prescription, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, flex spending account, and more insurance options available after 90-day waiting period. Paid personal time, paid vacation time, paid holidays.

Reports to

Production Manager and/or Team Leader

Summary

This position is responsible for oiling, drying, staking, buffing, grooming and drumming hides, turning and dunking wet tans. This position helps in receiving and during first check. This department is the last step in the tanning process and is in charge of finishing the product before they are picked up or shipped to our customers.

Essential Functions

• Maintain a positive consistency in the following five attributes. Quality, Attitude, Teamwork, Production, and Attendance
• Differentiate between species
• Oil animal skins
• Operate buffing machine to soften and clean leather, primarily fine fur skins
• Groom hides to clean hair before returning to customer
• Operate a staking machine to soften leather
• Stretch and turn faces to soften leather
• Operate the drum and cages to clean leather and hair of hides
• Turning and dunking wet tans
• Perform first sort/first check on finished hides
• Box wet tans and dry tans
• Create item fulfillments for wet tans
• Check in orders in receiving from UPS, USPS, FedEx, skinning, truck runs, drop offs, etc.
• Punch hides
• Abide by the chemical information sheets
• Participate in Safety/Loss Control Programs as determined by EMC Insurance and The Wildlife Gallery
• Perform other relative duties assigned by supervisors or managers

Competencies

• Dedication
• Willingness to learn
• Thoroughness
• Collaboration Skills

Required Education and Experience

• Must be 18 years of age to work on shop floor of tanning industry

Preferred Education and Experience

• High School Diploma
• Tanning Industry Experience

Physical Demands

This job requires the ability to bend, stand, and lift. Must be able to stand for extensive periods of time and perform repetitive motion. Lifting requirements are classified as Heavy Work. 5-15 pounds of force will be exerted frequently and 25-50 pounds of force occasionally.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time hourly position. Standard weekly hours include Monday through Friday 6:00am to 2:30pm. Shifts may vary per management discretion. Voluntary overtime is occasionally available and mandatory overtime is sometimes required.