Kitting Technician at Hargrove and Associates, Inc — Freeport, TX

# What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: The Kitting Technician will gather, kit, and stage all components required for upcoming production orders. This work will be performed under general supervision in Freeport, TX.

• Maintain communication at all times with team.
• Become familiar with inventory processes and press terminology.
• Able to learn company specialized computer software and perform tasks within the system
• Able to accurately prepare a kit for each upcoming production job.
• Able to follow the press schedule and stage the next job for press per workorder and SOP instructions.
• Assist with changeover activities, including wash-up and set-up
• Appropriately disassemble kits and return cleaned and/or unused items to designated storage locations.
• Act as a resource for pressroom production to reduce downtime and improve productivity.
• Monitor inventory levels of auxiliary supplies at press and replace as needed.
• Monitor scrap/waste containers and replace as needed.
• Match, mix, and prepare color to customer supplied samples.
• Communicate concerns, issues and status of specific production orders with co-workers and supervisors.
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Developing strategic sourcing agreements and subcontracts.
• Other duties as assigned.

# Ideal Background

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor degree in related field is preferred.

Experience: Requires at least 2 years of relevant industrial experience.

• Strong written/verbal interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend instructions and SOPs in English.
• Must be able to present information to team.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• General computer skills.
• Must be flexible, and dependable with a good attendance history.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to accurately complete high volumes of work
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in an organized manner.
• Strong initiative, problem-solving, and resourcefulness.
• Forklift certification

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

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# Hargrove Culture

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.