Job Description
Job Title: Production Support Department: Manufacturing
Job Status: Full Time Travel Required: 0%
Revision Date: November 26th, 2025 Reports To: Plant Manager
Direct Reports: None
PURPOSE OF POSITION
Under the direction of the Plant Manager, the responsibilities of the Production Support are to provide production support where required in the form of shipping & receiving, CSP documentation, painting, disassembly and assembly, lagging and shop cleanup.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
More specifically, the employee will:
- Prepare all documentation for outgoing products and ensures the appropriate departments are kept up to date
- Palletize and ensure proper packaging and handling of outgoing goods per PPI standards.
- Material handling – staging parts and pulleys for required manufacturing processes.
- Receive shipment contents and compare with records such as shipping manifests, Drawings, Purchase orders.
- Prepares CSP documentation, completes report and communicates with necessary departments as required
- Operates Sandblast equipment according to PPI procedures/work instructions and safety and environmental regulations
- Cleans sandblasting equipment and follows all health and safety and environmental regulations
- Provides production support to lagging and painting department
- Support in the disassembly and assembly of conveyor pulley components including couplings, bearings and shaft fittings
- Remove garbage from shop and lunchroom garbage bins and empty dumping bins
- Sweeps shop floor, clean up oil and grease spills and sweeps under machinery, walkways when production demands allow.
- Other relevant duties as required
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Minimum 5 years experience working in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment
- Operating forklift, class 4/5,
- Operating overhead cranes – 30T
- Working in confined space (an asset)
- Maintains a clean and organized work environment
EDUCATION – EXPERIENCE – COMPUTER SKILLS
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Read, write and speak English - Grade 12 education preferred
- Knowledge of applied mathematics; fractions, decimals
- Able to understand shop/technical drawings
- Good writing and computer skills to complete documentation
- Confined Space training (an asset)
COMPETENCIES
To perform this position successfully, individual should demonstrate the following work competencies:
- Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Uses equipment properly.
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves issues in a timely manner.
- Communication Skills – Speaks clearly, listens and receives clarification, respond to questions.
- Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction, and takes responsibility.
- Quality Assurance - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
- Ethics/Professionalism - Treats people with respect; Works ethically and with integrity.
- Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
- Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee:
- Lift crane rigging chains/slings (up to 70 lbs.)
- Lifting materials (up to 70 lbs.)
- Replace oxygen, acetylene and inert welding gas
- Crouching, kneeling stooping
- Climb up, down and work off platform ladders
- Climb up and down scaffold
- Climb in and out of forklifts
- Work in and climb in and out of confined space
- Operate 5”, 6” and 9” angle grinder safely
- Working in severe weather
- Good visual and hand-eye coordination
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color and peripheral vison
- Specific hearing abilities required by this job include the ability to hear instructions from others
ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTABILITY
- The noise level in the work environment is LOW to MODERATE.
- Safety glasses and ear plugs are required when in production areas.
WORK HAZARDS
- Ergonomic; body strains, sprains and work-related musculoskeletal disorder
- Falling, Tripping
- Welding flash, Electrical shock
- Radiation; ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR), Gamma (X-ray)
- Burns, cuts and abrasions
- Psychological; stress, work shifts, extended work shifts
- Flying foreign particles entering eye
- Chemicals: vapors, fluxes, solvents, silicates, fluorides, metal oxides
- Flammable material, liquids and gases, Fumes
- Exposure to Electrical equipment
- Exposure to Equipment under pressure (up to 100 psi)
- Burns from hot polyurethane and mixing equipment
- Burns from oven and heated molds and parts
SAFETY & TRAINING
- Human Resources Orientation
- Payroll & Benefits Orientation
- General Shop Safety Orientation
- Fire Extinguisher Training
- Anti Bullying and Harassment Training
This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this role. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. Duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time, with or without prior notice.
Precision, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for all employee-owners. We welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences, and from members of groups that are underrepresented in the industry. Precision will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals in accordance with the Alberta Human Rights Act or other applicable human rights legislation. We encourage applicants and current employee-owners to discuss any potential accommodation needs with Human Resources.
