Production Worker

TECHLITE Insulation & Acoustics –A Division of The Zippertubing Company
Tempe, AZ | Full-Time | Onsite

Also known as:
Production Operator, Machine Operator, Factory Worker, Manufacturing Technician.

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TECHLITE
, a division of The Zippertubing Company, is a U.S.

-owned manufacturer with more than 50 years of experience designing and producing high-performance acoustic panels and specialty insulation systems. We serve architectural, industrial, transportation, and commercial markets where sound control, thermal performance, and material innovation matter.

As a small, agile manufacturing organization, our team works closely across engineering, production, and customer-facing functions to deliver customized, performance-driven solutions. We value curiosity, collaboration, and hands‑on problem solving.

The Production Worker I is responsible for performing production work to applicable performance standards. Working effectively in a team environment, the Production Worker I will start up, operate, tend, and stop a variety of equipment while maintaining a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Taking instruction from the level III Production Worker, Production Supervisor or Production Manager the Production Worker I will ensure conformance to all specifications, document actions by completing production and quality forms and report any and all equipment faults to supervisors.

The Production Worker I's responsibilities will range from operating automated machinery, working with equipment for part grinding and shaping of foam material, measuring, cutting, gluing and assembly of parts, and packaging for shipping. The Production Worker I will use their authority to stop a non-conforming part or product by notifying their Supervisor or Quality Inspector as soon as possible. This position follows standard work methods and practices safe work habits to ensure production is as efficient and safe as possible.

• Machine operation experience, familiar with automated equipment.
• Experience in gluing and assembly of parts. (Foam Material)
• Experience in working with equipment for part grinding and shaping. (Foam Material)
• Ability to work in a high volume fast paced open shop environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing work tasks throughout the day as needed.

• Start up, operate, tend, and stop; a variety of equipment to performance standards.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Understand and ensure conformance to specifications, and stop any non-conforming parts or products.
• Documents actions by completing production and quality forms.
• Work to applicable performance standards.
• Take instructions from supervisors and the production manager.
• Able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Report visual and audible equipment faults to supervisors.
• ISO, LEAN or other quality system experience are a plus.

• Hands on production environment, mechanically inclined individuals.
• Entry level machine operator experience is preferred, will train as well.
• 80 hours of Vacation
• 48 hours of PTO
• 401k w/match
• Life / AD&D Insurance
• 4 day work week, with Fri., Sat. Sun., off
• We offer on hands training with advancement opportunities

• Full Time
• 5:00 am – 3:30 pm (10 hour shift)
• Monday - Thursday (Friday, Saturday & Sunday off)

• $18.00 - $20.00 per hour DOE

For more information about Techlite, please visit our website:

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To empower innovation through materials, science, and collaboration.

The Production Worker I must demonstrate the cognitive ability to, follow directions and routines, work independently with appropriate judgment, exhibit spatial awareness, read words and numbers, concentrate, memorize, and recall, identify logical connections and determine sequence of response and process up to 2-3 steps ahead. Ability to attend work on a regular, predictable and consistent basis and to commute to and from work safely and arrive at work on time.

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