General Production - Seasonal Full & Part Time at Britten, Inc. – Traverse City, Michigan

Britten, Inc. is a veteran-owned (VOSB), creative production house dedicated to delivering innovative signage, displays, and event branding solutions that make our customers stand out in a crowd. For 35+ years, we’ve leveraged our state-of-the art design, printing, fabrication, and manufacturing capabilities to propel high-impact campaigns and promotional ideas into the world. Always on time, on strategy, and on budget, we build the stuff that helps people, communities, and businesses flourish and prosper.

Located in Traverse City, Michigan, this creative production studio known as Britten seeks talented individuals to join our team. We’ve built a reputation for saying "yes" to projects others won't touch. Our people make that possible, individuals who put a premium on thoughtful service, care about the people next to them, and are willing to go the extra mile on projects they touch. Click here to learn more about Britten, Inc. www.britteninc.com

What We Seek...

Britten is looking for reliable, motivated individuals to join our team and help bring world-class event fabrication projects to life. This role will be hands on production-based work across multiple departments, which include Print Fabrication, Foam Fabrication, Woodworking, and Metalworking. This is an ideal opportunity for individuals that enjoy variety in their work and learning

Job Summary and Job Functions

• Assist in general production across various departments
• Operate equipment such as cutting machines, sewing machines, power tools, hand tools
• Sanding a variety of materials for different finishes
• Performing assembly of a variety of different products
• Feeding/catching materials during press operation
• Packaging
• Align with and believe in the company’s core values: We Say Yes, We Hustle, We Think Bigger, We Keep Promises, We Build People Up

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to be exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Aptitude and willingness to learn
• Ability to keep up in a fast-paced environment
• Eye for quality
• Strong attention to detail
• Align with and believe in the company core values: We Say Yes, We Hustle, We Think Bigger, We Keep Promises, We Build People Up

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Heavy work, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time
• Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips
• Visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned
• Subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation