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Production Worker

Stryten Energy, Fort Smith, AR, United States


Starting Pay Rate
Starting pay rate = $22.65 plus $1.00 per hour each anniversary (up to 3 years) in addition to plant‑wide merit increases.

Job Overview
Stryten Energy, located in the Fort Smith, AR area, operates a growing battery manufacturing factory. Through the Industrial Power division, we produce batteries, services and solutions for the Motive and Network Power industries.

Shift
2nd Shift: 2:30pm to 11:00pm

Benefits

Medical, prescription, dental and vision plans (top plans in the market)

Short‑term, long‑term disability and employee life

401(k) plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off (including time off in the first year)

Paid Holidays

Responsibilities
Casting

Have alloys checked and staged for melting pot

Set up casting machines

Perform quality checks, looking for missing members, flash and cracks

Have forklift move full pallets to storage for curing organized for production schedule

Pasting

Set up pasting machine

Perform quality checks

Feed plates and/or move stacks across rollers with minimal handling to drying rack

Have forklift move full drying racks to steam huts for curing

Move cured plates to storage area organized for production schedule

Assembly

Assemble batteries from components staged on line; may involve loading, burning, sealing, testing or stacking

Charge & Cycle

Fill jars with required amount of acid to allow plates to soak

Connect banks of batteries together

Initiate battery charging

Work batteries through charge and discharge cycles to specifications

Test batteries for finishing

Wash batteries for finishing

Finish & Pack

Configure batteries based on order and/or standard operating procedures (SOP)

Prepare batteries for shipment, including crating, strapping and packing additional parts based on order and/or operating procedure

Box parts for specific batteries depending on upcoming orders and SOP

May involve loading trucks

Qualifications
Education & Experience

High school diploma or equivalent

One to three years of manufacturing experience; preference given to experience with batteries and/or mechanical processes

Military Experience
Stryten Energy encourages candidates with military training and/or experience to apply.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze and interpret common technical instructions

Effectively communicate with co‑workers, customers and management

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Reasoning Ability

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

Prefer ability to define problems and draw valid conclusions to help determine the work that needs to be performed

Prefer an understanding of basic electricity/electronics to troubleshoot problems

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