Kaplan Early Learning Company is seeking to add Furniture Packagers to our Furniture Assembly Team.

For over 45 years, Kaplan Early Learning Company has been a leading provider of educational products and services that enhance children's learning in the birth through elementary market. We are well known all across the United States, and internationally, for providing quality products to early childhood centers and schools.

At Kaplan Early Learning Company we recognize and appreciate our employees' hard work and commitment to excellence. Every employee plays an important role in ensuring our company remains a leader in the industry.

Position Objective

Our Furniture Assembly Team is committed to maintaining our reputation of providing quality wood furniture for childcare centers nationally and internationally. They strive every day to ensure their work does nothing less than satisfy every customer.

Job Hours: 7:00am - 3:45pm /Monday - Friday (some overtime as needed)

Position Responsibilities Include:

• Assemble boxes with pneumatic stapler for packing assembled furniture units. Prep all inner packaging honeycomb strips, EPE foam blocks, moisture control bags, flat sheet corners, and various other inner pack materials.
  
  

• Move finished furniture units from end of assembly line and place in boxes along with any packing materials. Seal boxes using pneumatic stapler, place various labels on box and move to pallet. Move completed pallets to staging lanes, utilizing manual pallet jacks.

• Assist with clean-up of work area by removing empty cardboard and utilizing the cardboard bailor. Assist in the removal of garbage, debris, shrink wrap, etc. from the work area. Assist with keeping floors swept and clean of debris. Perform other duties as necessary.

• Assist with assembly of furniture as needed. Use hand tools (hammers, pliers, etc.) and pneumatic power drill quickly and efficiently in production environment to assemble "ready-to-assemble" case goods. Visually inspect assembly components and completed unit to ensure quality assembly. Move assembled unit from table to manual conveyor line.

• Occasionally assist in unloading of incoming furniture components from trailers by hand or with pallet jack and move to appropriate location in the warehouse. Identify obvious damage to materials through visual inspection and place damaged goods in specified location.

Position Requirements Include:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Some experience with case good assembly a plus and experience using various hand tools required.
• Must be safety and quality conscious with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and meet weekly production.
• Demonstrated ability to frequently lift up to 75 lbs. independently and 150 lbs. as part of a two-person team.
  
• Positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
• Must be self-motivated and exhibit initiative.
• Demonstrate a high level of urgency to ensure performance expectations are met.
  
  

We look forward to receiving your resume.

Kaplan Early Learning Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace differences, welcome diversity and value a culture of respect.