Production Assembler

Who We Are

Products and solutions with purpose.

We started in a garage with one invention, Martcart™, the world’s first electric shopping cart, born from our founder Bill Sage’s desire to help his grandmother shop independently. From that start, Kiefer Sage has grown into a company that designs solutions and products with purpose, rooted in empathy, guided by innovation, and built to solve real problems.

Our Mission

At Kiefer Sage, we build amazing leaders who build amazing businesses that make a difference in overlooked and underserved markets.

Our Core Values

Our values define our culture, guide our decisions, and shape the way we work.

• Love : We lead with empathy, respect, and care for others.

• Grit : We persevere with determination and resilience.

• Humility : We remain grounded, open-minded, and eager to learn.

• Own It : We take accountability and deliver with integrity.

• Make It Better : We pursue continuous improvement and innovation.

Benefits

We invest in our people by supporting their well-being, growth, and success.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Short Term and Long-Term Disability

• Free Virtual Urgent and Mental Health Care

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Bonus Opportunities

Job Description

Job Title: General Assembly Team Member

Department: Tenhold/Martcart/Spraymaster

Reports To: Production Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Date: 09/24/2025

Summary/Objective

The assembler uses various hand and power tools to assemble the products by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assembly and Order Filling. Must be able to assemble more technical assemblies and sub-assemblies with daily use of electric, pneumatic, and advanced hand tools to complete those assemblies.

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently. And transcribe numbers correctly.

• Must produce quality products and report defective materials or questionable conditions to the department supervisor.

• Required to maintain the work area and equipment clean and orderly and follow all prescribed safety regulations.  Must follow the company 5-S Program.

• Must be able to communicate with the supervisor with ideas to make their job more productive or ergonomically correct.

• Must be willing and able to move to other areas/buildings within the company to perform expected job duties.

Competencies

• Functional / Technical Skills

• Time Management

• Detail-Oriented

• Communication (Oral & Written)

• Multitasking

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to vibration from the tools and some noise from the pneumatic tools.  Forklift traffic.  The heat level is high in the summer months. Personal Protective Equipment such as safety glasses and gloves are required in some positions. Hearing protection is provided but not required.

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand.   The employee must frequently use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and climb or balance.  The employee must walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear.

The employee must regularly lift, push, pull, and grip.  Must pass a physical fitness for duty test that assesses the ability to lift varying weights essential to job function. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position.  Days and hours are Monday through Friday, 6:00 to 2:30.   Occasionally, overtime is required, and the employee must be able to work earlier than scheduled, later than scheduled, and on Saturdays.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED

• One year of related experience

AAP/EEO Statement: KS provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.  Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to these characteristics.  Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Other Job Duties:  This job description is a general description of essential job functions.   It is not intended as an employment contract nor to describe all duties someone in this position may perform.   All employees of KS are expected to perform tasks as assigned by KS supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.