Laborer -1st Shift

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Hendrickson is hiring a full-time Laborer for the 1st shift in McKinney, TX, onsite. This role centers on assembling products to company and customer specs using pneumatic and hand tools, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and teamwork. You will organize the assembly process, perform inspections and preventive maintenance, report daily production data, and conduct basic quality checks, while keeping the workspace clean and safe. A High School Diploma or GED is required, with 1–2 years of prior production assembly preferred. You must read production schedules and build specifications, operate torque wrenches, and be willing to work overtime; you must pass a drug screen and follow safety policies. Focus your application on concrete safety contributions, accuracy, and reliability.

Use required pneumatic/hand tools to assemble product per Company and customer specifications.  Understand associated parts and their relationship to the end product. Must be able to facilitate all aspects of the assembly process.

Essential Functions:

• Must be able to organize all aspects of the assembly process.
• Perform inspection on product utilizing total quality concepts.
• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment as needed.
• Accurately report daily activities and production data as directed.
• Conduct required quality checks using basic measurement equipment.
• Keep work areas clean and free of safety hazards.
• Exercise safe working habits while operating machines.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor/Coordinator.
• Interact with technical support personnel and support downtime activities.
• Must possess a high level of attention to details.
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of safety culture, participating in safety training sessions, and promptly reporting any safety concerns.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Training

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Prior production assembly experience, 1-2 yrs. preferred

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to interpret production schedules and build specifications.
• Ability to work overtime, as production demands require.
• Must be able to utilize torque wrenches according to specs.
• Must pass drug and alcohol screen and remain drug free throughout the term of employment.
• Must follow all safety practices and policies.

 Physical Demands

• Constant standing, walking, reaching, balancing, cervical spine motion, lower extremities, and simple grasp.
• Frequent use of firm grasping, fine manipulation, and pitching.
• Frequent forward bending, squatting, kneeling, and climbing.
• Lifting and carrying up to 50lbs.

Environmental Conditions

• Non-temperature-controlled manufacturing facility.
• Must wear eye, ear, and foot protection.

Behavioral Traits

Production - Adopting a strong orientation toward achievement, holding high expectations for yourself and others, pushing yourself and others to achieve at high levels

Cooperation - Accommodating the needs and interests of others by being willing to defer performance on your own objectives in order to assist colleagues with theirs

Consensual - Valuing the ideas and opinions of others and collecting their input as part of your decision-making process.

Listening - Understands and learns from what others say.

Attention to Detail - Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks

Teamwork - Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.

Safety Focus - Adheres to all workplace and trade safety laws, regulations, standards, and practices.

Hendrickson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.