Assembly Technician (at Poursteady)

Brooklyn NY 11215

Part-time: $25/hr + benefits

Company
Poursteady is a growing Brooklyn-based manufacturer of commercial equipment for the specialty coffee industry. We are seeking an Assembly Technician to work 3 days/week at our headquarters in Gowanus. This is a 3-month temporary role, with the potential to be brought on as a permanent employee after that. Located in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Poursteady is a small team of artists, engineers, designers, and professionals making products without compromise that serve the growing international specialty coffee industry. Our brand and design philosophy focus on the needs of all the stakeholders-from the customer to the barista to the shop owner and coffee roaster, as well as those of our own employees, our distributors, and the technicians that service our products in the field.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Assemble robotic coffee machines and subassemblies with consistency and precision
  • Follow detailed instructions and adapt to evolving standard operating procedures
  • Prepare and package shipments for customers
  • Maintain rigorous testing and quality control for each assembly and machine
  • Communicate inventory needs, shortages, and assembly issues with the Manufacturing Operations Manager
  • Keep work areas, tools, and parts organized, clean, and orderly
  • Work in an artisanal manufacturing environment that adheres to lean manufacturing practices
  • Lift up to 50 lbs without assistance
  • Ability or willingness to learn how to operate a pallet jack
  • Assist with inventory counts as needed
  • Facility using computers and learning manufacturing-specific software applications

Who you are

  • Competent. If you don’t know how to do all the items listed in this job description, but you are energetic, enthusiastic, and willing to teach yourself new skills, then please apply.
  • A quick study, able to understand and retain details
  • You enjoy problem solving and don’t get frustrated when answers/solutions are hard to come to
  • You work well with a team, and you’re also comfortable working and owning projects autonomously
  • Able to meet deadlines while juggling multiple priorities
  • You consider yourself to be an emotionally intelligent person and expect your coworkers to be the same
  • Have a positive attitude and willingness to take the time to fix problems, document the details, and brainstorm solutions.
  • Have excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence, values tolerance, and expects the same from the people you work with.
  • Lives in NYC and can reliably commute to Gowanus
  • Likes coffee is a big plus!

Working at Poursteady

  • $25/hour starting wage for part time employees
  • This is a temporary position that may become permanent based on manufacturing needs and growth of the company.
  • Report to Manufacturing Operations Manager
  • Our business is open 10am-6pm Monday-Friday. We are looking for someone to start 3 days/week, 8 hours/day, preferably Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday but open to discuss time and hours.
  • Paid sick leave accrued as hours are worked with a max of 56 hours/year.
  • 401K benefits available right away with 4% company matching
  • Kind and respectful workplace
  • Free coffee all day, everyday!

To Apply

Send an email to jobs@poursteady.com with the following:

  • Resume
  • Why do you want to work at Poursteady?
  • Something you enjoy doing outside of work
  • How would you commute to Gowanus, Brooklyn? Consider the 4th Ave & 9th Street stop off the F/G/R trains the destination.
  • Deadline for Applications: September 3, 2024

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