1st Shift Kit Assembly Associate - Seasonal (1709)

Job DetailsJob Location: BATAVIA, IL 60510Salary Range: $16.00 - $16.50 HourlyJob Shift: 1st Shift (6:30a CST - 3:00p CST)Job Category: ManufacturingROLE OVERVIEW
The Seasonal Kit Assembly Associate plays a key role in supporting Flinn Scientific by accurately and efficiently assembling science kits for customer orders. This position works in a fast-paced warehouse environment and is responsible for ensuring each kit is complete, organized, and packaged to Flinn’s quality and safety standards. Through attention to detail, teamwork, and safe work practices, the Seasonal Kit Assembly Associate helps ensure products are prepared correctly and ready for timely shipment.

Responsibilities

Complete all required safety training and always follow established safety procedures.
Read and interpret production orders, work instructions, and SOPs to assemble kits accurately.
Assemble, package, and label science kits containing chemicals, supplies, and apparatus.
Perform quality and quantity checks at each stage of the assembly and packaging process.
Safely operate equipment such as wire machines, paper cutters, electronic balances, shrink-wrap machines, and heat tunnels
Work on multiple production orders simultaneously while maintaining organization and accuracy.
Record production data, including time and packaging dates, using computer tracking systems.
Create and apply product labels using a computer and/or scanning equipment.
Stack and move finished products using pallet jacks, carts, or hand trucks.
Assist with training new employees and support quality control efforts when needed.
Support Distribution Group operations during peak seasons, including summer months.
Perform other duties as assigned to support warehouse operations.

What Success Looks Like

Kits are assembled accurately, completely, and on time.
Quality and safety standards are consistently met.
Production goals are achieved while maintaining attention to detail.
Equipment and tools are used safely and properly.
Work orders and tracking information are completed correctly.
Strong teamwork, reliability, and a positive, can-do attitude are demonstrated daily.

QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or GED required.
Ability to read and follow written and verbal work instructions.
Basic math skills for counting, measuring, and labeling products.
Ability to work safely and efficiently in a warehouse environment.
Reliable attendance and ability to meet productivity expectations.
Team-oriented with a positive attitude.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Warehouse setting with temperatures that fluctuate seasonally.
Facility is heated but not air-conditioned
Regular interaction with warehouse equipment and materials.
May flex into other warehouse departments as business needs require.
Occasional overtime and/or Saturdays during peak periods.
Schedule: 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to stand for most of the workday.
Regular use of hands and arms for handling, reaching, and assembling
Ability to walk, bend, stoop, crouch, and occasionally climb or balance.
Regularly lift and/or move 25–50 lbs.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 lbs with assistance.
Required to wear appropriate PPE, including safety shoes, gloves, and eye protection.

How We Work: The Flinn Formula
Success at Flinn isn’t just about what you achieve, but how you achieve it. Our cultural framework, the Flinn Formula, defines the behaviors that fuel our transformation:

Solution-Oriented: You don’t just flag problems — you propose paths forward.
Curious: You ask “why” and “what if,” pushing for smarter ways to work.
Customer-Obsessed: You keep educators and students at the heart of every decision.
Collaborative: You bring people together, even when perspectives differ.
Resilient: You stay steady and push through challenges with urgency and grit.
Invested: You own outcomes, follow through, and hold others to the same standard.

These behaviors are not aspirational – they are core expectations. Consistent misalignment with the Flinn Formula is considered a performance issue.