Description

The Manufacturing Production Assistant role is the organizational backbone of the Mission Critical team, keeping essential processes running smoothly by managing timekeeping, attendance, preparing production documentation, and maintaining training and certification records. This support ensures employees are backed, supervisors have needed information, and operations remain compliant and efficient.

The Manufacturing Production Assistant provides clerical and administrative support to the Mission Critical team, ensuring accurate timekeeping, attendance tracking, and training records while aiding compliance, certification, and lean manufacturing initiatives. The role also prepares production documentation and assists with new‑hire onboarding.

• Maintain accurate employee time records, balance daily entries, and process manual timecards.
• Track attendance incidents and manage scheduled/unscheduled time off per RKMC policies.
• Prepare and distribute work order documentation and create required labels.
• Support supervisors with clerical tasks to ensure efficient plant operations.
• Provide administrative assistance during new‑hire orientation and track training/certification records.
• Monitor compliance with required trainings such as CenCore security and harassment prevention.
• Assist in developing visuals, documents, and reports for lean manufacturing and continuous improvement projects.
• Perform data entry and documentation with high attention to detail using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Utilize timekeeping or HR systems (e.g., ADP, Kronos) as needed.

Requirements

The position is ideal for someone who values precision, communication, and teamwork, offering the chance to make a tangible impact in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. From onboarding new hires to contributing to lean initiatives and continuous improvement, the assistant strengthens daily operations and helps the team perform at its best.

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication, record‑keeping, and team‑oriented service mindset.
• Meet physical requirements: frequent sitting, standing, walking, and occasional reaching, stooping, or kneeling.

Benefits

RK Industries emphasizes safety, industry recognition, competitive benefits, community philanthropy, and employee development through RK University and apprenticeship programs, fostering growth and well‑being for its workforce.

• Benefit from RK’s safety‑first culture, industry awards, competitive benefits, community philanthropy, and development programs such as RK University and apprenticeship opportunities.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance