About the Role:

CNC Operator/Production Team Member

Sprout is a lean manufacturer of wooden children's furniture in Provo, UT. We are currently welcoming curious, caring, hard working people looking for a place to grow. This is not a run-of-the-mill production role. People who have been successful in this role in the past are invested in their growth. They are passionate about making things & understanding how machines work. They’ve done CAD or 3D modeling.They are willing to learn programming & lean manufacturing methods in a small business setting. 

Pay: $20.00 per hour, full time 

Schedule: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday

Responsibilities

Production: Packaging, shipping, tenoning, sanding, finishing, hardware installation, raw material retrieval, CNC machine operation, inventory management, & scrap management, all using standard processes & systems  

Process Development & Improvement:  Documentation, Standards Development, Identification of out-of-standard conditions, Root cause analysis, Application of countermeasures, Problem solving, System Improvement

Personnel Development & Training: Training, Mentoring, Giving feedback on trainings 

Growth Opportunities

• CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Machine Programming

• Production Leadership

• Process Engineering

• Furniture Design

• Software Engineering

• Customer Experience / Marketing

Benefits:

• 401k

• Paid time off

• Profit sharing

• Parental leave

• Health Insurance (Minimum Essential Coverage)

• Health Expense Sharing plan

• Direct Primary Care (including on-site medical visits)

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 24/7 telehealth

• Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities

• Supplemental insurance, such as disability & accident plans

• Employee Development Program

• Employee discount

• Gym membership

• Referral program

• Good work/life balance

• Earned Wage Access

Qualifications:

• Curiosity & excitement to learn new things

• Proactive & respectful communication

• Willingness to get your hands dirty by working hard consistently & reliably

• Ability to understand & follow & improve written documentation

• Attention to detail

• Ability to see Waste & Improve Processes

• Ability to think about systems 

• Understanding of basic arithmetic & algebra

• Understanding of Measurements & Measuring Equipment

• Computer literacy

• Able to regularly lift with the aid of another person 55 lbs, occasionally 115 lbs

• Ability to regularly lift on your own 45 pounds to waist height 

• Ability to work with power tools

• Ability to work in an environment with a loud noise level

• Ability to work with regular exposure to dust and fumes 

• Ability to work on feet for 8 hours in 2 hour segments

• Ability to commute to Provo, UT 84601

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• Minimum 18 years of age

Expectations:

• Work hard consistently & reliably

• Learn continuously & improve our products & systems

• Deeply understand the processes & document them

• Find problems, bring them to light, learn from them, & improve the processes

• Minimize wasted time, effort, & resources 

• Make decisions with the long term in mind

• Care about your team & customers

• Proactively & respectfully communicate

• Be accountable to & rely on your teams

• Lift, & mentor others

Company Profile

At Sprout, our mission is to help people create environments that foster Creativity, Independence, & Resilience & help them to Witness the Wonder of the growth that happens in those spaces. 

Founded in 2011, Sprout follows a lean manufacturing philosophy & continuously works to improve people. Our staff cares deeply about each other & our customers, & are excited to take on new challenges. We are curious about what we don’t know, we seek to understand deeply & to learn from our mistakes. We are proud to design, make, & support our products as a cohesive team working all under the same roof here in the USA.
If you are interested in industrial engineering, woodworking, furniture design, computer programming, marketing, customer experience, self-improvement, or just want to work at a company where your voice & talents will make a difference, we’d love to get to know you better.  

Candidate must agree to adhere to Sprout Code of Conduct upon hire. Candidate must pass initial Background Check and Drug and Alcohol Test as a condition of hire.

To Apply:

1. Fill out a general employment application