Production Associate - Sand & Buff
BBB · Albany
Position Summary
As a Production Associate – Sand & Buff, you'll grind, sand, and polish used auto light lenses back to insurance-quality condition, using real hand and machine finishing skills that ship straight out to collision repair shops across the country.
This is production-line work with a visible result: you can hold up a lens at the end of your shift and see exactly what you fixed. You'll work alongside a team that trades tips on technique, and your ideas on a faster or cleaner finish genuinely make it into how the line runs.
What you'll do
- Inspect each lens or housing and diagnose exactly what material and process it needs — light buffing, deep sanding, or a full re-finish.
- Set up with the right grinding wheels, sanding grits, and polishing compounds for the job in front of you.
- Grind, sand, clean, and polish lenses by hand and machine until the finish hits insurance-quality standard — no shortcuts, no fogging, no scratches left behind.
- Run every finished piece through quality control before it moves to the next station.
- Follow safety procedures on every job — PPE, machine guards, and safe handling, every time.
- Bring your ideas to the team on faster or better ways to get the same clean finish.
What you'll bring
- High school diploma or equivalent practical experience — required.
- 1+ year of warehouse, manufacturing, or factory experience — preferred, not required.
- Grinding, sanding, or buffing/polishing experience — a plus, not required, we'll train the technique.
- You catch defects and imperfections before a part leaves your station — a sharp eye for finish quality matters here.
- You can stand, stay focused, and keep steady hands through a full 8–10-hour shift.
- You can track multiple parts moving through your station at once without losing accuracy.
- You're coachable — willing to pick up new finishing techniques from teammates and trainers.
Compensation: $20.00-20.50/hr. depending on experience and shift
Physical Requirements
Physical Demands: Stand or walk up to 8-10 hours; lift and move totes up to 50 pounds; regular bending, lifting, stretching, and reaching both below the waist and above the head; comfortable working in a warehouse environment with variable noise, lighting, and temperature.
As a Production Associate – Sand & Buff, you'll grind, sand, and polish used auto light lenses back to insurance-quality condition, using real hand and machine finishing skills that ship straight out to collision repair shops across the country. This is production-line work with a visible result: you can hold up a lens at the end of your shift and see exactly what you fixed. You'll work alongside a team that trades tips on technique, and your ideas on a faster or cleaner finish genuinely make it into how the line runs.