Manufacturing Jobs in Kalamazoo, MI (Now Hiring) — 7 open

Join Our 1st Shift Team at Landscape Forms! 

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Position: Powder Coater - Wearing a Respirator Required (Must Have Clean Shaven Face)
Shift: First Shift - Start your day early and finish before rush hour. Enjoy stable hours and a dependable weekday schedule — with weekends off!

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Ready to Build a Career You Can Be Proud Of?
At Landscape Forms, we don't just manufacture beautiful outdoor furniture — we design environments that bring people together. As the industry leader in high-design site furniture and lighting, we’re growing fast and looking for dependable, energetic individuals to grow with us.

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Pay: $17/hr 
Plus Quarterly Bonuses — average $9,600 annually!

 

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

✅ Full-Time, Direct-Hire Stability
✅ Quarterly Bonus Opportunities – averaging $9,600/year
✅ Career Development & Tuition Reimbursement
✅ Health, Dental & Vision Insurance 
✅ 401(k) Match
✅ Fun Company-Wide Activities & Celebrations

Let’s chat if you:

• Are a self starter/pace-setter
• Able to read blue-prints/drawings and bill of materials
• Have used and are familiar with a variety of hand tools commonly used in manufacturing/construction
• Stays positive through challenges
• Enjoys innovation and thinking outside the box
• Willing to work overtime

Qualifications and Skills of the Studio 431 Powder-Coat Team member

• HS Diploma or GED
• Stable work history
• Positive attitude
• Need to be clean shaven to wear a respirator  
• Basic computer and math skills
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

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Summary

This position has the responsibility to be proficient at a variety of skills that lead to the successful operation of a team in a manufacturing environment.  In order to meet safety, quality, production, cost, and continual improvement objectives each member must be cross-trained and able to operate between the various areas and product specific lines.

Why Landscape Forms?

Landscape Forms is the industry leader in integrated solutions of high-design site furniture, advanced LED lighting, structure, and custom environments. For more than 50 years we have developed and created solutions that help designers and other clients achieve beautiful, functional landscapes that enhance the experience of outdoor space. Landscape Forms is the premier global brand of outdoor site elements, and Studio 431 extends that brand to custom projects, reinventing the process through which custom designs come to life.

 

 

Principal Accountabilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

1. Operate within facility safety guidelines and promote the use of safe practices.
2. Knowledge of product descriptions, use of scheduling systems, and prioritize work to meet daily production.
3. Ability to interpret engineering drawings and use measuring equipment.
4. Maintain accurate documentation.
5. Responsible for learning all operational processes and procedures through cross training; i.e. sanding, cutting, assembly, finishing, etc.
6. Setup, operate, and maintain machinery and equipment.
7. Ability to work independently or as a team member to communicate daily goals and run production.
8. Maintain inventory control of materials using the Kan Ban system and other material systems.
9. Actively promote workplace organization following established 5S criteria.
10. Recognize and prep critical areas to meet established product quality standards.
11. Produce a smooth, continuous flow of product through cell to achieve at least 95% on-time delivery.
12. Participate and implement suggestions to continuously improve products and processes.
13. Adhere to the guidelines as established in the Employee Handbook.

 

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, bend and twist 80% of the time, and stand up to 10 hours. Powder Coater position is requires the use of a respirator mask to meet the safety standards at Landscape Forms, individuals in this role are required to have a clean shaven face. The work environment is on the shop floor in a noisy and sometimes hot location.  Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the principal accountabilities.

 

 

Why Landscape Forms?

🏆 Fortune Best Medium Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production 2020–2024
🏆 Michigan Manufacturer of the Year – 2020
🏆 Great Place to Work Certified since 2019
🏆 Veteran Friendly Employer – MI Veterans Affairs Agency 2020–2024

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Come Be Part of Something Bigger.
Join a company that values creativity, innovation, and hard work — and rewards you for it. This isn’t just a job; it’s a place to grow your career while making an impact on beautiful spaces across the country.

Apply today — your next great adventure starts here.

Let’s build something beautiful, together.

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