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The employee frequently is required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work performed in a manufacturing environment. Ability to work in a hot environment particularly in summer months. Job requires standing, bending, twisting, squatting, leaning, and other physical requirements in a manufacturing setting. Work may require working at different workstations as production needs require.\\nCompany DescriptionEstablished in 1955 and now in third generation of family ownership, Mercury Plastics offers unparalleled expertise in vacuum forming and plastic fabrication services to customers from a variety of industries. Our professional knowledge and skilled craftsmanship comes from years of dedicated work and service to our loyal customers. Specializing in the point of purchase display industry, consumer and food packaging, our work can be seen anywhere from your local convenience store to the largest of big box chains. 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