1st Shift Team Member

Landscape Forms

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Kalamazoo, Michigan

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for assembling, finishing, and packaging outdoor furniture while operating machinery and hand tools. Additionally, you will maintain production documentation and ensure the shop remains clean and organized.

Qualifications

Seeking reliable and detail-oriented team members for assembly or forklift positions on the 1st shift. Requires a high school diploma/GED, a stable work history, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. This role offers full-time stability, career development, and the chance to work in a positive, innovative manufacturing environment.

Job Description

Join Our 1st Shift Team at Landscape Forms! 


Position: Assembly or Forklift
Shift: First Shift - Start your day early and finish before rush hour. Enjoy stable hours and a dependable weekday schedule — with weekends off!

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


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.


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 – Starting Day 1!
401(k) Match + Profit Sharing
Paid Vacation, Holidays & Parental Leave
Paid Volunteer Time
Fun Company-Wide Activities & Celebrations


What You’ll Do:

You'll be cross-trained in multiple areas so you're always learning and growing. Your day-to-day could include:

  • Assembling, finishing, and packaging beautiful, high-quality outdoor furniture

  • Operating machinery and hand tools

  • Reading engineering drawings and maintaining documentation

  • Working with a close-knit team to hit production goals

  • Keeping our shop clean, safe, and organized (we take pride in our space!)


You’ll Thrive Here If You:

  • Enjoy working with your hands and staying active (no desk job here!)

  • Are reliable, detail-oriented, and team-focused

  • Take pride in producing high-quality work

  • Are open to learning, growing, and even working a little overtime

  • Like being part of a workplace where innovation and positivity are the norm


Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • Stable work history

  • Positive, can-do attitude

  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods

  • Basic computer and math skills

  • Willingness to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment


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


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.


Landscape Forms

Landscape Forms is the industry’s premier global brand of outdoor furniture, LED lighting and accessories. Since its founding in 1969 Landscape Forms has earned a reputation for excellent design, high quality products and exceptional service. The Landscape Forms U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan with sales representatives throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Southern Europe, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. Landscape Forms collaborates with renowned industrial designers and consultancies, landscape architects, and architects to design and develop integrated collections of products that address emerging needs and help create a sense of place. The company has an installed base of products around the world. Clients include municipalities, transit centers, corporate, college and health care campuses; and familiar brand leaders such as Boeing, Cisco Systems, Disney, Sprint, American Airlines, Herman Miller and Nike. Landscape Forms was recently named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top 15 Small Workplaces in the US.
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