Production Operator

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Challenge Manufacturing produces automotive parts, specializing in welded assemblies and precision-engineered metal-formed products. The company supplies these components to the global automotive industry.

Job Profile

The company is searching for a Production Operator to join its team.

Education Level

• High School Diploma (credible)
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Work Experience

• 3 years of consistent, verifiable, and related work experience

Duties/Responsibilities

• Cleans machines.
• Completes appropriate paperwork and turns completed paperwork into the team leader
• Completes tags to track the flow of product and identify operators performing work on the product.
• Conducts housekeeping for personal work area and shared facility space.
• Ensures materials needed are present and requests or retrieves needed material when necessary.
• Inspects parts for conformance to specifications and contacts a team leader or quality inspector to discuss non-conformances.
• Observes and complies with all safety, environmental, regulatory, and statutory requirements associated with this job description.
• Packs parts in specified relationships to each other.
• Participates in needs analysis and attends and performs the requirements of scheduled training and educational programs identified for this position.
• Participates in preventative actions where appropriate. Conducts corrective actions and performs problem-solving analysis and reporting as required.
• Participates, as requested, in independent objective auditing activities and supports the company’s continuous improvement activities.
• Positions parts against fixtures or stops on the machine bed or on the die.
• Sets up and operates resistance spot welders or power presses to weld, trim, punch, shape, notch, draw, or crimp metal, composite, or plastic stock by performing the following duties.
• Starts the welding cell and observes the operation to detect misalignment or malfunction.
• Stops work on processes as appropriate and contains suspect or defective material or services to avoid further processing.
• Understands and can explain the company’s Quality Policy.
• Understands and explains all relevant quality policies, procedures, and work instructions associated with this job description.
• Understands Quality Management System and implementation of non-conformances, and documents or logs all non-conformities
• Explain how this position impacts customer satisfaction and contributes to fulfilling the Quality Policy.
• Understands the overview of the Quality Management System and document architecture.
• Works at different work stations as production needs require.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Attention to detail
• Basic machine operation
• Manual dexterity
• Problem-solving
• Teamwork skills

Work Environment

• Fast-paced, repetitive tasks
• Noisy factory environment
• Safety gear is often required
• Shift work, including nights
• Standing for long periods

Benefits/Perks

• The company offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, Company-Paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life, Voluntary Life and LTD, Employer 401 (k) Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off.

Employer’s Statement

Challenge Manufacturing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.