1st Shift Weld Production Operator

Challenge Manufacturing; Cusseta (AL); Presencial; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Challenge Manufacturing in Cusseta, AL is seeking an entry-level welding/operator to set up and operate resistance spot welders and power press equipment. You will support quality objectives, adhere to safety standards, and participate in continual improvement efforts while ensuring proper documentation.

The role requires 18+ years old, ability to stand 8–10 hours, and basic English communication. This first shift job offers steady hours and ESOP benefits, with occasional overtime as needed.

Formación

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to stand for 8-10 hours daily and perform essential duties.
• Basic reading, writing, and speaking English to safely follow instructions.

Responsabilidades

• Operates resistance spot welders and power press to weld, trim, punch, shape, notch, draw, or crimp metal, composite, or plastic stock.
• Explains and adheres to the Quality Policy and its impact on customer satisfaction.
• Inspects parts for conformance to specifications and logs non-conformances with the team leader.
• Maintains housekeeping and cleans machines and work area.
• Follows all safety, environmental, regulatory, and company procedures.
• Documents required paperwork and submits to the team leader.

Conocimientos

Quality policy understanding

Safety compliance

English proficiency

Teamwork / collaboration

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Herramientas

Resistance spot welders

Power press

Descripción del empleo

Who We Are: Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Challenge is#QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want:

Sets up and operates resistance spot welders and/or power press to weld, trim, punch, shape, notch, draw, or crimp metal, composite, or plastic stock by performing the following duties.

What You’ll Do:

• Understands and can explain the company’s Quality Policy.
• Understands job description and required tasks. Able to explain how this position impacts customer satisfaction and contributes to fulfilling the Quality Policy.
• Understands the overview of Quality Management System and document architecture.
• Understands and explain all relevant quality policies, procedures and work instructions associated with this job description.
• Understands and is able to identify Quality Management System and implementation non conformances and document and/or log all non-conformity
• Participates in preventative actions where appropriate. Conducts corrective actions and perform problem solving analysis and reporting as required.
• Conducts housekeeping for personal work area and shared facility space.
• Observes and complies with all safety, environmental, regulatory, and statutory requirements associated with this job description.
• Participates in needs analysis and attends and performs the requirements of scheduled training and educational programs identified for this position.
• Participates, as requested, in independent objective auditing activities and supports company continuous improvement activities.
• Stops work on processes as appropriate and contains suspect or defective material or services to avoid further processing.
• Works at different work stations as production needs require.
• Ensures materials needed are present and requests or retrieves needed material when necessary.
• Positions parts against fixtures or stops on machine bed or on die.
• Starts press and observes operation to detect misalignment or malfunction.
• Inspects parts for conformance to specifications and contacts a team leader and/or quality inspector to discuss non-conformances.
• Cleans machines.
• Packs parts in specified relationship to each other.
• Completes tags to track the flow of product and identify operators performing work on the product.
• Completes appropriate paperwork and turns completed paperwork into the team leader.

When and Where:

This will be a 1st Shift / 6AM-4:30PM M-TH position located at ourPlant in Cusseta, AL.

Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

What You Need to Have:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Able to stand for 8-10 hours a day and be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English at a level sufficient to safely and effectively perform job duties, including following work instructions, safety procedures, and company communications.
• High School Diploma or GED