3rd Shift Production Operator

Challenge Manufacturing; Walker (MI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP program

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing in Walker, MI is seeking a 3rd shift production operator to operate resistance spot welders and power presses. You will participate in quality checks, document processes, and ensure the flow of components through the line.

We offer the ESOP program and a safety‑minded team focused on ownership and teamwork. The role requires standing 8–10 hours, being at least 18 years old, and having a high school diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Understands and can explain the company's Quality Policy.
• Able to read, write, speak, and understand English to safely perform duties.

Responsibilities

• Operates resistance spot welders and/or power press to weld, trim, punch, shape, notch, draw, or crimp stock.
• Ensures materials are present and ready for production.
• Inspects parts for conformance to specifications and flags non-conformances.
• Keeps work area clean and completes paperwork and tagging for traceability.
• Observes and complies with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Quality policy understanding

English literacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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 3rd Shift / 10:30PM-6:30AM Sun-Thu position located at our Plant in Walker, MI. 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