Weld Production Operator

Challenge Manufacturing; Cusseta (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP program

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing in Cusseta, AL is seeking a 1st shift production/quality operator to set up and operate resistance spot welders and power presses. The role emphasizes adhering to the Quality Policy, logging non-conformances, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include inspecting parts, performing quality checks, and maintaining clean work areas while complying with safety and environmental standards. ESOP participation is offered to employee-owners.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the Quality Policy and its impact on customer satisfaction.
• Ability to interpret job instructions and quality procedures.
• Willingness to participate in training and continuous improvement.
• Ability to identify non-conformances and document them.

Responsibilities

• Explain and follow the Quality Policy and procedures.
• Explain the job description and how it affects customer satisfaction.
• Understand the Quality Management System and documentation.
• Identify non-conformances and log them per procedure.
• Participate in preventative and corrective actions and problem-solving.
• Inspect parts for conformance to specifications and escalate as needed.
• Operate, start machines, and monitor for alignment or malfunctions.
• Maintain clean work area and properly pack parts.
• Complete paperwork and submit to the team leader.

Skills

Quality policy understanding

Problem solving

Safety awareness

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!

#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 our Plant 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