Youth Apprenticeship

Lippert; Goshen (IN); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Competitive compensation

Career development

Job summary

Lippert is seeking a Youth Apprenticeship candidate to work alongside experienced manufacturing professionals. You will participate in assembly, fabrication, and painting of towing accessories while focusing on safety, lean manufacturing, and quality standards.

The role emphasizes maintaining high school attendance, learning through hands-on tasks, and following Lippert policies. This position is hourly with a minimum 24 hours per week, located in Goshen, IN.

Qualifications

• Maintain academic skills and attendance at high school to remain on track for high school graduation.
• Participate in progress reviews.
• Exhibit maturity and responsibility to meet requirements of employment.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and leadership.
• Complete all tasks in timely manner.
• Adhere to all safety policies of Lippert and the Youth Apprenticeship Program.
• Tasks may include welding, basic machine operation, lifting/stacking of parts, racking/un-racking of parts, labeling parts, packaging parts for shipment.
• All other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, fabricate, and paint high quality towing accessories.
• Participate in progress reviews and mentorship.
• Maintain safety and quality standards in daily manufacturing tasks.
• Communicate effectively with team and leadership to complete tasks.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Organization skills

Cross-functional skills

Communication skills

Education

High school education

Job description

Overview

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

• A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
• Fair and competitive compensation.
• Career development, mentoring and opportunities to grow.

Summary/Objective:

You willwork alongside experienced manufacturing professionals to assemble, fabricate, and paint high quality towing accessories. The Youth Apprenticeship focuses on in-depth safety practices, lean manufacturing principles, quality standards and manufacturing processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintain academic skills and attendance at high school to remain on track for high school graduation.
• Participate in progress reviews.
• Exhibit maturity and responsibility to meet requirements of employment.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and leadership.
• Complete all tasks in timely manner.
• Adhere to all safety policies of Lippert and the Youth Apprenticeship Program.
• Tasks may include welding, basic machine operation, lifting/stacking of parts, racking/un-racking of parts, labeling parts, packaging parts for shipment.
• All other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

• Fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Competencies:

• Computer Skills: Basic computer skills.
• Organization Skills: Maintain clean and organized workspace.
• Cross-functional skills: Ability to work and handle multiple job assignments.
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate within a team setting.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires 98% standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping or crouching, lifting a minimum of 50lbs occasionally. In addition, this position requires repetitive use of hands to operate machines. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a hourly position working a minimum of 24 hours a week.

Travel:

There are no travel requirements for this position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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