Production Operator - A Shift

Challenge Manufacturing • Northlake, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Challenge Manufacturing is a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, driving innovative solutions for future mobility. As an employee-owned company, we believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives combined with teamwork. Our team members embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork. Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America, offering an ESOP program where employee-owners share in the company's success through annual share grants as an additional retirement benefit.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Understands and can explain the company's Quality Policy.
• Understands job description and required tasks, and how this position impacts customer satisfaction and contributes to fulfilling the Quality Policy.
• Understands the overview of the Quality Management System and document architecture.
• Understands and explains 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 performs 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.

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• company-paid Short-Term Disability
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life options
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability options
• Employer 401k Match
• ESOP shares
• tuition reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Challenge Incentive Program
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees