2nd Shift Production Operator

Challenge Manufacturing•Northlake, TX

35d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Operator sets up and operates resistance spot welders and/or power presses to weld, trim, punch, shape, notch, draw, or crimp metal, composite, or plastic stock. This is a second-shift position at the Northlake, Texas plant, scheduled Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., with some weekends required. Starting pay is $17.00 per hour plus a $1.00 shift differential. The role may occasionally require arriving early, staying late, or working weekends to meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Able to stand for 8–10 hours per day and physically perform the essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Able to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively, including following work instructions, safety procedures, and company communications.

Responsibilities

Understand and explain the company Quality Policy, the position's tasks and impact on customer satisfaction, the Quality Management System overview and document architecture, and relevant quality policies, procedures, and work instructions.
Identify Quality Management System or implementation nonconformances and document or log them.
Participate in preventive actions, conduct corrective actions, and perform problem-solving analysis and reporting as required.
Maintain housekeeping in the personal work area and shared facility spaces.
Comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
Participate in needs analysis and attend and complete scheduled training and educational programs identified for the position.
Participate in independent objective audits when requested and support continuous improvement activities.
Stop processes as appropriate and contain suspect or defective material or services to prevent further processing.
Work at different stations as production needs require.
Ensure needed materials are available and request or retrieve materials when necessary.
Position parts against fixtures or stops on the machine bed or die.
Start the press and observe its operation for misalignment or malfunction.
Inspect parts for conformance to specifications and discuss nonconformances with a team leader and/or quality inspector.
Clean machines.
Pack parts in the specified relationship to each other.
Complete tags to track product flow and identify operators who performed the work.
Complete appropriate paperwork and submit it to the team leader.