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:

Uses hand tools such as but not limited to air chisel, chop saw, plasma cutters, grinders, hammer drill, pry-bar, and bench vice to perform destructive and/or nondestructive tests on materials, parts or products to measure performance, life or material characteristics. Use of visual aids and computer programs.

What You'll Do:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• 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-conformance’s 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. 
• Supports productions on the processes that are appropriate and contain suspect or defective material or services to avoid further processing. 
• Uses hand tools such as but not limited to cutter, pry-bar, and bench vice to perform destructive and/or nondestructive tests on materials, parts or products to measure performance, life or material characteristics. 
• Uses power tools such as but not limited to air-hammer, chop saw, plasma cutter, and hand grinder. 
• Inspects materials, parts or products for conformance to specifications and contacts the Supervisor to discuss non-conformances.  
• Operates cutters, grinders, and press equipment to break welds. Along with the use of nitric acid, in order to conduct acid and measurement tests with lecoscope  
• Uses measurement tools such as but not limited to calipers and micrometers to ensure adequate welds of parts or products.  
• Completes appropriate paperwork to inform Weld Technicians of part failure for equipment repair and/or service.  
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards. 
• Enters data into graphs and charts that are given by engineering  
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability. 
• Completes appropriate paperwork, records data, and turns completed paperwork into Supervisor 

When and Where:

This will be a 1st Shift / 6:00AM-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
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) 
• 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.
• One year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred 
• 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.
• Safety shoes (ie. composite, carbon, or steel toed shoes)
• Prior metrics and standard measurements knowledge  
• Ability to tear apart a weld 
• Knowledge of how to operate pneumatic and power tools. 
• Basic computer navigational skills 
• Comprehensive abilities 
• Ability to use basic math skills

What We Offer:
We’re excited to offer a range of awesome benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life and Long-Term Disability options, an Employer 401k Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, a Referral Bonus Program, Challenge Incentive Program, and paid time off.

Please note, while these benefits are part of what we offer, they may not all apply to this specific role. The details shared in this job description are intended to give you a general idea, but duties and responsibilities may evolve over time, with or without notice. And of course, we’re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help individuals with disabilities succeed in their role.