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Manufacturing Center Overview

The Manufacturing Center’s top priority is to produce and advance our manufacturing capabilities on-site. Operators rotate through several work areas to become familiar with a variety of production processes and equipment.

Your Duties and Responsibilities as a Manufacturing Operator

As a Manufacturing Operator, you physically transform our products through operations like vibe polishing, pad printing, CNC cutting, laser marking, and broaching. You must be able to do this work consistently, accurately, and quickly while following our established procedures and meeting quality standards.

Operate power equipment

Create new and improve old processes

Troubleshoot problems

Pack and label work in process

Use scanners to track and move inventory

Measure and inspect machine and tool quality

Transform raw materials to finished products

Grow and innovate

Work Schedules

This is an hourly position located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Full-time and part-time positions are available on first or second shift. Schedules are flexible. We are able to change employee start and end times or make special arrangements for scheduling conflicts.
Full-time
  • Average of 40-45 hours per week
  • Two 15-minute paid breaks
  • 30-minute unpaid lunch
  • Overtime may be required at times
Part-time
  • Minimum of 20 hours per week
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What It’s Like Working in Our Manufacturing Center

Surroundings: You will be working in a bright, clean Manufacturing Center around people, manufacturing machinery, and material handling equipment like pickers and forklifts.
Noise level: Noise levels vary depending on which machines are operating; however, it is typically not loud enough where hearing protection is required.
Safety: Safety is important to us, and we take it seriously. We provide protective gear such as vests, gloves, eye protection, and floor mats.
Temperature: Our Manufacturing Center has heating and air conditioning. Temperatures can vary between 60 - 80°F depending on the season.
Dress code: Clothes should be comfortable to twist, lift, and bend in. Closed-toe shoes are required.
Food and beverage: We offer four healthy snack and beverage stations for employees to use whenever they need some energy throughout the workday. These stations are free and always available.

Opportunities to Grow

There are three common growth opportunities within Tekton’s Manufacturing Center.
Programming: Operators with great capabilities running equipment might find the opportunity to learn the language and software used to program our machines. Modeling and machining are complementary capabilities that CNC Programmers must have.
Process Improvement: We push ourselves to find better, faster, and more consistent methods. Some of our best Operators will not only perform the processes but seek to transform them. Moving into a role that is focused on process improvement could be a direction for those able to define a problem, envision possibilities, and implement a successful solution.
Leadership: We need great leaders to guide decisions and help our employees grow. If, in addition to being a process expert with high personal standards, those who care greatly about the success of our team could grow into a leadership position.
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