Material Handler, Weld - 2nd Shift
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:
Weld Material Handler provides customers (internal and external) with proper product delivered on-time and to the proper location. Ensure that inventory levels are accurate and maintained. Responsible for the safe operation of liquefied gas or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices (i.e. forklift)
What You'll Do:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Observes and complies with all safety, environmental, regulatory, and statutory requirements associated with this job description
- Participates, as requested, in independent objective auditing activities and supports company continuous improvement activities
- Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus
- Positions forks. Lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hooks tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area
- Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device
- Inventories materials on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed
- Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or production schedules
- Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device
- Recharges batteries or replaces liquefied gas tank
When and Where:
This will be a 2nd shift / 2:00 PM- 10:30 PM M-F position located at our Plant in Kansas City, Mo
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 able to understand and follow written and verbal workplace instructions.
- Must have basic understanding of forklift controls
- 2+ years of verifiable forklift experience
- Must be able to pass operational and written forklift KCM test
- Reliable regarding attendance and performance
- Adhere to safety rules of the plant – including PPE requirements
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.
