When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, at the time no one could have predicted how Teknor Apex would become an international custom compounder sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey that’s carried us through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China.

Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson sits at the helm, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships. These relationships are what allow us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customer’s create better products.

“Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals.”  ~Jon Fain

Join the Teknor Apex Team and you will enjoy many perks and benefits:

•   Medical, Dental, and Vision with extremely LOW deductibles
•   Low-cost insurance plan - 85% paid by the company
•   Wellness program to earn substantial discounts for medical premiums
•   Up to 7% Employer Contribution to 401K
•   Paid Vacation and Paid Holidays
•   $1000.00 Sign on Bonus paid out in three installments
•   Pay Increases throughout the first year of employment and annual merit increases
•   Employee Recognition Program – earn points to purchase a wide variety of amazing products

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate production equipment safely and efficiently.
• Maintain established quality standards.
• Take apart, clean, and reassemble equipment.
• Keep accurate records and notes on production sheets.
• Communicate with shift leaders about processing problems, trouble shoot and make permitted adjustments to equipment.
• Maintain housekeeping and 6S standards.
• Identify quality issues and attain established productivity standards.
• Understand and adhere to safety policies and procedures.
• Perform related responsibilities as required or directed. 
• This role is a full time position on-site and timely and regular attendance is crucial to the success of the role.
• There is mandatory overtime associated with the role depending upon the needs of the business.

Skills and Education Requirements:

• Prior manufacturing experience preferred.
• Forklift Experience preferred.
• Basic math, reading and writing skills
• Strong communication skills
• Attention to quality and detail
• Ability to troubleshoot processing problems
• Basic mechanical skills: hands-on working with tools, including but not limited to wrenches, scrappers, pliers etc.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 55 lbs. repetitively.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time, squat, bend, twist and turn as needed to perform the job. 
• Must be able to climb stairs multiple times throughout shift. 
• Must be able to wear required safety equipment.

Typical Shift Schedules:

2^nd – 3:00 pm – 11pm

3^rd – 11:00 pm – 7 am

• This role is a full-time position and on-site and, because this is a team approach to batch manufacturing, timely and regular attendance is crucial to the success of the role and the safety of the team
• The regular hours of the role are different for each shift but will always be 15 mins before production phase of the shift start
• There is mandatory overtime associated with the role depending upon the needs of the business because, with team-based batch manufacturing, batches must be manned for worker safety and may continue beyond the end of a scheduled shift or may require evening, night, or weekend rotations from each and every operator.

Teknor Apex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any protected status under state or federal laws. Must be 18 years of age or older to work at Teknor Apex.