Sheet Metal Associate - Topeka, KS

Goodyear. More Driven.

Base Pay: $39.06/hr plus shift differential of $0.32/hr

Shifts: 2^nd 3^rd & Rotating – must be available to work any shift as shifts are not guaranteed until start

Benefits: Competitive total rewards program for employees that promotes personal health, assists employees in maintaining a healthy balance between work and life and meets the diverse personal and professional needs.

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life insurance plans available at day 31 of employment
• 401K
• Paid vacation & holidays  after completing probationary period  (60 days or 480 hours worked)
• Employee discounts and wellness programs

For more than a century, Goodyear has led the industry in manufacturing innovative tires that deliver the highest level of performance for everything from passenger cars and trucks to airplanes, heavy-duty mining equipment, and racecars. We are devoted to advancing tire technology, applying our innovations to new products that deliver confident mobility for drivers everywhere. If you are looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career path, you will enjoy being a part of the team.  

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Position Description:

As a Sheet Metal Associate, you will be responsible for troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and repair of sheet metal equipment, products, and structures in the Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant.  You will also promote safety, environmental stewardship, and housekeeping throughout the facility.

Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Plan, lay out, fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal parts, products, and equipment, utilizing knowledge of working characteristics of metallic and non-metallic materials, machining and lay out techniques, using hand-tools, power tools, machines, and equipment.
• Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, or products specifications to determine sequence and methods of fabrication, assembling, and installing sheet metal products.
• Lay out and mark dimensions and reference lines on materials, apply knowledge of shop mathematics and lay-out techniques to develop and trace patterns to product or parts.
• Set up and operate fabricating machines such as shears, brakes, presses, and forming rolls, to cut, bend, block and form or straighten materials.
• Shape materials over anvil, block, or other forms, using hand tools. Trim, file, grind, buff, and smooth surfaces, using hand tools and portable power tools. Weld, solder, bolt, rivet, screw, clip, caulk, and bond component parts to assemble products, using hand tools, power tools, and equipment.
• Inspect assemblies and installation for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments required.
• Abide by safe work standards including Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), Fall Protection, Confined Spaces, and appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Adhere to Goodyear's attendance policy.
• Perform a variety of manual tasks in varying temperatures for extended periods of time, which may include lifting light to heavy materials, climbing, standing, squatting, bending, and working at heights when applicable.

Basic Qualifications: 

• HS Diploma/GED
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship now or in the future.
• Required to lift heavy materials, climb, stand, squat, bend, and work at heights with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must be able to successfully complete all post-offer, pre-employment contingencies.
• Ability to work any and/or rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, or overtime if applicable.
• Basic computer skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in industrial manufacturing environment
• Completion of an Apprenticeship Program or other formal technical training
• Journeyman's card

Candidate Criteria:

• Self-motivated: demonstrates appropriate initiative with or without direct supervision
• Hard worker: someone who works diligently to get tasks completed.
• Adaptability: the ability to make changes, and to be successful in changing environments
• Team player: an associate who can be counted on to assist the company in being successful whether working on a team or individual projects.
• Ability to review, analyze, and interpret information, identify problems, and make decisions.
• Commitment to working safely.

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies.  It employs about 62,000 people and manufactures its products in 46 facilities in 21 countries around the world.  Its two Innovation Centres in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to   www.goodyear.com/corporate.

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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