Youth Apprenticeship

Overview

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

• A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
• Fair and competitive compensation.
• Career development, mentoring and opportunities to grow.

You willwork alongside experienced manufacturing professionals to assemble, fabricate, and paint high quality towing accessories. The Youth Apprenticeship focuses on in-depth safety practices, lean manufacturing principles, quality standards and manufacturing processes.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintain academic skills and attendance at high school to remain on track for high school graduation.
• Participate in progress reviews.
• Exhibit maturity and responsibility to meet requirements of employment.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and leadership.
• Complete all tasks in timely manner.
• Adhere to all safety policies of Lippert and the Youth Apprenticeship Program.
• Tasks may include welding, basic machine operation, lifting/stacking of parts, racking/un-racking of parts, labeling parts, packaging parts for shipment.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Basic computer skills.
• Organization
  
  Skills:
  
  Maintain clean and organized workspace.
• Cross-functional skills: Ability to work and handle multiple job assignments.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to communicate within a team setting.

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires 98% standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping or crouching, lifting a minimum of 50lbs occasionally. In addition, this position requires repetitive use of hands to operate machines. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

This is a hourly position working a minimum of 24 hours a week.

There are no travel requirements for this position.

Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status,…