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Tekton

Manufacturer of professional-grade hand tools and storage

Manufacturing Operator

Part-Time
$18.50 - $24/hr+ $1.00/hour second-shift premium
Entry
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
In Person
Manufacturing & Production OperationsMachine & Process Operation
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Capable of working on your feet for the entire shift and repeatedly lifting 20–45 pounds.
  • Eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
  • For full-time positions, able to work an average of 40–45 hours per week; overtime is optional but may be required at times.
  • For part-time positions, able to work an average of 20 hours per week.
Responsibilities
  • Physically transform products using equipment such as pneumatic and hydraulic presses, fiber marking lasers, and electric benders, working consistently, accurately, and quickly while following established procedures and meeting quality standards.
  • Work at a fast and error-free pace.
  • Follow strict procedures to move and track physical inventory efficiently between bin locations and work cells.
  • Assist in designing, setting up, and optimizing new and existing processes.
  • Help manage and replenish work cell resources, including consumables, fixtures, and tooling.
  • Develop and execute preventative maintenance tasks on manufacturing equipment.
  • Understand quality expectations and take action when products do not meet the standard.
  • Keep the work cell and surrounding areas clean, organized, and safe.
  • Provide feedback on current processes and help the department create a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Rotate through several work areas during the first 30 days to become familiar with various production processes and equipment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Interested in machines, tools, and creating.
  • Aligned with the employer’s philosophy, ways of thinking, and work style.
  • Enjoy working at a fast pace.
  • Pay great attention to detail.
  • Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and empathy.

About the company

Tekton designs and manufactures professional-grade hand tools, including sockets, ratchets, wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, and tool storage systems, for both trade professionals and everyday users. The company sells a single, logically organized line of tools arranged by size and type, sourcing steel domestically and manufacturing select items in-house at its Grand Rapids, Michigan headquarters, while partnering with international suppliers for the rest of its lineup. What sets Tekton apart is its transparency, publishing country-of-origin details for every product, plus a no-time-limit, no-receipt warranty and same-day shipping. The goal is to build well-made, thoughtfully designed tools that reflect the idea that simpler is generally better and less is often more.

Company Size

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Company Stage

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Total Funding

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Headquarters

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Founded

2000

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • August 2026 LTS support through July 2027 gives enterprises a stable upgrade path.
  • CNCF incubation increases legitimacy and distribution across cloud-native buyers and contributors.
  • Pipelines-as-Code becoming official Tekton project broadens ecosystem and reduces dependence on core maintainers.

What critics are saying

  • GitHub Actions owns workflow mindshare; Tekton loses on simplicity and marketplace depth.
  • Tekton YAML remains verbose, so teams adopt higher-level wrappers instead of Tekton directly.
  • If Argo, Jenkins X, and OpenShift Pipelines shift away, Tekton becomes infrastructure plumbing only.

What makes Tekton unique

  • March 2026: CNCF accepted Tekton as an incubating Kubernetes-native CI/CD project.
  • Tekton v1.15.0 LTS ships end-to-end OpenTelemetry tracing and resilient resolution on August 18, 2026.
  • Tekton’s strength is cluster-native execution; it runs pipelines inside users’ Kubernetes infrastructure.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation

Flexible Work Hours

Tuition Reimbursement

401(k) Retirement Plan