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Tekton

Manufacturer of professional-grade hand tools and storage

Fulfillment Specialist

Part-Time
$17.50 - $23/hr
Entry
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
In Person
Warehouse & FulfillmentPicking & Packing
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Able to use basic technology effectively, including email and the warehouse management system.
  • Capable of working on their feet for the entire shift and repeatedly lifting 20–45 pounds.
  • Eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
  • Full-time employees are required to work an average of 40–45 hours per week; part-time employees are required to work an average of 20 hours per week and at least two Saturdays each month.
  • Schedules may be adjusted to accommodate scheduling conflicts.
Responsibilities
  • Consistently execute core fulfillment processes: receive and replenish inventory, pack and ship end-user orders, process and prepare bulk dealer orders, and assemble and package finished goods.
  • Keep the workstation and surrounding areas clean and organized.
  • Use tape dispensers, blades, handheld scanners, and other required equipment proficiently and safely.
  • Follow all company and warehouse-specific safety guidelines.
  • Identify process constraints in the Fulfillment Center and contribute to continuous improvement.
  • Train in each of the four core areas during the first 30 days: Dealer Order Fulfillment, Direct Order Fulfillment, Assembly, and Receiving and Putaway.
  • After 30 days of employment, meet with the supervisor and Human Resources to discuss how the role is going.

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