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Fabricator-3rd Shift

Challenge Manufacturing
Spartanburg, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Feb 2026

About the role

Who We Are:
Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

What You'll Do:

  • Analyze blueprints, specifications, work orders to plan, layout, assembly, and welding operations. Will set up and operate welding equipment to weld, repair, join or fabricate parts by working off blueprints, sketches or verbal orders. 
  • Performs seam finishing, component fit-up, drilling and tapping and other minor machining functions, recommends tooling needed to save time. 
  • Moves material with appropriate equipment throughout the work area as needed (forklifts and crane, etc.) 
  • Completes standard job sheets for each job. 
  • Reports any discrepancies in material to management. 
  • Maintains tools, gauges and equipment in a clean, orderly and safe manner. 
  • Complies with company policies and procedures giving special attention to safety regulations. 

When and Where:

This will be a 3rd shift / 9:00 PM -5:00 AM Sunday -Thursday position located at our Plant in Spartanburg, SC 

Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests. 

What You Need to Have:

  • High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required. 
  • Three or more years of related work experience. 
  • Able to read blueprints. 
  • Knowledge of and experience with TIG, MIG, stick welding, riveting, and soldering, as well as calipers, and multiple measuring devices. 
  • Has high standards of performance for self.   
  • Takes responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes.  
  • Is thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of work. 
  • Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress.  
  • Maintains positive relationships by constructively resolving conflicts. 
  • Uses feedback from others to continuously improve performance and work relationships. 
  • Moves within own and/or other work areas (flexes) to support plant flow.  
  • Works with sense of urgency to meet needs of customers. 
  • Has necessary experience, skills, and knowledge to perform all aspects of job; rotates through all job responsibilities.   
  • Maint

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