Summer Help - Aviation

You want to love what you do and love where you work. Gentex gives you the best of both worlds. A global technology company headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, Gentex is an 8-time winner of the Top Workplaces in Michigan.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This role will serve as a temporary assignment at the Airport Hangar supporting our Aviation Department.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Provide support for assigned department, assisting with projects and other tasks.
• Contribute to effective and efficient business processes and continuous improvement projects.
• Work closely with manager and team members, shadowing, and training with them to learn about the role and department.
• Execute assigned tasks and/or projects and complete deliverables within allotted timeline.
• Communicate timely and effectively with teammates and leadership, any project questions, issues, or concerns.
• Assist with additional assignments as needed.

HOW YOU’LL DO IT

• Individual efficiency – effectively managing time and resources so that individual work is completed efficiently.
• Quality focus – promoting and maintaining high standards of work, looking for ways to improve products and services, while encouraging coworkers to do so as well.
• Attention to detail – ensuring information is complete and accurate; follows up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• Fostering teamwork – building effective partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Personal accountability – keeping promises and honoring commitments, accepting responsibility for one’s actions and assuming responsibility when dealing with problems, crises, and issues.
• Complying with all Company policies and procedures, safety regulations, company safety policies and safely perform all duties**,** including but not limited to, promoting a safe workplace.
• Maintaining high level of honesty, integrity, and confidentiality with respect to company matters

WHAT TO BRING

• Work authorization form from student’s current high school signed by a school representative and the Director of Talent Acquisition and/or other member of the Human Resources department. Alternatively, proof of graduation from high school.
• Must have excellent attendance.
• Ability to follow work instructions.
• Constant vigilance and ability to adhere to compliance with safety best practices, policies, and procedures.

POSITION RESTRICTIONS

• This role is limited to working no more than 24 hours/week while school is in session, and no more than 48 hours/week while school is not in session.
• The individuals in this role are limited to being assigned to first or second shift.
• This role is prohibited from working more than 6 days in a week.
• This role is prohibited from working more than 10 hours in a day.
• This role is prohibited from working an average of more than 8 hours per day in one week.
• This role is prohibited from working more than 5 hours continuously without a continuous 30-minute break or mealtime.

Gentex is an equal opportunity employer

Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.

Assistance

Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at [email protected]. Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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