If you are a team player with a good attitude, you are already on the path to success at Chandler Equipment.
“ It’ s a team effort here,” said Chris Chandler, CEO of the company.“ We all work as a team to achieve our company goals.”
The company manufactures vacuum tank components, mufflers, shutoffs and other parts for liquid-waste trucks, and high quality tool boxes at the company’ s facility in Springdale.
“ We take pride in the quality of what we manufacture,” said Kyle Roach, Chief Financial Officer.“ Our employees have to be about building quality products if they want to be on board.”
The company needs machinists who can operate computercontrolled cutting and bending machines, gas metal arc welders and fabricators, and robotic welding operators who can program the machines.
All start their career earning at least $ 15 per hour with pay rates climbing quickly for those who show their value.
“ After 90 days, the pay can go up really fast,” Chandler said.“ We like to promote from within.”
Ryan Black, 27, a Springdale High School graduate, started working in the Chandler warehouse in 2012. He earned a promotion to Purchasing Manager by improving inventory controls while working in the warehouse.
“ You do the best you can and people will take notice,” Black said.“ That is how the world works.”
“ When you know the parts and how everything works, you can focus on making areas more efficient, like cycle times for ordering,” Black said.
Darin Volkart began working for Chandler as a welder, but earned a promotion to head of quality control.
“ When Volkart finds a problem with a product, he not only makes sure the problem is fixed, he checks to see if there is a problem in the manufacturing process. Volkart finds the defect and tracks it to its source. He is a problem solver. He doesn’ t come to us to tell him how to fix it. He finds the proper solution,” Roach said.
“ You need to beat the job description,” Black said.“ You need to do a lot more.”
If you want to acquire the skills needed to start a career with the company, Chandler recommends taking metal working courses such as welding and CNC( computer numerical control) machine operation and robotic programming.
Black suggests learning about supply chain management and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Welders can be trained, but attitudes are harder to change, Chandler said.
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