Work at TIGHITCO

Please see our detailed hiring process below. Please work with the recruiting or hiring manager who has been in contact with you for next steps.

Candidates who are successful in our recruitment process take the proper time to complete each step of the process thoroughly and are true to themselves at each point. For our candidates and our company, it is in the best interest of both groups to identify if there is a true alignment between the individual and our company before we make a hiring decision. This usually leads to employees who enjoy their position at TIGHITCO and are able to grow within our company for a long time.

In most cases, you will have the opportunity to meet our hiring manager(s) through our recruitment process. Most times this will happen through an in-person interview unless we have to conduct it virtually.

We want our interview process to expose you to all the right people to determine if you are good fit for the position and company as well as a chance for you to ask questions and determine if this is the company you want to work for.

Our recruiting team receives hundreds of applications for each position, and we complete a thorough hiring process that typically includes multiple collaborative interviews. Timing varies based upon which positions are open for the locations and positions that you selected as your preferences during the application. The HR Manager will contact you with next steps.

The normal work schedule for all employees is 8 hours a day, 5 days a week (Monday through Friday). Staffing needs and operational demands may necessitate variations in starting and ending times, as well as variations in the total hours that may be scheduled each day and week.  

TIGHITCO is comprised of individuals working together for a common purpose. The contributions of each Employee in our company create our success. Every Employee is important; every Employee should be respected; every Employee should be given the opportunity to develop their full potential; every Employee is expected to contribute to the company’s success; every Employee should be honored for their efforts and contributions. Working relationships among Employees at TIGHITCO are based on trust. Trust is created by recognizing each other as individuals, helping out when and where needed, accepting help when and where needed, sharing knowledge and making a sincere effort to fulfill our responsibilities.

TIGHITCO is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company’s achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and other characteristics that make our employees unique.  

TIGHITCO diversity initiatives are applicable but not limited to our practices and policies on recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; social and recreational programs; layoffs; terminations; and the ongoing development of a work environment built on the premise of gender and diversity equity that encourages and enforces:

• Respectful communication and cooperation among all employees
• Teamwork and employee participation, permitting the representation of all groups and employee perspectives.
• Work/life balance through flexible work schedules to accommodate employees; varying needs
• Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote a greater understanding and respect for their diversity

TIGHITCO. is an equal opportunity employer with a standing policy of non-discrimination.  This means that all qualified persons are accorded an equal opportunity for employment or promotion without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, sex, age or any other legally recognized protected class.         

Team members have numerous opportunities to acquire detailed knowledge of our products, processes, and industry through varied work assignments, thereby making themselves more valuable to the company. TIGHITCO has no single path for advancement. It has opportunities for employees who develop themselves as individual contributors as well as those who move into supervision.

All employees may have the opportunity to get promoted if they are high performers, regardless of their tenure in the company.

TIGHITCO employees give 100% when they are in the office. By focusing on generating results as a team and as a company while we’re here, when you leave work for the day you can disconnect completely and enjoy all personal time however you wish.

Performance reviews are held annually, focusing on the past year’s accomplishments along with goals and development plans for the future.

The Performance Management Program consists of five major components:

• Defining Performance Standards
• Setting Goals and Metrics
• Annual Performance Evaluation
• Areas for Improvement

Most team members in technical and professional positions work about 40 hours per week. Manufacturing jobs often include overtime when business volume is high. Travel depends on the particular job and work at hand. Positions that might require travel include sales, marketing, engineering, and field service.