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# General Application at Tekton

- **Company:** Tekton
- **Location:** Grand Rapids, MI
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2020-04-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/tekton/dbecf4a5-f767-4898-bc4d-9bdbab589597

## About Tekton

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: TEKTON designs and manufactures high-quality hand tools and tool organization systems for professionals and serious DIYers, sold direct-to-consumer and through authorized dealers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (family-owned, bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
- **Founded**: 1963
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (family-owned business)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Hand tools manufacturing and retail (ecommerce)
- Target customers: B2C (professional tradespeople, serious DIYers, hobbyists) and B2B (via authorized dealers)
- Mission statement: "To make the world's best hand tools accessible to every person."

## Products & Services
- **Sockets & Ratchets**: Systems of hand drive sockets and ratchets, including impact sockets, organized logically by size and type.
- **Wrenches**: A full line of wrenches, with U.S.-sourced steel for in-house production.
- **Screwdrivers & Pliers**: Core hand tool categories with a focus on classic design and refined function.
- **Tool Organization**: Stacking tool boxes and drawers built on the L-BOXX platform, with custom-cut foam inserts to keep every tool in place.
- **Sets**: Assembled sets from individual components to maintain consistency; no sizes are skipped, even rare ones.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private, family-owned)
- **Key Metric**: Not publicly available (revenue is not disclosed)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (bootstrapped, family-owned)
- **Growth Signals**: Growing U.S. manufacturing operations (cutting, engraving, polishing steel, molding plastic, finishing and assembly); 152 total employees; actively hiring across multiple departments; expanding its product lineup with a focus on U.S.-sourced materials for in-house production.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Family-Owned & Independent**: Not beholden to outside investors, allowing long-term product quality and design decisions over short-term profit.
- **Best-in-Class Warranty**: "Best warranty service in the industry" — no time limits, no receipts required, and free shipping on replacements within the U.S. and Canada.
- **Orderly Tool System**: A single, consistent line of tools organized logically by size and type, making it easy for users to invest in a complete system.
- **U.S. Manufacturing**: In-house manufacturing with U.S.-sourced steel for wrenches, picks, hooks, and pry bars; an industry leader in agile manufacturing methods for fast engineering improvements.
- **Transparent Sourcing**: Clearly lists country of origin for every tool on its website; 81% made in Taiwan, 12.5% in the U.S., with the remainder from Canada, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and Slovakia.

## Strategic Focus
- **Growing U.S. Manufacturing**: Expanding in-house production capabilities to increase the percentage of tools made in the United States.
- **Direct-to-Consumer Model**: Prioritizing Tekton.com for same-day shipping and direct customer relationships, while maintaining an authorized dealer network.
- **Product System Expansion**: Continuing to build out a complete, organized tool system with no skipped sizes, targeting professionals and serious users.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Be Authentic" — a welcoming, fulfilling, and honest work environment with smart, hard-working, creative people. Emphasis on collaboration, candor, and dedication.
- **Work Policy**: On-site roles in Grand Rapids, MI. Openings include Fulfillment, Manufacturing (CNC, Finishing, General, Sewing), Product Development, Technology (Software Developer), Ecommerce (Photographer/Videographer, Technical Marketing), and User Services (Support Specialist).
- **Compensation**: Pay is based on contribution and effectiveness, not tenure. "Impressive compensation for impressive performance."
- **Onboarding**: Immersive onboarding with hands-on experience across all departments and meetings with key leaders.
- **Career Development**: Encourages ownership of projects and processes; supports growth of abilities and skills, even if that means moving to a new role inside or outside Tekton.
- **Benefits (Full-Time)**: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance; HSA contribution; paid holidays and PTO; tuition reimbursement; paid family leave.
- **Benefits (Part-Time)**: PTO.
- **Engineering Culture**: In-house manufacturing and agile methods mean engineers and product developers have direct, hands-on impact on physical product design and production.

## Sources
1. [tekton.com - About Us](https://www.tekton.com/about-us)
2. [tekton.com - Careers](https://www.tekton.com/careers)
3. [jobs.lever.co/tekton - Current Openings](https://jobs.lever.co/tekton)
4. [tekton.com - Homepage](https://www.tekton.com/)
5. [builtin.com - Tekton Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/tekton)

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