Learn. Grow. Advance.
The Avalign business model is built around providing P2P Partnership with our clients. Meaning that we partner with our customers to deliver their product to market from prototype to production (P2P). This full lifecycle product management philosophy is at the core of what we do and gives us the ability to think about the product with a long-term lens.
We approach our relationship with our employees with the same mindset. Adopting our own employee lifecycle model, we want you to feel our commitment to your development from the moment you step into our plant to your last day in the office. Our employee lifecycle model is simple – Learn. Grow. Advance.
Every employee, like every client, needs a customized career path and here at Avalign, custom is in our DNA.
Onboarding
Every employee who joins Avalign has an onboarding plan designed to provide the tools needed to do your job from Day 1 to Day 365. We ensure all employees understand our business, receive on-the-job training and have time with peers/leaders to address questions. We look for folks who are naturally curious and seek to understand whether working a forklift or polishing spinal implants.
Training
Our plant leaders take pride in building excellent teams. With our commitment to innovation, this requires flexible and eager employees who can embrace process, system and equipment change on an almost monthly basis. We take the time to teach, provide ample opportunities to learn and hold our employees accountable to results.
Internships
We know that there are a lot of opportunities for highly skilled candidates in our markets. That's why we sponsor internship programs designed to build the future talent pipeline for our company and our industry. We work closely with local technical high schools to provide high-tech manufacturing internship experiences. Our partnerships in schools like the Auburn Technical School in Mentor, OH helps students get real-life factory experience and exposure to advanced technologies that can help shape their interest in our industry.
Apprenticeships
We provide apprenticeship opportunities for recent graduates of technical college, university, and masters programs.Each of our plants have connections with local schools and have the autonomy to develop a program that is reflective of their communities needs.
Career Coaching
Our performance management approach isn’t just about a rating score at the end of the year. Our leaders are committed to providing daily, weekly and monthly feedback to employees to encourage high performance and professional growth.
Career Pathing
Our plant and HR leadership works with you to develop a career path that aligns with your goals. We have many success stories of employees being promoted to management, transferred to another department or relocated. Regardless of your path, the fastest way to advance at Avalign is to be excellent at your job today. Employees dedicated to precision, integrity and customer service in their current jobs have more opportunity to grow on their terms. We’ve heard it countless times from our employees, the only limit to your growth is you.
Continuing Education
Having a culture focused on curiosity means that we value quality knowledge and continued education. We invest upfront in our employees training and do everything we can to provide meaningful education at our plants. We work with our employees on a case-by-case basis to identify if additional certifications or coursework is needed for his/her development at Avalign.
When making the decision to invest in our employee’s education through tuition or certification reimbursement we look for alignment of corporate goals, direct application to his/her job and a commitment to excellence.
