Employment and Benefits

We believe the people at Rio Grande make us different from most other companies. They are our most valuable asset. That's why we are always looking for people who will go the extra mile for the customer and the project.

General Employment

Rio Grande is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Decisions on hiring and promotion are based only on your ability to perform the job. We welcome, promote and extend benefits to people of any religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin and age. Persons with disabilities will be given equal opportunity as far as their abilities allow.

We believe people perform their best in jobs they really like and where they have opportunities for personal and professional growth. Our associates are a very important part of our success, and we work hard to provide a very open, caring work environment.

Because of our unique management style and high expectations regarding participation in the management of the business, Rio Grande takes great care to evaluate each applicant for the competencies necessary to be a successful partner in our business.

When you apply for employment with Rio Grande, you will be asked to complete three assessments which take approximately
1–1-1/2 hours to complete. They include:

• An honesty and integrity assessment.
• A vocational placement indicator.
• A number perception assessment.

Why do we ask you to complete this process?

The vocational placement indicator helps us to place associates in teams where they are most likely to experience the greatest collaboration, creativity and job satisfaction. Diversity, teamwork and high energy are the building blocks of our creative environment, and using a vocational placement indicator helps our candidates be successful more quickly.

Company Benefits

Rio Grande offers a wide range of benefits including:

• Excellent health and dental coverage for each associate and his or her children. Rio Grande pays premiums for associate and dependents. The health plan includes vision care reimbursement. (Spouses pay a small premium to be covered).
• Paid holidays, vacations and personal time.
• Vacation: One week paid vacation after the first year and one week every six months thereafter.
• Anniversary holiday: 8 hours every year beginning on the first anniversary of employment.
• Vacation and anniversary holiday hours are not "use it or lose it!" They accrue and are carried over. If you accrue over 200 hours, you are paid for hours over 200.
• Monday through Friday work week.
• 401(k) Plan. The Bell Group will match 100% of an associates contribution to the 401(k) up to 3% of the associate's salary.
• Education Reimbursement. We want all associates to work on personal development, so Rio Grande pays for education credits on a grade basis-for university or technical institute study-regardless of whether it is directly related to your job at Rio Grande.
• Drug-free work environment.
• Credit Union membership.

Functional Areas

Rio Grande is one of the most vertically integrated jewelry equipment manufacturers and distributors in the world. Just take a look at the incredible list of functional areas in which our associates are busy working every day! Click Here.