Our Culture
At New Leader Manufacturing, we’re not just another workplace — we’re a community dedicated to excellence. For seven consecutive years, we have been named one of Iowa’s Top Workplaces, awarded by the Des Moines Register.
What Our Employees Say
Why Join Our Team?
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: you’re never “just another number.” Everyone knows one another by name—from leadership to part-time help and everywhere in between. And the care we have for our team members starts from day one.
Work-Life Balance
We understand the importance of work-life balance. To ensure our employees can enjoy life away from the office, we offer:
- Summer Hours
- Work From Home & Flex-Time
- Volunteer & Paid Time Off
Benefits
Healthy employees are happy employees! NLM offers benefits that give our team (and their families) the tools they need to live healthy lives.
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
- Employee Wellness Program
- Gym Membership
- Company-Matched HSA Contributions
- 401K Match
- Profit Sharing Program
Compensation
and Awards
Hard work should be rewarded. Period. We show our employees that we value them by offering:
- Competitive Wages
- Safety Incentives
- Tuition Reimbursement
Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of New Leader Manufacturing.
Interested in a Welding Career?
If you’re a high school junior or senior interested in welding courses, then we encourage you to check out NLM's Youth Weld Apprenticeship! Not only is this program a great way to explore your interests, but you also get to work alongside some of the most skilled welders in the area while gaining insight into the industry.
A Commitment to Culture
Our employees are at the heart of our business and the driving force behind our success. In addition to the benefits listed above, we strive to create an environment where every member of our team can learn, grow, and achieve their full potential.
For this reason, we established our 5 Tenets of Success:
Act like an owner.
Not just a job description and never just a number; we are leaders, whether by title or by contribution, who take responsibility for our successes and failures.
Be interested. Stay interested.
We commit to breaking down traditional barriers and punching through walls that haunt our industry to learn about each other’s roles, needs, and successes. As a culture and as a company, we rise or fall together.
Create change. Start with yourself.
As individuals, we lead change through proactive communication and action rather than waiting for change to come to us.
Seek new perspectives.
We believe better ideas can come from unlikely places. Through cross-functional teaming, we bring fresh perspectives to our culture, business, and brands.
Fail fast. Learn fast.
Innovation doesn’t come without some pain. We fearlessly forge ahead with an accelerated learning curve to deliver better ideas and implement better practices.
Each tenet serves as a reminder to take a stake in the work we do, ask questions, and never settle for the status quo—because, without challenge, there would never be change. And without change, there can’t be innovation.
We believe in people, especially our people, and we want you to learn, grow, and excel in your career. We’re happy to help you get there—that’s the New Leader difference.
Are you the missing piece to our puzzle? Let’s find out.
Questions? Contact us at careers@newleader.com.