Current Positions
Automated Welding Machine Operator
Rapid City, South Dakota•Full-time
CNC Machinist
Rapid City, South Dakota•Full-time
Why join us?
Truly, RPM & Associates is the best at what we do! We take great pride in our motto, "The Best is Barely Good Enough!". We are always looking at ways to improve, training our employees, investing in new technology, and listening to our customers. If you join the RPM Team, you will be stepping into a family of hardworking professionals who will help you on your road to success!
About RPM & Associates, Inc.
RPM & Associates, Inc. was founded in 1982 by Rob Mudge, Deb Mudge and Rob's parents, Jim and Phyllis Mudge. RPM & Associates, Inc. is a manufacturing firm located in Rapid City and is a South Dakota corporation. Its core customers are coal fired power plants, mining operations, cement plants, as well as providing solutions for a variety of other customers.
RPM’s MISSION
RPM & Associates provides the highest-quality manufactured solutions to valued power, mining, and other diverse customers, while striving to help them reduce their operational life-cycle costs. RPM’s most important resource, our innovative employees, have the opportunity for both personal and professional growth while ensuring RPM remains a world-class problem solver! For RPM, “Being the Best is Barely Good Enough!”
RPM’s MISSION
RPM & Associates provides the highest-quality manufactured solutions to valued power, mining, and other diverse customers, while striving to help them reduce their operational life-cycle costs. RPM’s most important resource, our innovative employees, have the opportunity for both personal and professional growth while ensuring RPM remains a world-class problem solver! For RPM, “Being the Best is Barely Good Enough!”
Our Values
RPM’s CORE VALUES
RPM & Associates was founded on four basic principles: Safety, Quality, Production, and Profit. We embrace these core values in our employees, workplace culture, and customer relationships.
Safety – “SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. THERE IS NO JOB WE HAVE EVER DONE NOR WILL WE EVER DO THAT IS WORTH SOMEONE GETTING HURT OVER. QUITE FRANKLY, AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED, THAT JOB DOES NOT EXIST” - ROBERT P MUDGE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
Quality – “The best is barely good enough” RPM is focused on producing the best solution / product at the most cost-effective price for the customer
Production – RPM’s Team utilizes specialized equipment, automation & controls along with a professional work ethic
Profit – When the first three values of Safety, Quality, and Production are embraced, a reasonable profit follows
Our Culture
RPM & Associates' culture is one of professionalism. We take pride in our people, our facility, and our products & services! Our RPM Team looks out for one another, help each other, and everyone "pulls the wagon" to help facilitate the company's success!