Manufacturing Technician

RK Industries • Aurora, CO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Technician supports the Manufacturing Engineering team in developing, executing, and continuously improving manufacturing processes for RK Mission Critical’s modular power and data center products. Working hands-on in a factory environment, the technician supports design-for-manufacturability initiatives, process validation, tooling implementation, and build sequencing, and provides feedback between engineering and production.

The role involves supporting production and engineering builds, documenting observations and issues, collecting data for time studies and root-cause investigations, and helping maintain process documentation. The technician collaborates with production personnel, quality, and engineering to support safe, repeatable builds and continuous improvement. The position is based in an office environment in Aurora, Colorado, is not telecommuting, and may require occasional travel between corporate offices and jobsites in the Greater Denver Area during work hours.

Requirements

• Technical certificate, associate degree, or equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience.
• 2–5+ years of experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, or assembly environment.
• Ability to read and interpret basic engineering drawings and work instructions.
• Hands-on experience with hand tools, power tools, and basic fabrication equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and attention to detail.
• Comfort working in a factory environment and supporting hands-on builds.
• Willingness to learn lean manufacturing principles and manufacturing engineering concepts.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to provide constructive feedback to engineering teams.
• Ability to follow procedures, document work, and support process discipline.
• Working knowledge of trade materials and tools.
• Ability to work outside and inside, including in dusty, noisy, hazardous, high, tight, or confined locations and adverse conditions; climb, balance, squat, kneel, and crouch; and work in all types of weather.
• Ability to lift and carry 51 to 75 pounds occasionally, exert 31 to 45 pounds of force frequently, and exert greater than negligible up to 16 to 22 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Reliable means of transportation to and from the Aurora work location.
• Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship; sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in modular, electrical, or industrial manufacturing, fabrication, or assembly.

Responsibilities

• Support Manufacturing Engineers in setting up, validating, and improving assembly and integration processes for modular products.
• Assist with production build sequencing, standard work instructions, and transition of critical-to-quality characteristics from design to production.
• Support process trials, pilot builds, and engineering builds, documenting observations and issues.
• Assist with time studies, cycle-time measurements, and data collection for lean initiatives.
• Review work instructions, shop drawings, and build documentation and provide design-for-manufacturability feedback.
• Identify and escalate manufacturing issues, defects, and inefficiencies observed on the production floor.
• Support root-cause investigations by collecting data, testing corrective actions, and validating improvements.
• Help maintain process documentation, including work instructions, standard work, and process change records.
• Collaborate with production personnel, quality, and engineering to support safe and repeatable builds.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives driven by Manufacturing Engineering.
• Comply with company policies and procedures and support workplace safety, including stopping work when an unsafe condition is present and notifying a supervisor.
• Maintain prompt, punctual, and regular attendance during core business hours.
• Travel occasionally between corporate offices and jobsites within the Greater Denver Area during work hours.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits to support employee growth and well-being.
• Hands-on training and development opportunities through RK University, including leadership and technical learning opportunities.
• Accredited apprentice program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree