Production Technician II
About The Position
The Production Technician II maintains machine-operation readiness by upholding safety, quality, and compliance standards. The role takes ownership of strategic and tactical machine-operation initiatives and serves as a liaison between production and technical support teams to promote equipment performance, product quality, and workplace safety. The technician operates production and secondary-operation equipment, maintains and monitors tooling, prepares equipment for production, inspects parts, and supports inventory and work-order processes. The position also contributes to continuous improvement, follows applicable safety and quality systems, reports machine or process concerns, and helps maintain clean, orderly work areas. The employee should be able to work with minimal supervision and provide technical assistance to team members as directed.
Requirements
- High school diploma or General Education Diploma (G.E.D.).
- At least 2 years of production machine-operator experience, or demonstrated knowledge and skills in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to maintain focus on tasks for up to four hours.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, visual aids, and work instructions, and to perform duties from memory, written instructions, or visual references.
- Skill using assembly and measuring tools, with the ability to perform statistical mathematics as needed.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English relative to the work responsibilities; ability to listen, translate information objectively, and build effective teams.
- Curiosity and drive to acquire knowledge and apply modern best practices.
- Ability to work effectively across all organizational levels and be a dependable team player.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative, and pay attention to detail.
- Ability to lift or move up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally; continuously use hands and fingers to manipulate components and tools; sit or stand for the length of the shift; bend and reach; and meet the stated vision and hearing requirements.
- Consistent attendance meeting or exceeding company standards.
Nice To Haves
- Technical school education.
Responsibilities
- Operate at least three production-technician specialties, such as cleaning, deburring, presses, tapping or locker machines, laser cutting, grooving, CNC, priming or painting, or other secondary equipment.
- Maintain tooling, monitor tool wear, oversee tooling installation for secondary-operation machinery when applicable, and perform setups as required.
- Recommend preventative maintenance for tooling and secondary-operation machinery as needed.
- Prepare and test equipment for safety and productivity before production runs when applicable.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute ideas for continuous improvement.
- Apply working knowledge of part numbers, materials, and processes.
- Monitor inventory and non-inventory material consumption to help prevent stockouts.
- Read and interpret technical drawings and work orders.
- Use basic computer skills to fulfill work-order requirements and verify count operations.
- Perform in-process and dimensional inspections of key characteristics and other attributes using devices such as micrometers, calipers, and optical measurement equipment.
- Conduct statistical process control (SPC), follow reaction plans, and execute control plans when required.
- Apply knowledge of ERP, scrap, and nonconformance (NCR) processes.
- Follow general safety and 6S organization practices, Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and Foreign Object Debris/Damage (FOD) requirements, and the Quality and Environment Management System (QEMS).
- Immediately report machine or process challenges and suspicious or hazardous conditions to a lead or manager.
- Comply with Click Bond policies and procedures to help assure safety and quality.
- Help maintain clean, orderly, and hazard-free work areas.
- Provide technical assistance to team members with their assignments as directed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
