Craigs - Prototype Shop Technician

Burton • Burlington, VT

44d • Onsite

About The Position

At Burton, we are a purpose-led brand rooted in snowboarding and the outdoors. We fight for the future of our people, planet, and sport. We aim to maximize our positive social impact and minimize our negative environmental impact while delivering high-quality performance products. As a global leader in snowboarding, we’re committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion for the long-term health of our company, sport, and community. Through these efforts, we aim to make snowboarding and the outdoors accessible to all. Burton’s Prototype Shop Technicians are key team members of our Advanced Concept and Development Center Prototype Facility. In this role, you will be responsible for over-all prototyping duties while concurrently bringing together prototyping, manufacturing, and technology. You will share your knowledge and experience in all aspects of the snowboard manufacturing process. You will have the opportunity to embrace and drive new manufacturing technologies and share your knowledge of alternative manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• A depth of experience, knowledge and skill in a technical/functional area including materials, construction and manufacturing process.
• Proven hands-on experience in manufacturing, materials, or product construction—ideally within the snowboard or hardgoods space.
• A keen eye for quality, efficiency and attention to detail.
• The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
• The ability to develop, support, or sponsor the introduction of new and improved methods, products, procedures, or technologies that meet a customer need.
• The ability and desire to work cooperatively with others to improve overall team performance. The ability to demonstrate desire, skill, and success in getting groups to work together.
• The ability to methodically problem solve and to identify work to be done on a project and/or issues that may impede its completion; the ability to act before the situation requires it.

Nice To Haves

• The ability to read engineering requirements/CAD and translate into a design is a plus.
• Knowledge of CNC machining, snowboard machinery, and programming is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform the physical labor to create snowboard prototypes, including lay-up, grinding, finishing, and procurement.
• Complete a job request from start to finish, building to an engineering design request to meet the desired outcome.
• Run and maintain equipment, including woodworking and metalworking machines like routers, shapers, sanders, and grinders.
• Participate in the Burton Protoshop’s on-going desire for efficiency and innovation by bringing new ideas and manufacturing experience.
• Be responsible for the “design for manufacturing” process.
• Utilize craftsmanship and hands to create new processes and prototypes.
• Utilize and share your experience in building snowboards and snowboard processing.
• Utilize and share your experience in materials and construction.
• Other duties may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed