Manufacturing Technician

Required Skills & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5+ years of high-volume manufacturing experience
• Machine setup, operation, and changeover experience
• Preventative maintenance and equipment troubleshooting experience
• Experience with measurement tools and quality inspections
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics
• Comfortable using hand tools
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Reliable transportation between Roselle and Itasca if needed Comfortable working 2nd shift and occasional mandatory overtime

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Cold heading, thread rolling, or fastener manufacturing experience
• Experience inspecting tooling
• Experience with equipment upgrades/installations 6S manufacturing experience

Job Description

Our established manufacturing client is looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Technician to set up, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment that produces fasteners for commercial construction. They need someone who can do more than just operate machinery. This person should understand setups/changeovers, basic maintenance, troubleshooting, and quality inspections.

• Performs setup and operates a variety of in-lined equipment to cold head, point and thread-roll fasteners for commercial construction applications.
• Perform routine and non-routine maintenance on equipment, including preventive maintenance tasks.
• Performs quality checks in adherence to specifications sheets including first piece approval; will also be responsible for documentation.
• Drives safety practices and procedures including identifying safety hazards.
• Analyze and troubleshoot production and equipment failures.
• Perform full inspection of all incoming tooling.
• Responsible for monitoring the performance of production equipment and supporting implementation of upgrades and enhancements to equipment and fixtures.
• Assist with the installation of equipment as needed.
• Ensures all housekeeping practices and procedures are met.
• Performs 6-S activities and improvements as required.
• Conducts final inspections of all finished products and signs off on compliance with specifications.
• Works with and trains other team members and participates in team events and meetings. Must be willing and able to work as machine operator running lines.