Project Engineering Tech

About Key Technology:

Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Products range from conveying digital sorting and process automation technology. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control continuous processing and longer machine life in processed fruits and vegetables nuts dried fruit fresh-cut produce and more. At Key we continually strive to find and fulfill our customers growing needs.

Key Technology in seeking a Project Engineering Technician to support our customer integrations team.The Project Engineering Technician designs modifies and creates equipment and structures in which they integrate into customer solutions.

Essential Skills and Responsibilities

• Reviews rough sketches drawings specifications and other engineering data received from Design Engineers Engineering Technicians and/or Project Engineers.
• Drafts detailed drawings of all necessary elements of a required design including but not limited to assemblies sub-assemblies weldments sheet metal flat patterns and installation drawings.
• Computes weights of components center of gravity speed and stroke using computer aided design tools.
• Create assemblies with multiple pieces of equipment at least 3 to 5 pieces of equipment.
• Develops detailed Bills of Materials.
• Works in cooperation with Sales Engineers Customer Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing External Customers and Vendors as required.
• Must recognize areas of technical requirements that need the advice and/or attention of qualified personnel.
• Create layouts / assemblies with 15 or more pieces of equipment.
• Own the layout of a single area in a processing plant.
• Participate with others in resolving customer issues.

Education and Experience

• Level 3: Associates degree (A. A.) in Mechanical Engineering Technology or equivalent from two-year college a minimum of seven years CAD drafting experience and a minimum of seven years of related machine design experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work with mathematical fundamentals of plane solid descriptive geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• AutoCAD Solidworks Navisworks Adobe are the primary software packages used by this position as well as MS Office products.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee is frequently required to stand sit kneel crawl and employee occasionally works at heights and is frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include closevision and color vision. The work environment includes noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Why Work at Key

Key Technology offers a competitive benefits package for all full-time employees including the following:

• Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage. Dental and vision coverage also offered and Flexible spending accounts or Health Savings Accounts when allowed by tax laws. Our HSA includes a matchup to $1000 annually
• Paid life insurance and disability insurance and options to purchase additional coverage
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Optional coverages include Long-term Care Accident Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401k plan with match
• Educational Assistance reimbursement
• Accrued paid time off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays annually

Work Environment

Key Technology maintains a drug-free workplace is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color national origin religion ancestry sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) age marital status disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression and other characteristics protected by law. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should contact the Key Technology Human Resources Department to request addition to federal law requirements Key Technology complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. Candidates must satisfactorily pass background check and post-offer drug screen prior to employment. Key Technology participates in E-Verify.