NPI Mechanical Technician

Description

Position Description:
The NPI Mechanical Technician will support the New Product Introduction team with machining and assembling product components fixtures used to build products or parts for manufacturing equipment. They will also support the manufacturing team with fixtures and equipment that needs to be fixed or modified.
Additional responsibilities will consist of maintaining the equipment and tools in good working order requisitioning all job materials maintaining the schedule of work to be performed maintaining tool cribs / supplies of standard hardware assisting design engineers in making producible designs and training others to perform basic machining tasks.
Responsibilities:
Troubleshoot and repair assembly equipment in a timely manner.
Perform preventive maintenance on assembly equipment.
Support Production as required to keep product flowing.
Support and advance company safe work practices.
Suggest improvements to better the flow of the manufacturing process.
Participate in the continuous improvement process / manufacturing improvement teams.
Education and Experience:
High School diploma / GED / Vocational Technical Education is required.
Associates Degree in Electronics Mechanics or similar degree is preferred.
Previous experience within a manufacturing environment is a plus.
Required Skills:
CNC Milling Machine programming / setup / operation on fully and semi-automated 2 ½ axis
Experience setting up/operating manual and Prototrak 2 ½ axis CNC mills
Experience machining Aluminum Stainless Steel Plastics and occasionally Tool Steel
Strong electrical and/or mechanical aptitude.
Good troubleshooting skills.
Ability to work from electrical and mechanical schematics drawings sketches and/or verbal instructions.
High level of initiative and ability to prioritize tasks.
Analytical thinking and problem solving.
Strong organization skills: Workspace time management scheduling
Modify off-the-shelf tools for specialized applications