Manufacturing Technician

About This Role

This Manufacturing Technician role provides daily support and collaboration with production teams. It involves the planning, design, implementation, and maintenance of integrated production systems to ensure high levels of safety, quality, cost, and delivery performance for processes and products in the compact equipment industry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by implementing, maintaining, and aligning processes with health and safety policies and regulations
• Develop and maintain manufacturing process documentation and instructions
• Design, fabricate, and maintain manufacturing tooling, fixtures, and equipment
• Assist in the generation of time, cost, and resource estimates for proposed projects
• Participate in layout and workstation improvement activities
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and projects across multiple departments
• Work with the operations team to continuously improve safety and quality
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and increase throughput
• Review and analyze new and existing product designs regarding process, tooling, labor, and cost impacts
• Make recommendations to improve manufacturability, improve quality, and to reduce costs
• May perform other responsibilities and special projects as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalence
• One (1) year of related manufacturing experience
• Familiarity with computers including MS Office
• Experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Hands-on fabrication skills such as plasma cutting, forming, machining, welding, and general assembly
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and design intent
• Strong verbal, written, listening, and presentation skills including the ability to teach others
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and have a high level of initiative to resolve problems and drive improvements
• Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships and teams both inside and outside of the organization
• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple tasks and meeting timelines
• Strong hands-on mechanical and fabrication abilities
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Nice to have:

• Technical Diploma or Certificate in a related field
• Three (3) years of Manufacturing, R&D, Test, or Quality technician experience
• Experience with industrial manufacturing methods such as laser cutting, forming, machining, welding, paint processes, and assembly tooling and practices
• Experience with lean manufacturing, 5S, and Kaizen concepts and goals
• Experience with Creo and Windchill or other solid modeling and PLM software
• Experience with interpreting engineering drawings including GD&T

Important Details

• Schedule: Monday - Thursday
• Department: Industrial Engineering Operations

About the Company

Yanmar Compact Equipment North America designs, manufactures, and supports a complete range of compact equipment including compact track loaders, mini excavators, wheel loaders, and construction equipment for use in markets such as construction, landscaping, utility, land management, and agriculture. The products are sold primarily through a third-party, independent dealer network.