Job Description
Technician
The Technician aids the Manufacturing Leader, Project Team Lead, and/or the Senior Technician in the assembly and electrical controls through the build portion of a project.
The Technician commits to following our Guiding Principle “Harmonizing Commitments and Plans.” This ensures that we do right by our customers and strive to meet and/or exceed expectations using backward integration steps, ensuring the goal is our starting point.
During some portions of the manufacturing process, the Technician may work autonomously.
Your Role
Must be willing to accept and receive frequent supervision and assistance regarding daily tasks.
Basic knowledge of industrial mathematics, print reading, wiring, pneumatics, hydraulics and machining theory related to projects.
Applies basic and advanced theory related to assembly, controls and machining.
Alignment and support of each of the seven guiding principles.
Is responsible for the layout, wiring, testing, and occasional design of low and high voltage electrical panels that may include PLC’s, machine controllers, motion controllers, variable frequency drives (VFD’s) and other components commonly found in electrical control systems.
Panel specification and panel layout design.
Under the guidance and direction of experienced personnel, learns skills related to both manufacturing and controls.
Works from blueprints, drawings, schematics, diagrams and manufacturer specifications.
Learns safe operation of, receives practical experience on: drills, manual lathes, mills, overhead cranes, hand tools, pipe bending equipment, tacking/welding, material specs and coatings.
Measures, marks, and scribes metal stock for drilling/machining and electrical layouts.
Works with the manufacturing team to debug equipment.
Communicates with co-workers and leaders to receive instructions and coordinate activities.
Regular and predictable attendance.
Endeavors to achieve assembly/controls time standards on all routings.
Maintains the work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follows prescribed safety regulations. Supports and maintains sound housekeeping standards aligned with 5S applications.
Comply with entire Quality Assurance (Q/A) manual to assure shipping of exclusive high-quality products.
Travel to customer site to assist in installation, trouble shooting and machine set-up.
It is the responsibility of all employees to be aware of DT Engineering’s quality policy, objectives, guiding principles and departmental work instructions relative to their position. All employees have a role in quality and the performance of each employee directly impacts the financial goals of DT Engineering and customer satisfaction.
Additional (Non-Essential) Responsibilities:
Learns basic wiring, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
Performs other duties as required.
Demonstrate financial acumen appropriate for this position.
This is a full-time position. Occasional overtime, evening, weekend, and holidays as required per business needs.
Qualifications:
Two years’ experience in a manufacturing environment consisting of one or more of the following: custom assembly operations, tool and die operations, machining operations, electrical controls and associated support level requirements.
Vocational, technical, or trade school certifications preferred.
Demonstrated mechanical/electrical controls aptitude.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated competence in industrial math applications
Basic/Advance understanding of Geometric Dimensioning Tolerancing (GD&T).
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead, and bend to floor.
Exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Near visual acuity for reading machine dial gauges, blueprints, and precision measuring instruments used in the inspection of parts.
Ability to monitor machine sounds to identify and diagnose changes in order to take appropriate action.
Must be able to tolerate elevated noise levels from operating machines, physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts, breathing fumes, dust, and mist and skin exposure to oils and cutting fluids.
Mobility to travel to customer site and to various internal departments, and by vehicle or plane for extended periods of time.
Tolerance to stress associated with conflict resolution and problem solving
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Your Characteristics
Guiding Principles: Alignment and support of each of the (7) guiding principles by your demonstrated actions on a personal, team, and leadership basis; Does not hesitate to address all actions in conflict with these principles.
Cultural Leadership: Has personal characteristics that others choose to emulate; Creates non-linear results and expects this of his/her subordinates and/or team members; Effectively addresses introspect and adjusts accordingly.
Environment & Culture: Established as a change agent from a motivating perspective and achieves noticeable results; a “no quitter, can do” attitude.
Customer Attraction: Demonstrates unwavering approach in harmonizing commitments and plans with the starting point being the end-goal; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Current & Future Positioning: Achieves deep and nuanced insight into the future; directs forward looking generational solutions.
Financial Leverage: Protects the model without help from the economy; has an in-depth grasp of operating the company with sound fiscal principles and ownership mentality.
Desert Island Credibility: Demonstrates consistent success under all conditions.
Education/Experience: Sufficiently educated and/or experienced in your area(s) of expertise to operate at a world class level.