Design Technician Manufacturing

TS NCT; Kennebunk (ME); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HEF shareholder after one year

Job summary

Northeast Coating Technologies (NCT), part of the HEF Group, is seeking a design technician or engineer to design fixtures and machine components supporting PVD metal coating and salt bath nitriding operations.

The ideal candidate has 1-3 years’ experience working with fabricators and is hands-on on the production floor, collaborating with production and quality teams to deliver customer-focused results.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years’ experience with CAD and Solid Works and designed and ordered tooling.
• Worked with Fabricators and understand correct tolerances.
• Hands on and enthusiastic to learn on the floor and through different theoretical trainings.

Responsibilities

• Design tooling with CAD and especially SOLID WORKS.
• Design fixtures and machine components for PVD metal coating and Salt bath nitriding.
• Understand the needs on the production floor and design loads to maximize capacity.
• Work with different fabricators and provide accurate drawings with good tolerance.
• Hands on engagement regarding tooling and fixturing needs on the production floor.
• Learn all steps of the process in depth including polishing, degreasing, rinse, SBN treatment, oxidizing, quenching, oiling, etc.
• Work as a team with production and quality teams to achieve customer required deliverables.
• Create and manage technical documents
• Liaise with HEF Group Research & Development, and Application Engineering organizations to develop effective working relationships to enhance operational and coating information and application engineering exchange.
• Assist Operations and Sales in preparing price quotes based on quantity per batch by studying blueprints, plans, and related customer documents, consulting with engineers, and other technical personnel.
• Contribute to the assembly and installation of new equipment
• Support colleagues and other departments across the region as required
• Teamwork, flexibility, and commitment to learn and support

Skills

Hands-on

Teamwork

On-floor learning

Problem solving

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD

Job description

Desing technician (fixtures, and machine components)

Location: Kennebunk, ME, Northeast Coating Technologies

Travel: 25% National and International; https://www.northeastcoating.com/

About HEF Group

HEF Group is an employee-owned global leader in material science, surface treatment and coating.

HEF develops and delivers advanced tribology solutions, from R&D through industrial production, including Tribology Testing, Nitriding, PVD/DLC Coatings, and Friction Components, for 70 years +.

With close to 100 sites across 22 countries, HEF serves customers in automotive, aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, and mechanical markets. Learn more at hef-na.com or hef.group

Position Summary

Northeast Coating Technologies (NCT), part of the HEF Group, is seeking to hire a design technician or engineer to design fixtures and machine components supporting PVD metal coating and salt bath nitriding operations. The ideal candidate is a hands-on with 1-3 years’ experience working with fabricators. Being able to work closely with the team on the floor to understand the needs, the details, and the trouble shooting methods.

Reporting: to Regional Engineering manager

Key Responsibilities

• Design tooling with CAD and especially SOLID WORKS
• Design fixtures and machine components for PVD metal coating and Salt bath nitriding
• Understand the needs on the production floor and design loads to maximize capacity
• Work with different fabricators and provide accurate drawings with good tolerance
• Hands on engagement regarding tooling and fixturing needs on the production floor
• Learn all steps of the process in depth including polishing, degreasing, rinse, SBN treatment, oxidizing, quenching, oiling, etc.
• Work as a team with production and quality teams to achieve customer required deliverables.
• Create and manage technical documents
• Liaise with HEF Group Research & Development, and Application Engineering organizations to develop effective working relationships to enhance operational and coating information and application engineering exchange.
• Assist Operations and Sales in preparing price quotes based on quantity per batch by studying blueprints, plans, and related customer documents, consulting with engineers, and other technical personnel.
• Contribute to the assembly and installation of new equipment
• Support colleagues and other departments across the region as required
• Teamwork, flexibility, and commitment to learn and support

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years’ experience with CAD and Solid Works and designed and ordered tooling
• Worked with Fabricators and understand correct tolerances
• Hands on and enthusiastic to learn on the floor and through different theoretical trainings.

Salary commensurate with experience, along with comprehensive benefits, including:

• Opportunity to become an HEF shareholder after one year of employment.