Engineering Technician-UniSite Design

PlayCore Holdings, Inc.; Denton (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Accident insurance

Critical illness insurance

Hospital indemnity

Identity protection

Pet insurance

Education reimbursement

FSA

Job summary

PlayCore Holdings, Inc. in the United States seeks an Engineering Technician to support the Engineering Department at the manufacturing facility.

The role involves revamping and maintaining the portfolio of standard product models, using CAD/CAM to develop accurate specifications and models for production. You will create and revise product specifications in English and metric units, collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Customer Service and Art Departments, and contribute to design

Qualifications

• Use CAD software to generate accurate specifications and models for standard products and components.
• Create and revise product specifications in English and metric units.
• Generate documents for products going through patent processes.
• Answer internal and external engineering questions related to standard specifications.
• Participate in a team environment and manage multiple projects with high efficiency and quality.

Responsibilities

• Use CAD software to generate accurate specifications and models for standard products and components.
• Generate documents for products going through the patent process.
• Use measuring equipment to create precisely dimensioned models.
• Answer engineering questions related to standard product specifications.
• Create and revise product specifications in English, metric, scaled, and written versions.
• Collaborate across Production, Maintenance, Customer Service, and Art Departments.

Skills

CAD/CAM proficiency

Analytical decision making

Communication

Teamwork

Results orientation

Learning & development

Professionalism & integrity

Tools

CAD software

CAM software

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $22 USD to $28 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Summary:

The Engineering Technician works directly within the Engineering Department to support our manufacturing facility. They are responsible for revamping and maintaining the portfolio of standard product models. They should have the ability to use computer-aided drafting (CAD) software and possess a strong knowledge of company product standards. The Engineering Technician is responsible for providing customers with accurate specifications for any standard request. The Engineering Technician must demonstrate strong design and basic engineering fundamentals while working with the Production and Maintenance Departments, Customer Service, and Art Department as well as other staff members. The Engineering Department spans the full spectrum of engineering from industrial design to design engineering, to manufacturing engineering, to tool design.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use CAD software to generate accurate specifications and models for standard products and components
• Generate documents for products going through the patent process
• Use measuring equipment to create precisely dimensioned models
• Answer internal and external engineering questions related to standard product specifications
• Create and revise product specifications in English, metric, scaled, and written versions
• Participate in a team environment and have the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with high efficiency, productivity, quality, and precision
• Other duties as assigned
• Analytical Decision-Making
• Communication
• Professionalism & Integrity
• Risk-Taking/Creative Thinking
• Teamwork & Relationship-Building
• Results Orientation
• Learning & Development

Other 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Computer Skills:

• Ability to use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM) software to design

Other Skills:

• Engineering and Technology‐ Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products
• Design‐ Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision drawings and models
• Mathematics‐ Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
• Physics‐ Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understand fluid, materials, and mechanical structures and processes
• Production and Processing‐ Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture of products

Excellent benefits package.

• paid time off
• 11 paid holidays
• health (single and family)
• vision
• dental
• life
• disability
• accident
• critical illness
• hospital indemnity
• identity protection
• pet insurance on the first day of full-time employment
• education reimbursement
• flexible spending account (FSA)
• health savings account (HSA) for eligible employees
• 401(k) plan with employer match available after 60 days of employment.
• This position is eligible to participate in the hourly incentive program.

PlayCore and its family of brands considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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