Fabricator / Brazer

Microwave Techniques, LLC; Gorham (ME); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

AD&D

Job summary

Microwave Techniques, LLC in Gorham, Maine is seeking an experienced Brazer to join our Components Division. The role focuses on brazing and welding techniques to join metal parts per blueprints and work tickets, with emphasis on quality and safety.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of brazing experience and strong reading of blueprints, plus a careful, detail-oriented approach and good communication to collaborate with a cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of brazing experience, but able to train the right candidate.
• Ability to read complex drawings, blueprints, and work tickets.
• Knowledge of metalworking safety protocols and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Join or bond workpieces using brazing, torches, and furnaces.
• Braze metal parts to assemble products per blueprints and tickets.
• Set up pieces with fixtures, jigs, clamps, and vises.
• Read blueprints and work tickets to determine operation sequences.
• Apply hand torches, tools, and measuring instruments to produce components.
• Inspect joints and correct defects to ensure quality.
• Communicate across departments to meet order specifications.

Skills

Brazing

Welding

Blueprint reading

Safety protocols

Detail orientation

Independent work

Team collaboration

Initiative

Technical terminology

Reading drawings

Job description

Description

Our Components Division, located in Gorham, Maine is looking for an experienced Brazer. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 or more years of experience, but can train the right candidate.

Microwave Techniques is a global leader in high-power microwave components, industrial microwave systems, and RF solutions. As pioneers and leaders in the industry, we continue to push the boundaries of science through continuous engineering and product development, with a special focus in advancing microwave technology through R&D. Our quality-driven and customer-centric approach allows us to be a dedicated partner, and ongoing resource for various microwave and RF projects. Microwave Techniques legacy dates back to the inception of microwave technology.

Microwave Techniques LLC is a subsidiary of The Elmet Group (ELMT), a publicly traded company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Uses heat, torches, furnaces, alloys, solder, flux and a variety of techniques to join or bond workpieces
• Brazes metal parts to assemble products as specified by blueprints and work tickets
• Sets up work pieces, using fixtures, jigs, clamps, squares and vises based on the needs of the product
• Ability to read complex drawings, blueprints and work tickets
• Apply hand torches, hand tools, measuring instruments and shop math to produce mechanically oriented products
• Workpiece joint cleaning techniques including manual tools and dipped cleaning solutions
• Selection of torch tip, flux, and brazing alloy from data charts appropriate for the work order
• Inspection of product quality, and correction of defective joints and seams as required
• Cross-department communication to ensure the product is engineered, manufactured, tested, and shipped in accordance with the order specifications and contractual requirements

Requirements

What do you need to be successful?

• A minimum of 2 years’ previous experience but will train the right candidate
• Experience with brazing and/or welding techniques and materials preferred
• Knowledgeable of metalworking safety protocols
• Knowledge of different kinds of metal and their properties
• Detail oriented with strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a team setting
• Aptitude of technical and functional terms, techniques, and processes
• High attention to detail with a focus on producing high-quality components
• Takes initiative, proactive, positive, and willing to learn
• Employs Safe practices in all applications

What can you expect from us?

• A comprehensive employee benefits package effective day one, including health, dental, and vision insurance, life, supplement life-, short- and long-term disability insurance, AD&D critical illness and accident insurance
• 401K plan with an employer match
• Discretionary bonuses
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Training opportunities
• Employee purchase program
• Employee assistance program
• Safety shoe purchase program

This is a full-time position in Gorham, Maine, Monday through Friday, 6:00 am to 2:30pm

Consistent with the provisions of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the Maine Human Rights Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, familial status, domestic violence status, or any other status protected by law.