Furnace & Tooling Technician: Improve Yields & Uptime

Carlex Glass America, LLC; Nashville, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlex Glass America, LLC in Nashville, TN is seeking a manufacturing technician to inspect and maintain press stations and tooling, set up for runs, and collaborate on process improvements.

The role requires attention to detail, reliability, and the ability to work in a team with engineers and maintenance staff. Expect 12-hour shifts on concrete floors with potential overtime and strict safety practices.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 1–2 years of manufacturing facility experience preferred.
• Reliable with good attendance and flexibility to move shifts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Inspect offline press station mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic components and manage their maintenance schedule with assistance from maintenance and engineering.
• Inspect full tooling sets offline between runs; manage mechanical, electrical and pneumatic maintenance for each tooling set to ensure operability.
• Setup tooling for upcoming run and ensure setpoints are defined by engineering.
• Collaborate with Engineering to improve tooling setups to maximize uptime and product quality.
• Participate in root cause analysis of equipment failures at the press station, shuttle and annealing section.
• Keep digital records of tooling and press station measurements and adjustments.
• Perform basic electrical and pneumatic work and intermediate level mechanical work on press station and tooling in support of tasks.
• Support process improvement activities with engineering and monitor processes to improve yields, reduce waste, and lower costs.
• Train operations employees in the manufacturing process and oversee work defects.
• Attend shifts on time, work overtime as required, and collaborate with team.

Skills

Results Oriented

Team Relations

Detail Focus

Adhere to procedures

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Carlex Glass America, LLC in Nashville, TN is seeking a manufacturing technician to inspect and maintain press stations and tooling, set up for runs, and collaborate on process improvements.

The role requires attention to detail, reliability, and the ability to work in a team with engineers and maintenance staff. Expect 12-hour shifts on concrete floors with potential overtime and strict safety practices.