Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Novanta Inc.; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta Inc. in North Syracuse, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Technician. The role focuses on optimizing manufacturing processes to ensure product quality and performing maintenance and troubleshooting to support production teams.

You will conduct root cause analysis, validate processes through testing, train staff on new equipment, and maintain manufacturing documentation to drive efficiency and reduce waste.

Qualifications

• Experience with manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics.
• Proficient problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Optimize manufacturing processes to ensure product quality.
• Perform maintenance and troubleshooting activities.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Conduct tests and experiments to validate processes.
• Train production staff on new processes and equipment; maintain documentation.

Skills

Technical drawing interpretation

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Collaborative teamwork

Job description

## Manufacturing Engineering TechnicianApply: North Syracuse, NY: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R009912**Build a career powered by innovations that matter!** At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.As a Manufacturing Engineering Technician, you will optimize manufacturing processes to ensure product quality. You may also perform maintenance and troubleshooting activities. Improving manufacturing processes to increase efficiency and reduce wasteConducting equipment maintenance and troubleshooting and providing technical support to production teamsPerforming root cause analysis on manufacturing issues and implementing corrective actionsConducting tests and experiments to validate and verify manufacturing processesTraining production staff on new processes and equipment, developing an maintaining manufacturing documentation Quality Experience - Have experience with manufacturing processes and equipmentSkill - Be able to read and interpret technical drawings and schematicsCompetency - Be willing to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes.Knowledge - Be familiar with quality control processes and methodologies.Skill - Be proficient in technical problem-solving and analytical skills. Learning on the Fly - Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesnâ€TMt stop at the first answers.Collaborative Team Player - Collaborative: Is intentional about seeking input and including others when making decisions. Humility: self aware, vulnerable, willing to reflect critically on opportunities for self improvement. Interpersonal Influence: listens, masters productive conflict, works across functions and BU boundaries.Trustworthy: Builds trusting relationships by being transparent and acting with integrity.Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.Please call [phone] if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.