Manufacturing Technician

Kelly Services; Gloucester (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Telemedicine

Life insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a Manufacturing Technician in Gloucester, MA for 2nd shift (Mon-Thu, 3:45 p.m.–2:15 a.m.). The role builds, repairs, and tests electrical and electromechanical assemblies, using schematics and parts lists to complete production tasks.

Responsibilities include assembly, troubleshooting, testing with fixtures and vacuum equipment, and documenting progress. Candidates should read work orders, follow instructions, and maintain quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent hands-on technical experience.
• Experience in electro-mechanical assembly, repair, testing, or troubleshooting preferred.
• Ability to read and follow work orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, parts lists, and written or verbal instructions.
• Familiarity with hand tools and test equipment such as electronic measuring devices, test fixtures, leak detectors, or vacuum pumps.
• Ability to identify assembly or component defects, troubleshoot issues, and make corrections according to instructions.
• Basic computer skills for entering work progress, labor, and expense information; willingness to learn job-specific software or programming tasks.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality, safety, and maintaining a clean, organized work area.
• Ability to communicate issues promptly and work independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Perform electromechanical assembly, troubleshooting, and repair; identify and correct errors.
• Use test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and vacuum pumps to test assemblies, subassemblies, and components.
• Inspect parts for defects and audit received parts to confirm materials are available for build, test, and repair work.
• Detail finished work and enter progress, work expense, and labor information into a computer terminal.
• Troubleshoot and help improve processes; participate in testing.
• As needed, perform computer programming, repairs, or software installations.
• Follow safety and security policies and procedures, use protective equipment and equipment properly, and maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Attend required health and safety training and promptly report accidents, injuries, hazards, or emergencies.

Skills

Electromechanical assembly

Troubleshooting

Testing

Reading schematics

Test equipment

Vacuum systems

Attention to detail

Communication

Shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Electronic measuring devices

Test fixtures

Leak detectors

Vacuum pumps

Job description

Manufacturing Technician

Location: Gloucester, MA

Pay rate: $25.15 per hour

Schedule: 2nd shift, Monday-Thursday, 3:45 p.m.-2:15 a.m.

About the role

The Manufacturing Technician builds, repairs, and tests electrical, electromechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic assemblies, subassemblies, and components. The role uses work orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, parts and wire lists, and written or verbal instructions to complete production and repair work.

What you’ll do

• Perform electromechanical assembly, troubleshooting, and repair; identify and correct errors.

• Use test fixtures, electronic measurement equipment, leak detectors, and vacuum pumps to test assemblies, subassemblies, and components.

• Inspect parts for defects and audit received parts to confirm materials are available for build, test, and repair work.

• Detail finished work and enter progress, work expense, and labor information into a computer terminal.

• Troubleshoot and help improve processes; participate in testing.

• As needed, perform computer programming, repairs, or software installations.

• Follow safety and security policies and procedures, use protective equipment and equipment properly, and maintain a clean and safe work area.

• Attend required health and safety training and promptly report accidents, injuries, hazards, or emergencies.

Qualifications and Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent hands-on technical experience.

• Experience in electro-mechanical assembly, repair, testing, or troubleshooting preferred.

• Ability to read and follow work orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, parts lists, and written or verbal instructions.

• Familiarity with hand tools and test equipment such as electronic measuring devices, test fixtures, leak detectors, or vacuum pumps.

• Ability to identify assembly or component defects, troubleshoot issues, and make corrections according to instructions.

• Basic computer skills for entering work progress, labor, and expense information; willingness to learn job-specific software or programming tasks.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality, safety, and maintaining a clean, organized work area.

• Ability to communicate issues promptly and work independently or as part of a team.

• Ability to work the second-shift schedule: Monday-Thursday, 3:45 p.m.-2:15 a.m.

Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.

As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.

In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.