Manufacturing Technician (1st Shift)

Peak Nano; Valley View (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Nano, a US-based, AI-driven technology company, is seeking a 1st Shift Manufacturing Technician in Valley View, Ohio. You will follow established procedures to ensure safety, quality, and consistency while supporting extrusion operations.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED (or 4+ years in manufacturing), ability to lift up to 50 lbs, proficiency with Excel and Word, and willingness to learn and adapt as the team scales.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED; or 4+ years’ manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated eagerness to learn and apply new skills, concepts, and applications.
• Flexible and capable of adapting to change.
• Safely lift and carry up to 50 lbs when necessary; remain standing/walking for extended periods.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications: Excel and Word.
• Ability to perform basic math, measurements, and metrology, if needed.
• Experience with operating a tow motor and/or material handling equipment, such as a pallet jack.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate discipline in procedures and work instructions to ensure safety, quality, and consistency.
• Recognize and document defects or deviations from specifications, escalating issues to ensure product quality and process integrity.
• Adapt to evolving team structures, schedules, and responsibilities as operations scale.
• Develop a mechanical understanding of the extrusion process for career growth.
• Establish and maintain organized workspaces for cleaning, inspection, and daily operations.
• Support film extrusion operations from tooling or product changeovers to metrology testing and characterization.
• Perform all material handling functions pertaining to raw materials, finished goods, and work-in-progress.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Adaptability

Safety consciousness

Mathematics / measurements

Physical stamina

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate’s or other post-secondary education

Tools

Excel

Word

Tow motor

Pallet jack

Job description

Peak Nano is looking for a 1st Shift Manufacturing Technician for our team. These are the key responsibilities:

• Demonstrate strong discipline in established procedures and work instructions, ensuring safety, quality, and consistency
• Recognize and document defects or deviations from specifications, escalating issues to ensure product quality and process integrity
• Adaptable to evolving team structures, schedules, and responsibilities as operations scale
• Develop a mechanical understanding of the extrusion process to further career growth within the manufacturing team
• Establish and maintain organized workspaces that make cleaning, inspection, and daily operations easier and more efficient
• Support film extrusion operations from tooling or product changeovers to metrology testing and characterization
• Perform all material handling functions pertaining to raw materials, finished goods, and work-in-progress

Required Qualifications

• Education/Experience: High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or 4+ years’ experience in manufacturing
• Demonstrated eagerness to learn and apply new skills, concepts, and applications
• Flexible and capable of adapting to change
• Safely lift and carry up to 50 lbs when necessary; remain standing/walking for extended periods of time
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications: Excel and Word
• Ability to perform basic math, measurements, and metrology, if needed
• Experience with operating a tow motor and/or material handling equipment, such as a pallet jack

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s, or other post-secondary education
• Plastics processing equipment experience, such as extrusion, cast or blown film, calendaring, injection molding, etc.
• Electrical and/or mechanical aptitude strongly preferred

About The Company

Peak Nano

Founded in 2010

Peak is a US-based, AI-driven technology company that uses nanotechnology to solve macro-level global challenges. Our engineers and researchers are developing solutions for advanced optics, aerospace, life sciences, and other industrial solutions. We are the leader in applying artificial intelligence to design and optimize reusable polymers to make the world a safer and more sustainable place.