Precision Tool & Die Technician for Automation & Assembly

KEMET Electronics Corporation; Simpsonville (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Flexible practices

Employee wellness initiatives

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

KEMET Electronics Corporation in Simpsonville, SC is seeking a Tool and Die/Mechanical Technician to build original equipment and troubleshoot existing production equipment. You will work with a small team of engineers and technicians to improve, troubleshoot and support manufacturing processes.

You will operate manual mills/lathes, perform assembly and startup tasks, and contribute to equipment design improvements in a busy production environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or 10 years of precision machining/mechanical assembly experience.
• Ability to read and create mechanical drawings and BOMs.
• Experience operating manual machine shop equipment including mills, lathes, grinders and saws; CNC experience helpful.
• Communicate with suppliers and plant personnel in person or via remote conferencing.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting and analytical abilities.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Teams or remote networking software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Produce and install quality one-off parts from drawings using shop equipment.
• Assemble, start-up, troubleshoot, and install precision production and testing equipment.
• Develop solutions to problems that arise during the assembly process.
• Collaborate with Project Engineers to design, modify or improve production equipment.
• Gain understanding of equipment and technologies used to manufacture ceramic capacitors.
• Coordinate with external suppliers to evaluate and help design new equipment.
• Occasionally travel to production sites for installation, startup and training.

Skills

Read BOMs

Mechanical drawings

Manual machine shop

CNC experience

AutoCAD/SolidWorks

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree or 10 years experience

Tools

Manual Mills/Lathes

Surface Grinders

Saws

CNC tooling

Job description

KEMET Electronics Corporation in Simpsonville, SC is seeking a Tool and Die/Mechanical Technician to build original equipment and troubleshoot existing production equipment. You will work with a small team of engineers and technicians to improve, troubleshoot and support manufacturing processes.

You will operate manual mills/lathes, perform assembly and startup tasks, and contribute to equipment design improvements in a busy production environment.