Process Technician

Mersen; Rancho Cucamonga (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersen is a global expert in electrical specialties and advanced materials, with a broad presence across 32 countries and 50 industrial sites. The Process Technician will bridge Engineering and Manufacturing to transition new products from design to production, while optimizing quality, efficiency, and cost.

The role emphasizes lean improvements, problem solving, and leadership in a dynamic AM/assembly environment.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent experience required.
• Strong problem solving, decision making and communication skills.
• Self-motivated and highly organized; good team player.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work across teams.
• Understanding of drafting standards, geometric tolerances, and interpretations to various standards.
• Understand process control and manufacturing methods; CNC shop experience preferred.
• Must have valid driver’s license and be US citizen; willing to work on military products.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison between manufacturing and engineering regarding methods, materials, and problem resolution.
• Develop manufacturing process to reduce scrap and rework; improve yield.
• Drive improvements to methods, routings, BOMs, and material utilization.
• Develop detailed work instructions for complex assembly steps.
• Support fabrication and assembly operators with technical issues; escalate to engineering as needed.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to solve product design and process problems.
• Create additional detailed assembly drawings to minimize errors; participate in change control processes.
• Support safety improvements across manufacturing areas and participate in design reviews.
• Assist Lean initiatives across production areas and train operators on new processes.
• Provide cross‑departmental support and help meet customer requirements.

Skills

Problem solving

Decision making

Communication

Self-motivated

Highly organized

Team player

Leadership

Drafting standards & tolerances

Process control

CNC machine shop practices

Driver's license

US citizen

Military projects

Education

Associates degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Mersen is a global expert in electrical specialties and advanced materials for high-tech industries.

Present in 32 countries with 50 industrial sites and 24 R&D centres, Mersen develops custom solutions and supplies key products to meet the new technological challenges that will shape tomorrow's world.

For more than 130 years, Mersen has been constantly innovating to support and satisfy its customers' needs with the same high standards.

Be it in wind power, solar power, electronics, electric vehicles, aeronautics, space or countless other sectors, wherever technology is progressing, you will always find a bit of Mersen.

Main missions

The Process Technician shall be the liaison between Engineering and Manufacturing, ensuring new products are successfully transitioned from design to manufacture in a way that optimizes quality and efficiency. In addition, the Process Engineer will improve existing product designs and current production methods. In conjunction with the Manufacturing Manager, the Process Engineer is responsible for the overall performance of the operation including quality, delivery, cost, and safety. A strong focus is to be placed on improving product quality and production efficiency to drive down cost.

Main duties

1. Act as the liaison between manufacturing and engineering regarding manufacturing methods, materials, and problem resolution
2. Develop manufacturing process with the goal of error proofing assembly process to drive down scrap and rework
3. Drive improvement to manufacturing methods, part routings, bills of material, and material utilization to increase overall manufacturing efficiency
4. Develop detailed Work Instructions to aid in complex assembly steps
5. Support fabrication and assembly operators with technical issues escalating to engineering if required.
6. Participate fully with the engineering and operations teams to develop and execute solutions to product design and process problems
7. As needed, create additional, detailed assembly drawings to minimize the likelihood of errors
8. Participate fully in the change request process
9. Support and help drive safety improvements across the manufacturing areas
10. Actively participate in product design reviews
11. Support and help implement Lean improvements across the manufacturing areas
12. Train operators as needed on new methods and processes
13. Support other company departments and customers as required

Requested Knowledge, Competencies and Abilities:

1. Associates degree or equivalent experience
2. Must have solid problem solving, decision making, and communication skills
3. Self-motivated
4. Highly organized
5. Good team player
6. Demonstrated leadership skills
7. Understanding of drafting standards, geometric tolerances, and interpretations to various standards
8. Understand process control, capabilities, and various methods of manufacturing preferred
9. Understand CNC machine shop practices, processes, tooling and theory of machining preferred
10. Must have a valid driver’s license
11. Must be a US citizen and willing to work on military products

Compensation Data

Salary Range: $25.00 / hr - $35.00 / hr

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. The job titles do not mean the male variant but stand for the gender-neutral designation of the profession according to wikipedia. People are welcome regardless of gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.