Process Technician (Advance Machine Operator)

Timken; North Carolina; On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training

Opportunities for skill advancement

Climate-controlled facility

Job summary

Timken is looking for a hands-on Machine Operator to play a vital role in transforming raw materials into high-quality anti-friction bearings. This position requires setting up and operating various production equipment, performing measurements, and maintaining equipment. A High School Diploma/GED is required.

The ideal candidate is focused on quality and continuous improvement, contributing actively to team-based initiatives and ensuring that production standards are met in a climate-controlled facility.

Qualifications

• Hands-on learner focused on quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Set up, change over, and operate production equipment.
• Perform measurements using computer-controlled gauging systems.
• Conduct routine inspections and preventative maintenance.
• Interpret work queues and track material needs.
• Apply process control tools to monitor product quality.
• Understand customer technical requirements and uphold quality standards.
• Participate in continuous improvement teams.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED required.

Purpose and Scope

This role is all about getting hands-on with the production process—turning raw materials into high-quality anti-friction bearings. As a Machine Operator, you’ll help keep things running smoothly, make sure we’re hitting our quality goals, and look for ways to make the process even better every day.

Responsibilities

Production Setup and Operation

• Set up, change over, and operate a variety of production equipment such as ring rolling, turning, heat treating, grinding, and assembly—most of which is computer controlled.

Measurement and Gauging

• Perform basic measurements of bearing geometry using advanced computer-controlled gauging systems as well as precision tools including digital calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, and metallurgical instruments.

Equipment Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Conduct routine inspections, cleaning, and preventative maintenance to avoid equipment issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve minor to moderate technical problems; occasionally participate in rebuilding equipment or sub-assemblies.

Production Information Management

• Use plant information systems to interpret work queues, provide process feedback, track material needs, and log production events accurately.
• Operate material handling equipment such as fork trucks, pallet lifts, semi-automatic lifters, and other tools to safely move in-process materials.

Process Control and Quality Assurance

• Apply process control tools such as X-bar and R charts, histograms, and Pareto analysis to monitor and improve product quality.
• Identify, diagnose, and correct out-of-control conditions promptly.
• Ensure that non-conforming products or information are not processed further without appropriate review and communication.

Customer and Quality Focus

• Understand internal and external customer technical requirements.
• Uphold quality standards by ensuring only conforming products are advanced through production.

Team Collaboration and Continuous Improvement

• Actively participate in plant-based continuous improvement teams; occasionally serve as team facilitator.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of training materials for future Machine Operators / Process Technicians.
• Support the training of new employees and engage in ongoing personal skill and business knowledge development.

Work Environment and Benefits

• Climate-controlled facility year-round (air-conditioned in summer, heated in winter).
• Comprehensive training provided—prior manufacturing experience is preferred but not required.
• Opportunities for skill advancement and cross-training.

If you’re a hands-on learner with a focus on quality and continuous improvement, we encourage you to apply and join our dynamic team!

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.