Manufacturing Technician

Job Title: Sr. Manufacturing Technician
Location: Portland, OR (onsite)
Contract Duration: Contract until 03/26/2027
Work Hours: 2:30 PM - 1:00 AM M-Th.

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Description:
Provides technical support relating to equipment utilized in the manufacturing areas by repairing, maintaining, or modifying production equipment utilizing technical expertise, technical manuals, schematic drawings, precision tools, and test equipment.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responds to assembly line equipment repair calls, by diagnosing equipment problems, and performing the necessary repair.
• Documents equipment qualifications and upgrades made to existing machines, including preventative maintenance performed and parts used, to ensure appropriate documentation of repair history in the MP2 maintenance database.
• Maintains back-up equipment and ensures spare parts are maintained at the required levels, to meet manufacturing equipment needs.
• Assists industrial, manufacturing, and quality engineers in the operation of equipment.
• Provides equipment development engineers with feedback on equipment issues and offers suggestions for improving equipment uptime.
• Assist in the construction of worktables, providing necessary utilities, and setting up of equipment on manufacturing assembly lines.
• Modifies existing assembly lines or workstations as required to accommodate manufacturing demands.
• Mentor less senior employees in work group and offer counsel.
• Plans and organizes non-routine tasks w/approval.
• Initiates or maintains work schedule.
• Establishes priorities of work assignments.
• Solves a wide range of complex problems requiring advanced interpretation of generally defined procedures and practices.
• Selects methods and practices to obtain imaginative, thorough, and practical solutions to questions.
• Understands organizational structure and positions of key employees.
• Maintains general knowledge of products/services associated with area and employees involved with specific product lines and services.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Education Level Major/Field of Study Or Education Level

• Associates Degree (± 13 years) ☒ an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Experience/Background Experience
Experience Details

• Minimum 4 years Related experience.
• May also require a license or certification in the area of expertise. 
• Applies extensive knowledge of advanced technical concepts and practices, and a complete understanding of product or systems fundamentals in a functional area, and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Utilizes/interprets advanced numerical and statistical data and computer software programs to present documentation and analysis and resolve complex problems.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
• Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations. Performs complex technical assignments usually without established procedures.
• Assists in the design, development, evaluation or modification of all area-specific equipment, materials, systems, and/or product.
• May determine types of tests or develop preventative maintenance plans.
• Assignments require considerable judgment, initiative, creativity and leadership in troubleshooting, suggesting alternatives, and making recommendations for continuous quality improvement methods.

TechLink Systems is a national provider of staffing services with offices all over the USA as well as development and support centers globally. We are a MBE (NMSDC), WBE (WBENC), and WOSB certified minority business that has been awarded 2017 TAPFIN Premier Partner, 2016 Manpower Excellence Award, 2016 TAPFIN Elite Partner, are a Known Tier Supplier for Agile 1, and have been ranked as a Top Women and Minority Owned Company since 2004 by several businesses including Philadelphia Business Journal, Diversity Business, Inc 5000, Inc 500, San Francisco Business Times, Diversity2000, and Los Angeles Business Journal.

We serve the contract staffing, direct hire, staff augmentation, recruitment, HR management, and project outsourcing needs of clients nationwide. Striving to create personal relationships with clients, TechLink Systems becomes a virtual extension of clients’ own in-house capabilities to help achieve new levels of growth, productivity, and competitiveness.