Kalman Manufacturing of Morgan Hill, California is a Silicon Valley leader in high-precision manufacturing with a diverse customer base, ranging from medical to global positioning systems. We work closely with our customers to design, develop, and process plan products from prototypes through production.
Position Summary:
The position of machine service technician at Kalman Manufacturing, a precision CNC machine shop, is primarily responsible for the repair and maintenance of our CNC machine tools, as well as working with and continuously improving the methods we use to record, track, and manage these activities. As a member of the facilities team, the machine tool service technician will work to attempt to solve capital equipment issues themselves, with the facilities and engineering team, and with our outside vendors that support this equipment, such as our CNC machining tool distributors. Additionally, they will track internal requests for manufacturing floor and CNC machine tool improvements. As such, the technician will have to be able to track and manage multiple projects, communicate clearly in a variety of formats, and be able to provide status updates to the facilities manager and upper management. As our facility and capital equipment performance is a key component of our ability to succeed, this position is of high visibility in the company; strong performers have the opportunity to become highly valued members of the team. With this comes the possibilities of increased levels of responsibility and corresponding career advancement.
Structure: This position reports to Facilities Manager
Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Minimum Requirements:
· High School Graduate or GED equivalent
· 2 years of experience involving the repair and preventative maintenance of capital equipment in a relevant industry (machining, automotive, aerospace/defense, semiconductor, appropriate medical device, etc.)
· Demonstrated coordination of projects with outside vendors in the above areas of experience
· Ability to keep track of the status of multiple projects and communicate that status effectively to management.
· Demonstrated competency in office computer software – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
· Enthusiastic desire to learn about the technical details of how CNC machine tools work
Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
· Theoretical understanding of how CNC machine tools function and how CNC machine tool controllers work
Preferred Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in engineering or the sciences
· 5 years of experience in field service or in-house maintenance technician for CNC machine tools
· Familiarity with and the ability to make preventative maintenance schedules for capital equipment
· Demonstrated ability to read electrical schematics, ladder diagrams, and other equipment schematics
· Ability and interest in data management systems to manage and track facilities activities, priorities and performance
Ability to drive on occasion
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
We offer excellent benefits, We pay 100% of the employee monthly premium on a Kaiser Silver plan! We pay 40% for dependents 401(k) with match.
We are a friendly and professional family-owned company and clean shop! A great counter-commute from Silicon Valley to our beautiful Morgan Hill location!
If you are a qualified highly skilled CNC Service Tech and looking to work for a company where you can make a difference, please reply with your resume.
Kalman Manufacturing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more company information please visit our website at www.kalman.com
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $32.00 - $43.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Vision insurance
