Manufacturing Technician
About the Role: The Core Technology Coatings Team at Lovett is seeking a highly motivated manufacturing technician to understand and apply the team's fundamental technology. This commitment provides the opportunity to join an established team and help ensure that we are meeting our operations objectives and business needs. The standard hours are Sunday night – Friday morning 11:00p.m. – 7:30a.m.
This role will be located in Elkton, Maryland.
Pay and Benefits:
- $19.00 - $32.00 per hour
- This role is eligible for an additional $2/hour shift differential pay for evening, night, and weekend shifts (in California, the shift differential pay is $2.40/hour).
- Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits
Responsibilities:
- Learn, support, practice the Gore culture
- Follow and advocate safety practices, including the use of personal protective equipment
- Set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot complex manufacturing equipment with a focus on producing quality product and achieving team production goals
- Interact and communicate with a cross-functional group, including shop associates, process engineers, and new-product-development engineers.
- Make informed product quality decisions based on product documentation
- Understand and apply the team’s fundamental technology as it applies to manufacturing and testing
- Perform computer data entry
- Understand and adhere to basic work instructions and procedures, while providing suggestions for improvement
- Utilize our quality systems to ensure that processes consistently deliver products that meet customer needs and expectations
- Identify and actively participate in continues improvement efforts
Required Qualifications:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal, and written communication skills
- Attentiveness to detail, good documentation and record keeping skills
- Safety oriented
- Basic math and computer skills with ability to learn more advanced computer applications
- Work overtime, weekends, and alternate between shifts to meet business needs
- Lift 35 pounds several times over an 8-hour period; also stand for most of the shift and climb steps as needed while wearing a headset
- Identify, conceptualize, and solve problems
- Work independently as well as in a team environment
- Adapt to changes in production schedule and shift to other manufacturing areas on short notice
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude, including experience performing preventative maintenance on complex equipment
Desired Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years prior experience operating complex manufacturing equipment
- PTFE manipulation experience and / or ePTFE coating or lamination experience
- Familiarity with quality control systems
This role requires pre-hire medical clearance by Gore which may include testing to assess visual acuity and/or the ability to wear specific safety equipment as required during the performance of the role.
This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.
What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.
We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits
We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.
Gore is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.
Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes your questions at gore.com/careers/contact