Engineering Technician

About Re:Build Manufacturing and Re:Build Tekna

Tekna was founded in 1988 in the heart of Southwest Michigan where creative vision and hard work laid the foundation for a business that continues to grow in a rapidly evolving industry. The rigor and attention to detail that comes with designing for the medical industry has awarded us success in supporting both major companies and start-ups from early stage development to commercialization.

The same principles apply as we've expanded to serve customers in a wide variety of other industries including consumer and industrial goods, electronics, and appliances. Tekna's project portfolio is incredibly diverse covering medical, life science, consumer and industrial product categories. Tekna is largely client focused offering design consulting, contract manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing services.

Tekna's cross functional teams include Design Engineering, Industrial Design, CAD, Procurement, Production and Quality which offers a friendly and supportive team atmosphere.

Re:Build Manufacturing is a family of industrial businesses combining cutting-edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America's next-generation industrial company. Re:Build leverages deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge the performance of its subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diversified growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate.

If you like a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a diverse set of projects, we offer a great deal of variety and empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they can handle, offering a helping hand and experienced-based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable our employees to achieve their fullest potential, and through our association with Re:Build, provide avenues for personal and professional growth.

Who we are looking for

An Engineering Technician is a specialized professional who applies principles of engineering, physics, mathematics, ergonomics, safety, quality control, technical writing, and maintenance to develop, optimize, and maintain systems and processes within a multitude of operational processes. As problem-solvers and innovators, Engineering Technicians continuously seek improvements in process performance, driving advancements in technology and contributing significantly to the operational excellence of an organization.

What you'll get to do

Work closely with Product and Production Engineering to perform the following activities:

• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and identifying areas for improvement through analysis of production metrics such as productivity, first pass yield, interruptions, and scrap rates;
• Ensure manufacturing processes, equipment, and products comply with safety/quality standards and regulations;
• Ensure the maintainability of new installations by implementing an effective predictive and preventative program;
• Ensure workplace safety with heavy focus on operator ergonomics;
• Improve workstation layout, workflow, and assembly methods;
• Support product/process validation and verification testing and report generation;
• Write, update, and approve production processes and procedures;
• Assist with research, purchases, and/or implementations of new equipment, processes, procedures, and systems;
• Respond urgently to line stoppages and mitigate down time.

Work closely with Design Engineering to perform the following activities

• Conduct customer, product, technical and regulatory research;
• Develop conceptual designs utilizing 3D CAD software;
• Conduct Risk Management activities ensuring product safety;
• Prototype and test engineering solutions;
• Optimize design for manufacturing, inspection, and service as applicable.
• Execute Product Verification & Validation efforts to include writing test reports and conducting tests.
• Implement corrective action to solve design challenges or issues. This may include changing design features, selecting a different manufacturing method or a complete redesign of the component.

Other Responsibilities as directed

• Able to evaluate quality control processes and make recommendations for improvements.
• Assist in internal audits.
• Assist in evaluation and corrective action for returns and customer complaints.
• Building/facility maintenance.
• Capable of conducting FMECA.
• Leadership, teamwork, problem solving, and information technology skills.
• Proficient communication skills.
• Knowledge of production equipment for purchase, installation, and repair.
• Engineering Technicians are members of the Production Integration Group and required to participate in team activities.

What you bring to the team

• High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 1 year hands on practical engineering experience. Associate degree in Engineering Technology or similar preferred
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing setting
• Exercise original thought and judgement
• Work in a group environment with creative, open minded, out of the box thinking.
• Show attention to detail
• Manage time and organize tasks
• Possess good communication skills
• Understand manufacturing processes and construction methods
• Exhibit good problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines
• Experience using basic measurement tools (calipers, height gauges, pin gauges, etc.)

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate: