Master Technician

Master Technician Wood Dale Manufacturing

Optimas is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions and a manufacturer of cold formed products. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.

Position overview: The Master Technician OMW reports to the Manufacturing Manager for OMW or the Production Manager. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop new parts.
• Resolve problems with existing parts.
• Train new hires.
• Provide ongoing training

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience operating Cold Forming equipment. Main responsibilities:

• Develop New Parts.
• Support Engineering in DFM reviews.
• Complete and/or support set up of new parts.
• Support engineering and quality on resolution of production issues.

• Resolve Problems with Existing Parts
• Liaison between Forming and Engineering on parts which do not run effectively.
• Assist with problem solving the tooling/set up issue.
• Support documentation of solution.
• Trouble shoot machine related issues in collaboration with maintenance.

• Train New Hires
• Support development of training plan.
• Directly train or assign trainer for new hire.
• Evaluation new hire development and advise management on changes to training plan.

• Provide Ongoing Training
• Assess current forming operators.
• Support development of training plan.
• Directly train or assign trainer for current forming operators.
• Support evaluation team member development and advise management on changes to training plans

Key Competencies:

• Manufacturing knowledge.
• Drive for results.
• Team player.
• Good communication and informing skills.
• Timely decision making
• Problem solving

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of fastener experience.
• Expertise on multiple forming platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively set up multiple forming machines.
• Blueprint reading
• Inspection experience

Compensation: At Optimas we believe in having a competitive compensation scheme to motivate and retain our employees. More information will be given throughout the process. To Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Optimas does not accept unsolicited CVs or applications from agencies. Optimas is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs or applications and explicitly reserve its right to contact candidates presented in such unsolicited CV or application. Optimas OE Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Optimas OE Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.