Production Control Technician

Job Description

Job Description

The Production Control Technician III performs routine mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical maintenance assignments supporting heavyweight and lightweight torpedo operations. The position follows approved work instructions, procedures, shop documentation, and established work methods to disassemble, clean, inspect, assemble, adjust, test, troubleshoot, and repair torpedo components and associated support equipment. Responsibilities include maintaining vehicle shells, buoys, and other components while supporting production operations, preventive maintenance, and material handling activities.

Schedule: Monday–Thursday, four 10-hour shifts (official schedule TBD pending government direction). Possible swing shift may be required to meet emergent needs (swing shift differential provided).

Position Location: KEYPORT, WA

Formal Position Title: Engineering Technician III

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assemble, install, and connect equipment and components, including basic wiring, soldering, and electrical connections.
• Perform routine production and maintenance tasks in accordance with established procedures, work instructions, and safety requirements.
• Support safety, quality control, material handling, and coordination across production activities.
• Perform cleaning-intensive tasks involving extensive cleaning of parts, equipment, and other components.
• Rotate through various production roles as part of the cross-training program to support operational needs.
• Perform duties that may involve occupational exposure to hazardous substances, including Otto Fuel II, lead, chromium, and cadmium, while following all applicable safety procedures and PPE requirements.
• Review technical drawings, sourcing materials, and provide logistics support
• Track hardware progress, assist with production scheduling, and maintain accurate information in applicable data systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Technical, vocational, military, engineering-technology, industrial, or logistics training preferred.

Experience

Preferred:

• Minimum of four years of experience supporting industrial operations.
• Experience with production control, industrial logistics, hardware progressing, material research, or technical support.
• Experience using shop orders, engineering drawings, bills of material, procedures, and specifications.
• Experience troubleshooting equipment or component malfunctions.
• Experience using computerized production, maintenance, logistics, or inventory systems.
• Experience coordinating work among multiple shops or functional organizations preferred.
• Prior Department of Defense, depot, manufacturing, or government-facility experience preferred.

License, Cert or Registration

Required:

• U.S. citizenship is required due to the security-clearance and Government-access requirements of the position.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the personnel security eligibility required for assigned work, up to a DoD Secret clearance.
• Full medical certification, including an ordnance physical.
• Required equipment, process, HAZMAT, and safety qualifications must be obtained and maintained.

Strongly Preferred:

• Licensed and certified to operate a 6,000-pound electric forklift.
• Licensed and certified to operate a 6,000-pound diesel forklift.
• Licensed and certified to operate a CAT III overhead crane.
• Ability and experience operating a pallet jack and Big Joe stand-behind pallet lift.

Special knowledge, skills, & abilities

• Ability to manually lift up to 75 pounds may be required with this position.
• Ability to perform recurring technical work independently from initial instructions.
• Ability to select or adapt standard procedures using established precedents.
• Working knowledge of industrial production, material-control, and shop-order processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, and technical instructions.
• Ability to research material, vendors, components, and obsolescence issues.
• Ability to use ERP, SWMS, EQL, or comparable information systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and correct routine equipment or component malfunctions.
• Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, and status-reporting skills.
• Ability to recognize conditions requiring supervisory, engineering, or Government direction.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across technical, logistics, and production organizations.

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