Manufacturing Technician

Join Crane Currency as a Weekend Manufacturing Technician in Nashua, NH and be part of a team where people matter, and innovation thrives. The hours for this role will be Fri, Sat & Sun from 10:00AM – 10:00 PM - 36-hour role, but paid for a full 40. This role includes a 20% shift differential.

Crane Currency is a premier industrial technology company and a pioneer in currency manufacturing and advanced micro-optics technology for securing physical products. Yes, chances are you have our product in your wallet right now! Our sophisticated equipment and software leverage proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. Around the world, our customers trust us to anticipate their needs with innovative, reliable, and high-quality currency & authentication solutions and services—just as they have for generations.

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Manufacturing Technicians play a critical role in ensuring smooth and efficient production operations. They are responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining equipment to meet quality and safety standards, directly impacting product reliability and customer satisfaction. By troubleshooting issues and performing preventive maintenance, they minimize downtime and optimize workflow. Their attention to detail and adherence to process controls help maintain compliance with regulatory and company standards.

Ultimately, Manufacturing Technicians drive operational excellence by supporting continuous improvement and enabling consistent delivery of high-quality products.

Monitor day to day processes, assisting department employees with technical problem solving, while also sharing skills and training operators with troubleshooting skills. This also includes escalations from Operations for complex technical or quality issues as well as aiding maintenance when needed.

• Liaison between operations and process engineers, getting questions answered in a timely manner and escalating out of control conditions for next level support.
• Assist with scheduling/planning as needed while recommending job orders for efficient changeovers.
• Help support a data-driven, metric-focused organization to meet and/or exceed established standards and goals for safety, security, quality, uptime and yield.
• Report metrics on KPI and 5S boards, shift reports, flag waste, and downtime, etc.
• Assist in CAPA containment activities and investigations.
• Work with supervisors and machine operators to ensure compliance with process and product SOPs, customer specifications, standard work, checklists, security, safety and other requirements.
• Support continuous improvement activities and engineering project assignments.

Required:

• 5+ years experience and solid background in manufacturing as a machine operator or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate with operators, supervisors and engineers.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficient with plant applications and business system software such as WCBC, JDE, etc.
• Experience as a production lead or pre-technician
• Ability to walk, stand, reach, push, and pull frequently. Lift/carry up to 50bs and vision correctable to 20/20.

Preferred:

• Associates degree or commensurate experience.
• Thorough knowledge of our mixing process
• Ability to work with the Microsoft office products.

We offer top-notch benefits, including medical, dental, vision, company bonus plan, 401(K) match and more. Discover more about our benefits here

We are a passionate team of 1,200 creators and problem solvers, united by our purpose, we give people confidence every day in moments that matter. This comes to life through our Shared Values:

• People Matter
• Do the Right Thing
• Trusted Partner
• Innovate for Growth
• Always Improving

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Your role is in Nashua, New Hampshire, a 40-mile drive from the vibrant heart of Boston. Check out what makes Nashua a great place to live and work here:

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Crane Currency is a drug free workplace.

SUITABILITY AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS:
The final offer of employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for disqualification in the hiring process. The background investigation process conducted by Crane and our U.S. Government Agency customers is very thorough. Therefore, it is imperative that applicants exercise candor and honesty when answering background questionnaires, especially as it relates to arrest, employment, education, finances, illegal drug use, and/or other criminal history.

Falsification discovered in security documents or during the background investigation process may result in an immediate negative suitability determination.

Crane NXT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive…