Diamond Fabrication Technician

Job Description

• Maintains production plan per work order due dates to optimize schedules, deliveries, yields and intra-department communications.
• Maintain manufacturing processes per procedures by observation and routine audits.
• Communicate Diamond Fab production process/yield problems to Manager, supervisors and/or process engineers on a timely basis.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing issues as they occur.
• Attends daily production shift change meeting, communicating priorities and issues to manufacturing team.
• Plans activities and schedules that relay any issues that could occur and cause delays.
• Understands all diamond processing activities and provides feedback on areas of concern.
• Provides feedback to process engineering and maintenance that relates to yields or concerns that affect deterministic manufacturing.

• Maintains production plan per work order due dates to optimize schedules, deliveries, yields and intra-department communications.
• Maintain manufacturing processes per procedures by observation and routine audits.
• Communicate Diamond Fab production process/yield problems to Manager, supervisors and/or process engineers on a timely basis.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing issues as they occur.
• Attends daily production shift change meeting, communicating priorities and issues to manufacturing team.
• Plans activities and schedules that relay any issues that could occur and cause delays.
• Understands all diamond processing activities and provides feedback on areas of concern.
• Provides feedback to process engineering and maintenance that relates to yields or concerns that affect deterministic manufacturing.

• Performs daily equipment maintenance (checking operation temp, water flows, and outlined general maintenance task).
• Works needed production schedules to meet a commitment to on-time deliveries.
• Reviews quality goals outlined for the work group and addresses issues as they occur. Assures goals are met.
• Support cross training throughout the department and utilize training skills when appropriate.
• Enforce company rules and shop procedures in the processing and support areas.
• Provide problem solving and technical support for daily production issues.
• Focus on maintaining deterministic process controls and sustaining process operations.
• Periodically works off scheduled shift to support training and improve communication.
• Uses experience to improve processes, communicating with manufacturing and process engineers.

• Interpersonal Effectiveness: deal effectively with differences of opinion, influence in a positive manner, draws ideas from others, negotiates and mediates.
• Teamwork: develop a cohesive work group, facilitate commitment and enthusiasm, assure cooperation and coordination among peers.
• Communication: express ideas accurately and succinctly in oral and written form; effectively listen and assimilate, present organized trains of thought, assure a timely information exchange.
• Train new employees according to the outlined plan.
• Works effectively as part of a team both internal and external to the department on a project basis to meet expectations and deadlines.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma
• Experience:
  
  >2 years manufacturing experience
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. person, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

• Hands-on mindset and approach.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Strong attention to detail and continual pursuit of improvement
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be team-oriented, works well with others in the group
• ISO experience a plus.

• Primary environment is a clean temperature controlled light manufacturing area with low levels of noise and dirt.
• Steady three shift operation.
• Minimum of 40 hours per week with potential of 8 hours of overtime and weekends as needed

• Combination of 25% standing and 75% sitting for…