Manufacturing Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION

Why NOV Cedar Park?

At NOV Cedar Park Manufacturing, we pride ourselves on making this site a great place to work. We do this by caring for the individuals in the building like family.

We offer career coaching, leadership development, and skills training to foster an environment of opportunity for each employee to reach their top potential.

We also strongly believe in promoting from within, so even if you start as a worker on the manufacturing floor, there is a path for you to be the general manager of the site one day if that is your goal.

NOV's Benefits

At NOV, we offer a very comprehensive benefits package. Listed below are the highlights of what NOV has to offer.

• Competitive Wages
• Up to 6 weeks paid vacation based on relative experience
• 9 paid holidays plus 2 flex holidays
• 401K match
• Advancement opportunities

The Opportunity

NOV is actively recruiting for a Manufacturing Technician to work the day shift in our Cedar Park, Texas production facility.

The successful candidate will perform tasks associated with the manufacture and repair of intrinsically safe strain gauge-based sensors that measure tension, compression, torque and or pressure.

Key tasks include assembly, testing, and troubleshooting of electronic products and equipment. The ability to identify and diagnose problems and analyze root cause is critical to the success of this position.

The Technician will need to apply advanced skills in electronic and mechanical assembly, testing, calibration, repair, and maintenance, as well as accurately documenting all work performed.

They must be able to resolve most problems independently and escalate only more complex issues to higher levels and work under typical manufacturing time constraints and under minimal supervision.

Day shift, full time position.

Primary Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints, assembly drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Operate machines or use hand tools and power tools to secure parts in place.
• Mount assembly components on panels or printed circuit boards and connect component wiring to printed circuits. Route and connect wires between individual components leads and other components using advanced soldering and crimping skills.
• Assemble, wire, test, calibrate, trouble-shoot and repair strain-gauge based electro-mechanical sensors in a time constrained manufacturing environment.
• Analyze and effectively evaluate test data against establish pass / fail criteria.
• Collaborate and effectively communicate with coworkers and engineers to quickly resolve problems related to products and procedures.
• Perform assignments under minimal supervision.
• Resolves most problems and refers only more complex issues to higher levels.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Electronics training, or 2 years of related and relevant field, military, or equivalent work experience or Associates Degree in Electronics Technology
• A high school diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrable proficiency with assembling, testing and calibrating complex electro-mechanical devices in a manufacturing or similar work environment.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of test equipment including but not limited to, bench power supplies, hand-held meters, etc.
• Relevant soldering and wiring skills
• Relevant experience reading and understanding electronic schematics and firm understanding of electronic symbols.
• Experience with all types of hand tools such as : torque wrenches, hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, wire strippers, and crimping tools.
• Attention to detail with a strong commitment to quality.
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
• Ability to work overtime as required.

Preferred

• J-STD-001A Certified
• Experience with data acquisition instrumentation
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Experience with pressure, strain gage and temperature instrumentation
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Mechanical aptitude
• Experience with ERP / MRP systems (Oracle, JDE) work orders and travelers

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to stand, sit, bend, and reach particularly for sustained periods of time
• Able to operate a computer and other office machinery using finger dexterity for typing and writing
• Must be able to communicate, converse with, and exchange information by means of the spoken and written word
• Must be able to lift 25lbs to shoulder height
• Able to perform light physical effort to lift or move materials up to 40 pounds
• Visual acuity to view a computer screen

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment.
• Machinery operation requires the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to; eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, work boots, and hardhats.
• Standing 75% of the time
• Available to work overtime as required
• Works under immediate or moderate supervision
• Typically reports to a supervisor / manager

BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS

• Excellence - Have pride in your work and your work area.
• Integrity - Own your mistakes and learn from them.
• Team Oriented - Help the team achieve the common goal.
• Respectful - Treat everyone with respect.
• Hardworking - Self-motivated and look for "what's next".
• Dependable - Be reliable, show up to work on time ready to work

ABOUT US

Every day, the oil and gas industry's best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.

We Power the Industry that Powers the World

Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success-now and in the future.

Global Family

We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.

Purposeful Innovation

Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.

Service Above All

This drives us to anticipate our customers' needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.