Plating Operator (3rd Shift)

Location: San Marcos, Texas

About the Role

Noveon Magnetics is looking for someone who has experience in surface finishing for direct manufacturing and commercialization. Basic understanding or willingness to learn about electroplating metals and metallic alloys in aqueous solutions, pre-treatment, cleaning, pickling, Zn, phosphate, Ni/Cu, epoxy, and diagnosis and failure analysis of coatings. This person will assist in electroplating and corrosion-resistance processes on pilot and production lines. These processes will be instrumental in properly applying corrosion-resistant coatings to Noveon products.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the plating engineer/technician in daily operations, as well as related tests to ensure we produce high-quality coating and plating on magnet products.
• Assisting in reporting maintenance issues to the manager/technician in detail for work orders to be submitted, as well as recording and reporting of data daily.
• Performing visual inspections of coated parts, sending them to QC to check plating thickness, and product quality.
• Assisting the engineer or technician with maintaining proper plating bath balance including taking pH and conductivity readings daily.
• Performing and maintaining regular housekeeping by following the current 5S model.
• Managing storage of materials, supplies, reports, corrosion tests, data, and data analysis.
• Conducting chemical titrations on the plating baths without supervision and as instructed by the engineer/manager.
• Following written, verbal instructions, and working independently with minimum supervision from managers and/or peers.

Requirements

• 0-2 years’ experience and basic understanding of pretreatment and wet processes for coating and plating.
• Knowledge of how to use overhead hoists, fork trucks, hand tools, and rectifiers.
• Knowledge of safe methods of handling materials and chemicals, always using the proper PPE.
• Comfort with measurement equipment such as thermometers, pH meters, and measuring scopes/microscopes.
• Preferably has experience with wet processes for coating/plating Zn, phosphate, Ni/Cu, and epoxy.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to pass a drug screening, medical physical, and, if applicable, visual testing.
• Able to move up to 50lbs.
• Possesses manual dexterity to put parts or pieces together quickly and accurately.
• Can wear PPE such as N-95 masks, half-face respirators, face shields, aprons, and FR coveralls.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time and willing to work extended shifts as needed or when necessary.
• Capable of making repetitive movements including, but not limited to, sitting, squatting, and walking up and down stairs.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance starting on day 1 of employment.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) retirement plan and match program.
• Short Term Disability (Employer Paid).
• Long Term Disability (Employer Paid).
• Paid Time Off (eligible after 90 days of employment).
• Sick Leave (eligible after 90 days of employment).
• Company Paid Holidays.

About Noveon Magnetics

At Noveon Magnetics, we’re reimagining the rare earth magnet industry and changing the way we electrify the world. We’re a fast-growing, diverse team of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators from across the globe united by a shared mission to support the commercialization of our magnet manufacturing technology and forge a new path toward resource efficiency, resource independence, and a low-carbon economy. As the only U.S. manufacturer of permanent rare earth magnets essential to a range of technologies that rely on an electric motor—from electric vehicles to medical devices to aerospace and defense systems to clean energy—we’re ushering in an electric future that is 100% Made in America. All our operations, from R&D through production, assembly, and delivery, are conducted out of our state-of-the-art manufacturing center in San Marcos, Texas.