Plating Technician (3rd Shift)

About the role

Noveon Magnetics is seeking a Plating Technician for their 3rd shift position. The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of experience in surface finishing for direct manufacturing and commercialization, with expertise in electroplating metals and metallic alloys in aqueous solutions.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the plating engineer in developing wet processes, as well as related racking and testing procedures to produce high quality coatings and plating on magnet products.
• Assisting in processing production work orders, as well as recording and reporting of data.
• Performing visual inspections, control plating thickness, and product quality.
• Maintaining proper plating bath chemistries including, performance of chemical titrations, basic controller, and measurement operations.
• Performing regular preventive maintenance work and recording and reporting equipment deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Managing storage of materials, supplies, reports, corrosion tests, data, and data analysis.
• Supporting the QC team in sampling analysis for process and product quality.

Requirements

• Basic understanding of pretreatment and wet processes for coating and plating.
• Knowledge of safe methods of handling materials and chemicals.
• Comfortable with measurement equipment such as micrometers, pH meters, and measuring scopes.
• Experience with wet processes for coating/plating Zn, phosphate, Ni/Cu and epoxy is preferred.
• Experience with chemical titrations is preferred.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions and work independently with minimum supervision.
• Able to move up to 50lbs.

Qualifications

• Associate degree with 2+ years of work experience.
• Manual dexterity to put parts or pieces together quickly and accurately.
• Comfortable standing for long periods of time, up to and exceeding 60 minutes.
• Capable of making repetitive movements including, but not limited to, sitting, squatting and walking up and down stairs.

Skills

• Excel proficiency for creating and populating production data.
• Basic knowledge of electroplating metals and metallic alloys in aqueous solutions.
• Experience with chemical titrations.
• Ability to perform preventive maintenance tasks.
• Strong attention to detail and quality control skills.

Benefits

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

Pay

Competitive base salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

3rd Shift - Hours to be determined based on business needs.