Machining Process Technician

Job Title:

Machining Process Technician

Job Description:

The Role:

Our site in Chaska is seeking a Machining Process Technician to join our team. As a Machining Process Technician, you play a critical role in enabling Entegris to drive the Future of Innovation. In this position, you will lead the development, documentation, and continuous improvement of machining processes for a variety of engineered materials. You will provide technical expertise to both Manufacturing and Engineering teams by implementing process changes, supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), and optimizing existing product and process lines. This role also requires active participation in Entegris’ safety culture and a strong commitment to our PACE values. 

This role will follow a first shift schedule, Monday through Friday, with flexible hours between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM. However, occasional adjustments to this schedule may be required to meet project and production needs.

What You’ll Do: 

• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and cross functional teams to develop, document, and enhance product manufacturability, including prototyping, fixture and design development, CNC programming for manufacturability, and optimizing work cell layout. 
• Ensures product is consistent with established specifications. Escalates quality issues as appropriate.  Ensures highest possible product quality and adherence to the Entegris quality system, ISO, and/or other standards.   
• Focuses on key business processes to influence customer satisfaction, waste elimination, growth, cost effectiveness, and product/system quality.  Promotes and implements use of continuous improvement tools to eliminate non-value activities.  Participate actively in continuous improvement activities such as 5s, Kaizen events, etc. 
• Assists in training manufacturing personnel in the operation of new and existing equipment and processes.  Assists manufacturing in resolving problems or concerns that arise during the manufacturing process. 
• Completes miscellaneous tasks assigned in support of larger organization and production goals. 
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.  Wear required Personal Protective Equipment.  Performs duties in a safe manner and observes approved safety procedures. Communicates potential hazards immediately to supervisor.   

What We Seek: 

• 3+ years of experience working with machining plastics preferred but not required 
• Vocational education in machining or equivalent education 
• High School diploma or equivalent 
• Ability to set up and operate manufacturing equipment, such as CNC Mills, CNC Lathes and manual mills and lathes, and various equipment 
• Ability to program CNC lathes with live tooling and CNC mills with 3-5 axis at the machine and offline
• CAD and CAM proficiency. Mastercam and SolidWorks preferred
• Familiarity with Mazak CNC controls, Mazatrol experience preferred
• Understanding of basic SPC control tools 
• Ability to adapt to work environment, work force, and customers’ needs
• Computer literacy – Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, and other applications 
• Good visual ability to detect quality defects

What We Offer: 

At Entegris, we invest in providing opportunities for our employees and promote from within. The new hire in this role will have the potential to grow and create relationships across the organization and be recognized for demonstrated success and adherence to company PACE values. 

 Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you’re looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals. 

• Compensation: $35-$47 hourly range with actual pay dependent on candidate overall skills for the role
• Annual Bonus Eligible
• 3 weeks of vacation to take the time you need to recharge
• Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match with no delayed vesting
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs
• Education assistance to support your learning journey
• Values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence
• The company anticipates the application window closing approximately 5 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require Company to shorten or extend the application window

At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status. 

 Entegris strongly encourages all its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. At Entegris, COVID-19 vaccination is preferred but not required at this time.