Machine Operator (all genders)

  • Annual salary: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
  • Published: 26.08.2024
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BENEFITS:

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) plan with a 4% company match.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • Gym reimbursement.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Company-paid disability and life insurance.
Nikon SLM Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against since race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, dis-ability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship or Green Card is required

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

As an Operator at Nikon SLM Solutions, you will be responsible for operating and setting up our SLM systems at the Nikon Additive Manufacturing Technology Center (NAMTC) in Long Beach, California. Your role will involve monitoring and documenting the production process, performing manual post-processing of parts, and ensuring the quality of components through visual inspections.
 
Key Responsibilities:
  • Operate and set up Nikon SLM Systems to ensure efficient and accurate production.
  • Perform manual post-processing of parts and substrate plates, including mechanical preparation.
  • Conduct visual inspections of component quality after production and post-processing.
  • Assist with customer demonstrations and provide operational guidance.
  • Conduct standard maintenance of all responsible equipment, including SLM machines and associated tools.
 

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in a production environment, preferably with SLM machinery.
  • Training as an industrial mechanic, machine operator, or maintenance staff, with a background in metal work, CNC milling, or surface treatment 
  • Process-oriented execution, quality inspections, job and demand planning, and adherence to export control and security regulations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  • Travel: Minimal, primarily local within the Long Beach area.
  • Work Environment: Industrial production setting, requiring adherence to safety protocols and ITAR requirements.

YOUR NEW WORKPLACE:

We offer you a versatile and responsible scope of duties in a global business. You can expect colleagues on an equal footing, flat hierarchies, a strong team spirit and a "can do" working atmosphere.
We like to describe ourselves as a company with a start-up atmosphere, because with us you get the best of both worlds: a dynamic, future-oriented work environment with the advantages of a corporation.

We are a company of diversity, tolerance and openness. That is why we want people of all ages and disabilities, religions, sexual orientations and identities, ethnic origins, nationalities and genders to find their employer in us.

Do you want to change the future of additive manufacturing and become part of our success story?

WHO WE ARE:

Nikon SLM Solutions AG is one of the world's leading companies in additive manufacturing. Our Selective Laser Melting machines enable the fast, reliable and cost-effective production of high-quality metal components. With our more than 600 employees from over 25 nations, we are revolutionizing additive manufacturing and are a partner at eye level for our renowned customers, e.g. from the aerospace industry, the energy sector, healthcare or the automotive sector.

Nikon SLM Solutions AG is headquartered in Lübeck, Germany, with offices in China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and the United States.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply directly via our online application tool. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications by e-mail. 
We look forward to your application.

You have any further questions? Please feel free to contact us.

Your HR Recruiting Team
Nikon SLM Solutions AG 
 
  • Catherine Juszczyk
  • Recruiter