Engineering Technician

Job Description

OFS has one of the longest and most respectable corporate lineages in American business, which goes back to Alexander Graham Bell and the invention of the telephone more than a century ago. We have a proven track record of being first in the industry with application specific fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium doped fibers, Raman fiber lasers, fiber gratings and more. Our mission is to provide leading optical innovations and solutions by designing, manufacturing and supplying the best optical fibers, fiber cable and components and devices for our customers, with exceptional service that creates value for our shareholders, customers and employees. To do so, we must continue shaping the future of communications by applying the best minds to the challenges our customers will continually face.

We currently seek an Engineering Technician to join our division located in Avon, CT, and help support our continued business growth in the Linear Engineering department. The selected candidate’s primary function will be the safe operation and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Set up and operate the equipment to complete the hole drilling operations
• Perform routine maintenance tasks on the equipment (cleaning, emptying and replenishing coolant tanks)
• Perform changeovers between the different products
• Inspect the quality of the work output against drawings and/or specification
• Maintain log of inspection results and periodically review process stability
• Maintain an appropriate tooling inventory
• Capable of running multiple machines concurrently
• Maintain a safe work area
• 6S and audit documentation
• Support production rod draw needs
• Complete paperwork and shop travelers for work completed and report scrap
• Identify machine related issues that require Engineering or Maintenance support
• Participate Total Preventative Maintenance program
• Procedure owner
• Perform other related duties as required

Key qualifications include:

• High School diploma or equivalent required. Associate Degree in Engineering discipline a plus
• CNC programming experience, 2 years minimum
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with machine tools and gauges
• Experience with machining of glass materials desired
• Troubleshooting equipment and process
• Knowledge of Metrology
• Knowledge of Geometric Tolerancing
• Ability to work with tolerancing +/”
• Ability to read blueprints
• Must be able to write procedures and read and understand complex manufacturing drawings/process layouts.
• Demonstrate positive attitude, excellent organizational skills, leadership ability, and attention to detail.
• Must be effective in time management and efficiently pass jobs through the work-flow.

Working at OFS means having the opportunity to realize ideas, experience innovation and discover new solutions for the future. In addition to our dynamic work environment, we offer competitive salaries and generous benefits programs, including medical, dental, tuition reimbursement and a matching 401(k) plan.

Employees are expected to serve as role models for safe work practices and behaviors. This includes following established health and safety policies and procedures, maintaining a clean, organized work area, wearing, and properly storing all personal protective equipment (PPE), and actively engaging as a safety conscious worker with personal safety and wellness as a priority.

If you’d like to be part of an energetic, world leader in optic fiber solutions, please apply directly at .

Note: Only those candidates selected for the interview process will be contacted.

OFS, a Georgia based global company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.