Description

Weld Manager

About the Role

What You'll Do

• Supervise the weld department and its employees.
• Conduct periodic performance evaluations, maintains discipline per policies, and ensures all direct reports adhere to all policies and procedures.
• Maintain positive communications with employees to build strong interaction.
• Provide assistance and training to welders.
• Assist with certification training and documentation review.
• Coordinate, supervise, and monitor production schedules and production performance.
• Prepare operational schedules and coordinates weld activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Review jobs for accurate processes to meet delivery schedules.
• Lead continuous process improvement and cost reduction interaction.
• Maintains integrity of work instructions for the department.
• Assist engineers with process development for new products and process improvement for existing products.
• Assist engineers with design and review of welding fixtures and tooling as required for new jobs.
• Work along with other manufacturing departments, quality control, and engineering to solve problems with fabrications, prints, routers and/or work instructions.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Work to reduce and eliminate barriers and obstacles to improve overall cost and scheduling performance.
• Your leadership is expected to make it easier for employees to make quality products and make it easier for customers to do business with GSM.
• Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for creating a professional, safe, and clean environment evidenced by being at work on time to perform assigned duties, following the policies of Granite State Manufacturing, always wearing safety glasses in designated areas, maintaining a neat and orderly work area, and following safety practices to prevent errors.
• Demonstrate commitment to teamwork by establishing effective relationships and networks with both managers/directors and workers and collaborating with them to accomplish shared purposes and goals.
• Abide by GSM Code of Ethics and Business Conduct standards and strictly observes all U.S. and foreign laws and regulations.

Must-Have Skills and Experience

• Two-year certificate from college, technical school, or military training, eight years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Able to interpret engineering drawings, including weld symbology.
• Knowledge of wire and filler material applications for various steel alloys, aluminum, and some exotic materials.
• Working knowledge of fixturing and welding set up parameters.
• Proficient in the use of precision measuring instruments.
• Expert level knowledge of military specification and AWS specifications.
• Knowledge of tight tolerance weldments and straightening.
• Knowledge of manual vertical milling machines, saws, grinders and overhead cranes.
• Understanding of all internal weld procedures and welding related operational procedures.
• Expert in all weld processes used by GSM (GTA, GMA & SMA).
• Nondestructive Testing (NDT) knowledge.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and Windows based computer programs; ERP/MRP based company-wide sales order administrative systems.
• Able to measure performance to goals and standards. Able to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things. Able to communicate effectively.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience working within AS9100 / ISO 9001 quality systems, including audit preparation, corrective actions, and documentation control
• Familiarity with NAVSEA, defense, or aerospace customer-specific welding requirements beyond standard AWS specification
• Background in Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, or continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction and throughput optimization
• Experience collaborating on New Product Introduction (NPI) and transition from prototype to production weld processes
• Exposure to ERP/MRP systems for scheduling, labor tracking, material planning, and production reporting

Who You Are

• A hands-on leader who earns respect on the shop floor and leads by example in quality, safety, and accountability
• A clear, steady communicator who builds trust with welders, engineers, quality, and leadership through transparency and consistency
• A process-driven problem solver who enjoys improving workflows, eliminating bottlenecks, and raising department performance
• Someone who takes pride in developing people, strengthening technical skills, and building a positive, professional team culture

EEO STATEMENT

• Granite State Manufacturing (GSM) is an equal-opportunity employer. GSM does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws in its programs, activities, or employment.

Additional Details

• Travel: Up to 25%.
• Benefits:
  • Paid time off
  • Floating holidays
  • Paid holidays
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) company matching
  • Dental & Vision insurance (Company paid)
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Competitive health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Referral program

Description

Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States OR Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Oversee the creation, development and implementation of manufacturing details and processes to maintain proper product functionality, traceability and cost efficiency. Position requires cross functional collaboration with procurement, machining, weld, paint and quality departments to drive process improvement, ensure efficient workflow, meet quality requirements and cost targets.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and develop manufacturing processes.
• Create manufacturing routers based on product requirements and best practice.
• Create and maintain manufacturing work instructions.
• Establish control plans for critical features and special processes.
• Define inspection requirements to ensure compliance to customer requirements.
• Champion process development and improvement to quality and efficiency.
• Determine and eliminate the root cause of quality defects created by existing manufacturing processes.
• Develop tools, fixtures and test equipment required for manufacturing.
• Create Quote details for new and re-occurring orders.
• Support legacy product and New Product Introduction (NPI), working with a team of Program Managers, Project Engineers and Quality Engineers to meet shipment goals.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for creating a professional, safe, and clean environment evidenced by being at work on time to perform assigned duties, following the policies of Granite State Manufacturing, always wearing safety glasses in designated areas, maintaining a neat and orderly work area, and following safety guidelines.
• Demonstrates commitment to teamwork by establishing effective relationships and networks with both managers, directors and workers, collaborating with them to accomplish shared purposes and goals.
• Abides by GSM Code of Ethics and Business Conduct standards and strictly observes all U.S. and foreign laws and regulations.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• 3+ years of experience developing manufacturing processes for machining, welding and/or electromechanical assembly.
• Experience with manufacturing processes to include CNC machining, paint, coating, plating, welding, heat treating, inspection and assembly.
• Detailed understanding of GD&T and experience interpreting detailed engineering drawings.
• Experience with project management responsibilities.
• 3+ years of experience in a defense/aerospace related job shop environment is preferred.
• BS in Mechanical, Quality, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering discipline or 5+ years of equivalent on the job training and experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office Products
• Demonstrated proficiency in Solidworks.
• Experience with SolidWorks and CAM software plus especially CAMworks.
• Excellent human interaction skills
• Ability to obtain a security clearance is a plus.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Granite State Manufacturing (GSM) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. GSM does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws in its programs, activities, or employment.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Floating holidays
• Paid holidays
• 401(k)
• 401(k) company matching
• Dental & Vision insurance (Company paid)
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Competitive health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Referral program

Description

Responsibilities include:

• Travel to install, services, troubleshoot and repair the fabricating machine tools at customer sitesthroughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.
• Provide high-quality technical service to customers to ensure optimal sheet metal machine performance.
• Document customer machine information and technical conditions and make improvement suggestions.
• Train customers to operate and/or service machines to ensure maximum productivity.
• Act as a Service ambassador and work directly with customers during installations and repairs to enable their business success.

• Must be a flexible professional, curious, and bold, focused on customer service and quality.
• A hands-on problem solver experienced in electronics, digital circuits, wiring, mechanics, and hydraulics.
• Technologically savvy and experienced in software and file management.

Description

Project Engineer

Location: Nashua, New Hampshire, United States OR Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Directs, coordinates and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration and completion of engineering projects within the area of assigned responsibility by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate team members.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Overall project management of customer contracts to include:

• Review of contract & quality requirements
• Maintenance of customer drawing files
• Coordination of contract modifications
• Implementation of engineering releases, change requests and change orders

Identification of purchase requirements

• Develop manufacturing plans including bill of materials, routing and work instructions.
• Coordination with corporate purchasing department to ensure timely procurement of material requirements
• Creation of shop drawings as required
• Interaction with vendors and customers
• Develop tools, fixtures, test equipment required for manufacturing
• Provides written input to proposals, reports and test data to customers as required
• Develop cost estimates in support of proposal activity
• Prepares status reports as required
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for creating a professional, safe, and clean environment evidenced by: being at work on time to perform assigned duties, following the policies of Granite State Manufacturing, always wearing safety glasses in designated areas, maintaining a neat and orderly work area, and following safety practices to prevent errors.
• Demonstrates commitment to teamwork by establishing effective relationships and networks with both managers/directors and workers, and collaborating with them to accomplish shared purposes and goals.
• Abides by GSM Code of Ethics and Business Conduct standards and strictly observes all U.S. and foreign laws and regulations.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Target 3-5 years of experience in project management responsibilities
• Target 3 years of experience in defense/aerospace related job shop machine/assembly environment
• BS in Mechanical, Quality, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• Master's degree a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office Products
• Experience with manufacturing processes to include: CNC machining, painting, welding, assembly
• Demonstrated proficiency in AutoCAD or equivalent CAD/CAM software
• Excellent human interaction skills
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• Professional engineer a plus

EEO STATEMENT

Granite State Manufacturing (GSM) is an equal opportunity employer. GSM does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws in its programs, activities, or employment.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Floating holidays
• Paid holidays
• 401(k)
• 401(k) company matching
• Dental & Vision insurance (Company paid)
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Competitive health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Referral program

Description

Machining Process Engineer

Location: Nashua, New Hampshire, United States OR Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the design, implementation, and optimization of the CNC machining process to drive machine efficiency, reduce downtime and maintain safety. Responsibilities include analyzing process performance, reducing waste, developing technical documentation, reduction of non-conformance, collaborating with cross-functional teams, troubleshooting issues and ensuring compliance with OSHA safety standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and maintains standard work for the machine shop.
• Develops and maintains standard work programming.
• Develops and maintains Continuous Improvement metrics.
• Troubleshoots non-conformances and implements Root Cause and Corrective Action.
• Design and Development of fixturing.
• Measure and improve first pass yield.
• Maintain department quality objects.
• Provide technical support for the machinist.
• Diagnoses of CNC program and tooling issues.
• Perform time studies to drive estimated run time improvement.
• Analyzation of machine performance.
• Liaison between Engineering, Programming and Operations.
• Cycle time reduction.
• Serve as the company subject matter expert concerning new machining technologies and equipment to reduce costs through efficiency.
• Support legacy and new product introduction (NPI) projects working with a team of Program Managers, Project Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers and Weld Engineers to meet shipment goals.
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for creating a professional, safe, and clean environment evidenced by being at work on time to perform assigned duties, following the policies of Granite State Manufacturing, always wearing safety glasses in designated areas, maintaining a neat and orderly work area, and following safety practices to prevent errors.
• Demonstrates commitment to teamwork by establishing effective relationships and networks with both managers/directors and staff, collaborating with them to accomplish shared purposes and goals.
• Abides by GSM Code of Ethics and Business Conduct standards and strictly observes all U.S. and foreign laws and regulations.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• 5+ years of experience developing manufacturing processes for machining
• 3+ years of experience in a defense/aerospace-related job shop environment.
• Subject matter expert in GD&T.
• Experience interpreting detailed engineering drawings.
• BS in Mechanical, Quality, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering discipline or 5+ years of equivalent on the job training and experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office Products
• Proficiency in SolidWorks.
• Proficiency in Mastercam
• Excellent human interaction skills
• Ability to obtain security clearance a plus.

EEO STATEMENT

Granite State Manufacturing (GSM) is an equal-opportunity employer. GSM does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws in its programs, activities, or employment.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Floating holidays
• Paid holidays
• 401(k)
• 401(k) company matching
• Dental & Vision insurance (Company paid)
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Competitive health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Referral program

Description

• You will be responsible for maintaining electrical systems for all production and facilities equipment in the plant.
• You will work as part of a team to ensure that all preventative and corrective maintenance is performed in a timely manner.
• Schedule, perform, assign, and record maintenance and repair tasks.
• Identify modifications and services to increase crane reliability.
• Support safety initiatives, policies, and procedures.
• Rotating shift work.
• Assist in downturn activities.
• Implement process improvements.
• Participate in electrical upgrade projects.

• Safety - Demonstrate concern for the safety of self and others and is knowledgeable of and consistently follows all accepted safety practices. Has ability to communicate the importance of a safe work environment and the maintenance of plant equipment in relation to safety.
• Communication - Effectively expresses ideas and/or tasks. Clearly express ideas in writing and in good grammatical form. Has ability to convey technical information in a way that can be understood by all team members.
• Teamwork - Communicate and work effectively with others to accomplish tasks and achieve goals of the team. Ability to distinguish and align personal needs with needs of the group. Maintains focus on obtaining goals of the division.
• Judgment/Decision Making - Is able to take action in solving problems while exhibiting good judgment and responsibility with a timely systematic approach to decision making. All actions and decisions are in the best interest of Company
• Initiative - Demonstrated self-starter, always looking for work that needs to be done and ways to improve. Is energetic and motivating to others
• Leadership – Utilizes appropriate interpersonal skills and methods to influence the actions and opinions of others in a desired, positive direction. Exhibits good judgment in leading others to accomplish the team goals and objectives
• Persistence – Must be able to maintain a positive attitude when faced with adversity and to persist in the completion of tasks despite the level of difficulty or frustration involved.
• Innovativeness - Generates new ideas and routinely goes beyond the status quo; recognizes the need for new or modified approaches; brings perspectives and approaches together, combining them in creative ways.

• Excellent Company with great culture of teamwork, non-Union, pay for performance!
• Strong Growth Company
• This is a "top company" for Military Veteran technician hires!
• Excellent Profit Sharing and Stock Purchase Opportunities as part of a very profitable company!!!
  
• Company offers its electricians a very competitive salary with bonuses paid out both weekly (Production Bonus) and monthly (Conversion Bonus). AND a good benefits package including medical and dental and a matching 401K plan.

Description

Work Environment & Physical
Demands:

Description

• Associate degree in a technical discipline or equivalent military experience
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on maintenance experience in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment
• Strong mechanical, electronic, and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team-based environment
• Physical ability to stand and walk up to 12 hours per shift
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds
• Ability to perform maintenance tasks requiring bending, twisting, kneeling, reaching, and squatting
• Ability to wear a respirator and required PPE, including when handling hazardous materials
• Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office applications

• Direct experience working on wafer fabrication equipment
• Prior experience in a cleanroom manufacturing environment
• Experience collaborating with equipment vendors or OEM field service teams

Description

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Description

This person will be responsible for installing and servicing parking access control, vehicle entry systems, and building access control systems in a geographic area that includes Southeastern, Central, and Western Virginia. Equipment includes parking gates, ticket dispensers, license plate recognition cameras, facility management software, slide and swing gate operators, card readers, and telephone entry systems, as well as integration of these systems into existing networks.

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