Senior Operations Technician; Machining 2nd Shift

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay: $31.25 (minimum) - $40.38 (midpoint) - $50.00 (maximum)

All Levels are eligible for the benefits below:

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.

  • 401(k) match (4.5%)

  • Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

  • Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays.

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave.

• Paid parental leave.

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits.

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life

• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Woodward is looking for experienced and senior manufacturing technicians to join our 2nd shift teams at the Rock Cut Campus in Loves Park, IL. These technicians will support our Servovalve, Actuator Specialty Valve and Fuel Metering Unit departments with production and troubleshooting operations. Individuals with experience in Makino CNC or Swiss Lathe/Mill Turn or Vertical/Stroker Hone machines are strongly encouraged to apply!

• Performs direct labor to meet established takt time and/or customer demand.

• Serves as Subject Matter Expert (SME) resource within and between product lines, departments, and locations.

• Leads by example with behavior highly demonstrative of core values.

• Conducts, manages, and supports ongoing training and development activities within area of expertise, utilizing standardized training principles and tools.

• Shares knowledge and builds up skill sets of other members.

• Leads and assists Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) and troubleshooting.

• Supports development and creation of training documents and work instructions.

• Supports Engineering, Master Scheduling, Operations, and others in evaluations of technology, capabilities, utilization, and possibilities of production equipment or products.

• As applicable and directed, participates and supports audits, investigations, and inquiries by other departments, leaders, agencies, customers, or suppliers.

• Assists and supports leadership or Team Lead in determining and coordinating work team assignments to meet production requirements.

• Leads and supports continuous improvement and process innovation.

• Supports transition of products into operations from New Product Introduction (NPI).

• Follows appropriate work instructions to successfully complete tasks. This may include receive, clean, machine, assemble, join, treat, handle and test parts.

• Utilizes computer programs, including web-based systems, to enter part data, log time, and look up information in order to complete assigned work tasks.

• Applies inspection techniques, uses inspection tools efficiently, verifies the calibration/expiration dates of equipment and writes non-conformance reports (NCRs) when necessary.

• Provides work order, product, process, or equipment progress reports and risks. Coordinates with others to resolve issues.

• Maintains regular and punctual attendance.

• Works extended hours outside regularly scheduled shift as required by operational needs.

• Participates in and provides feedback of equipment evaluations for capital purchases or continuous improvements.

• Specific knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to be considered a subject matter expert (SME) for one or more core production processes.

• Demonstrated advanced mechanical aptitude.

• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstration of core values, including dependability and reliability.

• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organization, using various methods.

• Demonstrated ability to present and explain information in front of members at all levels within the organization.

• Demonstrated ability to read and use applicable quality or inspection tooling such as micrometers, functional and cylindrical gauges, comparators,…