Process Technician

Join Kyocera International, Inc.

We're hiring a Process Technician 3 at our San Diego, CA location!

Join a stable, long-term opportunity where your work matters. We're hiring a Process Technician 3 to support production and ensure high-quality output in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Pay Range - $21.47 to $27.78 per hour

(Actual base pay based on factors such as relevant experience, education, market, qualifications, and skills.)

With nearly 80,000 employees globally, Kyocera is a leading manufacturer of high-tech ceramics in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, Medical applications, and semiconductor processing. Our innovative materials are found in everything from smartphones to space shuttles!

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• Competitive pay, benefits, and hours
• 120 hours of vacation accrued per year to start (that's 3 weeks/year for regular 8-hour shifts!)
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• 401(k) with company match
• Pension
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible schedules
• Tuition reimbursement

We have a long-tenured staff (many with over 30 years of service!), a vital company mission, and an excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off to volunteer, paid leave options, tuition reimbursement, an employer-paid Pension and a 401(k) with both Roth and a healthy company match. Our larger locations also feature onsite gyms, walking tracks, exercise rooms, and employee gardens!

We strive to have a diverse workforce from all backgrounds, including minorities, women, and veterans, who bring their experience to support the innovation and quality that Kyocera is known for.

Kyocera International, Inc. also has a robust corporate culture and philosophy based on the experiences and writings of our founder, Dr. Kazuo Inamori, which you can learn more about here:  Our company motto is "Do the right thing as a human being," and we try to use that motto constantly in our decision-making.

Exempt: No

Safety Sensitive: Yes

A Process Technician 3 performs a variety of functions associated with manufacturing operations, including working with engineers and operators in set‑up and calibration tasks, as well as performing rework and quality testing related to the production of parts, components, subassemblies and final product. Uses programs to collect and evaluate operating data to conduct in‑line adjustments to parts, instruments or equipment. Updates and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process.

Typically trains other staff members and may lead projects.

• High school diploma or GED Equivalent required, AA Technical degree preferred
• 4+ yrs of technician experience required in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend instructions in English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide all units of measure including common and decimal fractions.
• Ability to use a microscope, depending on the specific function.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and depth perception.
• 20/20 corrected vision may be required - varies by division
• Willingness to wear PPE (examples: goggle, gloves, apron, finger cot, masks, and/or cleanroom apparel.
• Ability to grab small parts or hand tools with hands.
• Eligible to work in an ITAR environment
• Effectively train other employees