Shop Technician II

• Independently plan and complete assigned fabrication, mechanical mounting, plumbing, assembly, testing, packaging, receiving, and shipping work.
  
  
• Interpret mechanical and assembly drawings, bills of material, cut lists, dimensions, specifications, and work instructions.
  
  
• Fabricate PVC piping and plastic components through accurate layout, measurement, cutting, preparation, joining, routing, drilling, and finishing.
  
  
• Mount pumps, valves, instruments, controls, supports, panels, piping, and related equipment securely on skids, frames, tanks, and assemblies.
  
  
• Complete multi-step system builds and support functional, leak, pressure, flow, and other defined testing.
  
  
• Diagnose common fit, plumbing, assembly, and workmanship problems.
  
  
• Perform authorized basic electrical tasks, including wire preparation, routing, labeling, terminations, continuity checks, component mounting, and panel or control-system assembly support.
  
  
• Use hand tools, power tools, measuring instruments, shop equipment, solvents, and production materials safely and correctly.
  
  
• Inspect work throughout the production process and verify first-piece, critical, and completed work.
  
  
• Identify drawing, bill-of-material, material, fit, access, sequencing, tooling, and manufacturability issues before they affect quality or schedule.
  
  
• Recommend practical solutions while respecting revision control and avoiding unauthorized design changes.
  
  
• Complete work-order, labor-time, material-use, completion, scrap, and status records accurately and on time.
  
  
• Take ownership of defects, rework, cleanup, and complete production documentation.
  
  
• Maintain organized tools, materials, work-in-process, and work areas according to IAS safety, housekeeping, and 5S standards.
  
  
• Support material staging, receiving, inventory counts, crating, loading, facility upkeep, schedule recovery, and other production needs.
  
  
• Keep the Production Manager informed of progress, constraints, risks, mistakes, and decisions needed.
  
  
• Help onboard and coach Shop Technician I employees by demonstrating safe methods, explaining quality standards, checking understanding, and offering constructive feedback.
  
  

• At least two years of relevant experience in manufacturing, fabrication, mechanical assembly, plumbing, construction, installation, maintenance, or field service—or an equivalent combination of technical education and demonstrated hands-on ability.
  
  
• Developed skill working with PVC piping and plastic materials.
  
  
• Experience mounting mechanical equipment and completing multi-component assemblies.
  
  
• Working knowledge of basic electrical principles, wiring practices, component identification, control-system hardware, and safe work boundaries.
  
  
• Ability to work from mechanical drawings, assembly drawings, bills of material, dimensions, specifications, and work instructions with limited assistance.
  
  
• Proficiency with common hand, power, measuring, cutting, drilling, and fabrication tools.
  
  
• A demonstrated commitment to safe work, dependable quality, productivity, problem-solving, documentation, teamwork, and accountability.
  
  
• The judgment to recognize when information is missing or a condition is unsafe—and the confidence to stop and ask before proceeding.
  
  
• Clear, direct, and respectful communication skills.
  
  

• Water-treatment, aquaculture, aquatic life-support, process-equipment, pump-skid, custom-equipment, or low-volume project-manufacturing experience.
  
  
• Plastics welding or experience operating CNC and plastics-fabrication equipment.
  
  
• Electrical-panel, controls, instrumentation, equipment-testing, crating, or field-installation experience.
  
  
• Technical training through a trade school, vocational program, community college, apprenticeship, military program, manufacturer, or employer.
  
  
• Experience onboarding, coaching, or serving as a technical resource for less-experienced employees.