Production Tech - Furnace Operations (Weekend 2nd Shift)

 

At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. A U.S.-based company, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With more than 7,800 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and operations management at a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. For more information, visit www.bwxt.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

 

 

BWXT is currently seeking a Production Tech to join our growing team in Mount Vernon, Indiana!

 

What we do

Situated on a 100-acre site, our facility has 600,000 square feet of shop area and a 1,000-ton lift capacity from the shop to the river. The Mount Vernon facility is equipped with large CNC machine tools along with sophisticated welding and heat-treating equipment to produce components for naval nuclear reactors, which are used in submarines and aircraft carriers.

 

What you'll do

Individuals hired to fill this role will support our fabrication shop as part of our Operations Department by performing a variety of mechanical tasks, including but not limited to the following: 

• Follows procedures, demonstrates a questioning attitude, maintains a quality driven perspective and is mindful of sensitive information.
• Read/interpret engineering drawings, sketches, blue prints.
• Read/interpret detailed engineering instructions.
• Assemble mechanical products in accordance with detailed engineering drawings/instructions.
• Assemble various mechanisms and/or sub-assembly components.
• Clean the interior and exterior of products using strict and detailed guidelines.
• Package products for shipment using strict and detailed guidelines.
• Perform dimensional measurements for fitment verifications.
• Perform mechanical tasks/operate mechanical assemblies associated with critical tolerance components.
• Perform cutting/grinding operations as needed.
• Operate small to medium size fork lifts.
• Operate boom lift and scissor lift equipment and perform work at heights.
• Obtain crane qualifications to perform rigging/lifting of components.
• Verify identity and physical characteristics of materials.
• Maintain necessary written records.

 

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