Manufacturing Support Technician
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Pay Rate:
$17.50/hr – Day Shift
$18.72/hr – Night Shift (includes 7% shift differential)
Schedule
12‑hour rotating shifts
Days for 2 weeks, then nights for 2 weeks
Shift pattern example:
Work 2 days → 2 days off → work 3 days → 2 days off → work 2 days → 3 days off
Hours:
Day: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Night: 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM
Must be available for days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Initial 2‑week training on day shift, including safety orientation.
Position Overview
The Manufacturing Support Technician plays a key role in supporting production operations, maintaining safety and quality standards, and ensuring smooth material flow throughout the facility. This role supports granulation processes and works closely with production and maintenance teams.
Key Responsibilities
Operate granulation equipment and monitor material silos
Execute daily production and housekeeping plans
Monitor equipment performance and communicate status to production leadership
Perform quality checks (including bulk density) and respond to quality issues
Maintain floor organization, material flow, and housekeeping standards
Assist with preventative maintenance and basic troubleshooting
Support and train team members as needed
Safely operate forklifts, clamp trucks, motorized handcarts, and other material‑handling equipment
Accurately document production activities, quality results, process adjustments, and maintenance
Follow all safety programs and promote a strong Safety First culture
Complete additional duties as assigned by production leadership
Technical Skills & Experience
Mechanically inclined with the ability to troubleshoot and set up machines
Comfortable working with both metric and standard measurements
Machine maintenance experience preferred
Prior production or machine operator experience is a plus
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