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Equipment Technician

CelLink · Georgetown, TX

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Level
Technician
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
2+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at CelLink (automotive) in Georgetown, TX. You will be tasked with supporting CelLink’s fleet of automated production equipment.

They ask for
2+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Lean, SPC, PLC, Machining, Welding, SolidWorks

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How this role compares

Against 74 other live manufacturing postings in Texas.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $85k–$105k, from 6 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 47%
  • CNC 37%
  • Tooling 36%
  • ✓ Machining 35%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for SPC, PLC, Welding, SolidWorks, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 2+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 50 lbs

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at CelLink

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
    • How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

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Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

  • ◆Fabricate, modify, and assemble mechanical and electrical components and assemblies.
  • ◆Assembly, testing, and installation of custom manufacturing tools and equipment.
  • ◆Precise, detail-oriented mechanical assembly according to engineering drawings.
  • ◆Electrical component and cabinet wiring according to engineering drawings.
  • ◆Create and modify mechanical CAD models and drawings.
  • ◆Perform machining and welding work as needed.
  • ◆Systematically apply knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and software components to identify problems and develop robust solutions.
  • ◆Work closely with equipment engineers, process engineers, and production operators to ensure production equipment operates reliably and efficiently.
  • ◆Assist in the construction of new equipment and the development of improvements to existing equipment.
  • ◆Work hands-on with roll-to-roll web handling and processing equipment, including rollers, drives, edge guides, brakes, and steering mechanisms.

Qualifications

(Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

The

requirements

listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Experience/Education

  • ✓An associate's or bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology or similar is preferred.
  • ✓2+ years of hands-on experience as a machinist, welder, mechanic, equipment engineer, or similar experience is desired.
  • ✓Experience with the design, assembly, and/or maintenance of automated manufacturing equipment is strongly preferred.

requirements

in a fast-paced start-up setting.

  • ✓Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong work ethic, and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
  • ✓Solid background in using 3D computer-aided design software (SolidWorks strongly preferred).
  • ✓Can read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings.
  • ✓Able to create and modify mechanical drawings, models, and assemblies.
  • ✓Can create and modify technical documents such as work instructions.
  • ✓Maintains a clean and orderly workspace.
  • ✓Able to use hand and machine tools safely.

A qualified candidate will have a subset of these skills

  • ✓Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles.
  • ✓Familiar with materials and construction methods typical of manufacturing equipment.
  • ✓Some knowledge of PLC systems and device configuration software.
  • ✓Familiar with statistical process control concepts.
  • ✓Knowledge of electrical schematics
  • ✓Experience with electrical cabinet wiring
  • ✓Experience with assembly and/or maintenance of roll-to-roll manufacturing equipment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Working Conditions/Hours

Hourly/Non-exempt (OT eligible)

Physical Demands – Office and Manufacturing Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment –

Includes both a typical office environment, with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues, and a shop environment, with exposure to high noise levels from operating machines, physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts, nuisance dust, and skin exposure to chemicals used to run/maintain machines

PPE-

May be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, gloves, hair nets, masks, & clean-room frocks while adhering to the prescribed safety procedures

CelLink was founded in 2012 and entered volume production in 2018. CelLink provides electrical systems to the world's leading automotive OEMs & EV manufacturers, data center developers, and stationary power companies. The company has raised approximately $315M in funding through private investment and multiple grants from the US Department of Energy. CelLink’s investors include 3M, Atreides, BMW, BorgWarner, Bosch, D1 Capital, Fidelity, Fontinalis Partners, Ford, Franklin Templeton, Lear, Park West, SK Telecom, Standard Investments, T. Rowe Price, Tinicum, and Whale Rock

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Equipment Technician

As an Equipment Technician, you will be tasked with supporting CelLink’s fleet of automated production equipment. This will involve rapid, efficient responses to real-time issues as well as the careful development of long-term solutions in collaboration with our engineering, maintenance, and operations teams.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • •Independent problem solver with a desire to learn new skills and develop new technology.
  • •Strong organizational skills and a detail-oriented mindset.
  • •Able to adapt to changing

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