Process Control Technician - 2nd Shift
Neptune Technology Group · Tallassee, AL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level controls role at Neptune Technology Group (industrial) in Tallassee, AL.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Casting, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $59k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 81 live postings that list pay, out of 1262 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 7 other live controls postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 63%
- Automation 50%
- ✓ Casting 50%
- ✓ Team leadership 38%
- ✓ EHS / safety 38%
- Root cause 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Neptune Technology Group in Tallassee
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Full description from Neptune Technology GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
Education: Two-year technical or college degree in related field.
Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in metal and sand analysis.
Location: Tallassee, Alabama
- ✓Paid Holidays & Vacation
- ✓401(k) Savings Plan
- ✓Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Roper Technologies)
- ✓Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance Packages
- ✓Employee Health, Wellness, and Safety Programs
- ✓Neptune Health & Wellness Center available onsite to Neptune employees residing in Alabama who are enrolled in Neptune’s Medical & their covered spouse & dependents.
- ✓All preventative care services covered at 100%
- ✓Onsite dispensary with select generic medications
- ✓Lower than average wait times for an appointment with convenient appointment scheduling options
- ✓Early Intervention and Injury Prevention Plan with Therapy South onsite
- ✓Team of athletic trainers and physical therapists providing wellness education, early interventions, injury care, and safety training.
- ✓Proactive approach to deal with work-related, as well as nonwork-related discomfort.
- ✓Tuition Assistance
- ✓Training and Education Programs
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Objectives
- •Perform tests for green-sand molding, core-making, and no-bake molding processes and correctly interpret results.
- •Perform chemical analysis of metal samples using an optical emission spectrometer.
- •Maintain organized records for sand system data and metal analysis data.
- •Audit molding and pouring processes and finished castings.
- •Perform any special testing or analysis as needed.
- •Perform other tasks as required by supervision.
- •Minimum of three years of experience in metal and sand analysis preferred.
- •Must have a two-year technical certificate or degree in a related field.