Join our aerodef manufacturing team

Do you have what it takes to achieve maximum uptime? Help us make precision parts and components that make America the world’s leader in aerospace and defense technologies. If you’re passionate about “made in the USA” and our country’s mighty aerospace and defense sector, you just might be the maintenance team member we’re looking for. We’re seeking disciplined and motivated recruits who want to learn, improve, and be part of a collaborative team that manufactures fracture-critical structural parts for industry-leading aerodef OEMs.

You and Tuscaloosa

We’re located just outside historic Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Founded in the ’70s as Smith Machine, we are now part of the largest and fastest-growing precision manufacturing companies in the United States with multiple locations across the country. You’ll work in high-tech, climate-controlled facilities featuring cutting-edge technology that enables us to meet and exceed the needs of our customers.

Help make a difference for our customers — and the world

We precision manufacture complex, difficult-to-manufacture components for the biggest, most-well-known original equipment manufacturers in aerospace and defense. From advanced remote operating weapons systems to the most sophisticated fighter jets on the planet, we support the mission-critical needs of our customers. As a maintenance team member you’ll be responsible for maintaining equipment and facilities to promote optimal operational availability.

Your day will go something like this

Here’s what you’ll be asked to do as a maintenance team member.

• Troubleshoot equipment issues
• Act as a liaison between company and OEM maintenance support
• Install and maintain machine tool equipment
• Install and maintain utility-related piping, wiring, and control
• Control maintenance-owned tools, tester, etc., and keep maintenance area clean at all times
• Perform preventive maintenance activities and documents per required systems
• Support continuous improvement activities
• Promote and ensure facility safety and security
• Generate and maintain effective documentation for processes, procedures, and training purposes

Do you have the right stuff?

If this is you, we might be a perfect match:

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or experience

• Associate or technical degree, preferably in a technical field or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Five years’ experience in a similar industrial or maintenance-related field
• Ability to manage and prioritize time effectively
• Ability to problem-solve advanced electrical controls, i.e. Siemens 840d multi-axis drive controls, Profibus, DIN Schematic
• Ability to problem-solve advanced mechanical controls, i.e. geometrical alignments, hydraulics, pneumatics
• Knowledge of HVAC, piping, communications, and electrical

• Fabrication, assembly, disassembly

Language skills

• Ability to write professionally for multiple outlets that conform to prescribed style and format
• Ability to communicate verbally effectively

Reasoning ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Computer skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Visio)

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

• While performing the duties of this job, you will occasionally be required to stand, walk, and sit

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus
• You may occasionally be required to lift parts weighing up to 50 pounds

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those you’ll encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Additional notes:

ALIGN PRECISION is an Equal Opportunity Employee and wholeheartedly supports diversity in the workplace as a basic premise for business success. All employees of ALIGN PRECISION are employed on an at-will basis.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

Experience

• 5 year(s): Experience with mechanical controls, i.e. geometrical alignments, hydraulics, pnuematics
• 5 year(s): Experience with advanced electrical controls i.e. Siemens 840d multi-axis drive controls, Profibus, DIN Schematic
• 5 year(s): Similar industrial or maintenance-related field

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)