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The Breakdown
Burtons Prototype Shop Technicians are key team members of our Advanced Concept and Development Center Prototype Facility. In this role you will be responsible for over-all prototyping duties while concurrently bringing together prototyping manufacturing and technology. You will share your knowledge and experience in all aspects of the snowboard manufacturing process. You will have the opportunity to embrace and drive new manufacturing technologies and share your knowledge of alternative manufacturing processes.
What You Get to Do
Perform the physical labor to create snowboard prototypes including lay-up grinding finishing and procurement. Complete a job request from start to finish building to an engineering design request to meet the desired outcome.
Run and maintain equipment including woodworking and metalworking machines like routers shapers sanders and grinders.
Participate in the Burton Protoshops on-going desire for efficiency and innovation by bringing new ideas and manufacturing experience.
Be responsible for the design for manufacturing" process.
Utilize craftsmanship and hands to create new processes and prototypes.
Utilize and share your experience in building snowboards and snowboard processing.
Utilize and share your experience in materials and construction.
Other duties may be assigned.
What Youll Bring to the Team
A depth of experience knowledge and skill in a technicalfunctional area including materials construction and manufacturing process.
Proven hands-on experience in manufacturing materials or product construction-ideally within the snowboard or hardgoods space.
A keen eye for quality efficiency and attention to detail. The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical systematic sequential approach.
The ability to develop support or sponsor the introduction of new and improved methods products procedures or technologies that meet a customer need.
The ability and desire to work cooperatively with others to improve overall team performance. The ability to demonstrate desire skill and success in getting groups to work together.
The ability to methodically problem solve and to identify work to be done on a project andor issues that may impede its completion the ability to act before the situation requires it.
Bonus the ability to read engineering requirementsCAD and translate into a design is a plus. Bonus knowledge of CNC machining snowboard machinery and programming is a plus.
WorkPhysical Environment
This is a mobile position which will require walking and standing on the feet for the majority of the day in a manufacturing setting. This position requires the ability to lift at least 25lbs frequently.
Though we wish we could reach out to all applicants personally you will only be contacted directly should you be chosen to move forward in the process. Candidates not chosen for this particular opportunity are encouraged to check back often for other roles as they are posted. Keep trying