Engineering Technician at Boise Cascade Company in Boise, Idaho

Job Description:

We are looking for an Engineering Tech to join our team!

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate adaptability and openness to change and ability to anticipate problems and provide innovative solutions through data driven analytics.


• Maintain and gain relevant knowledge keep abreast of industry standards, best practices, and technological advances that maximize operating efficiency.


• Incumbent’s role may focus on evaluating and improving plant performance in the areas of safety, quality, production output and operating costs.


• Communicate effectively in individual and group situations adjusting language or terminology to the characteristics and needs of the audience.


• Read and interpret Computer Aided Design drawings and blueprints.


• Understand project management concepts, systems, and techniques.


• Participative and influential team player in achieving desired production outcomes and organizational goals.


• Ability to maintain sound judgment and stable performance under stress and/or opposition (e.g. time pressure, job ambiguity).


• Communicate at high level with consultants from other disciplines (structural, electrical, etc.)


• Interact with equipment vendors on design, iterative changes, file transfer, etc.


• Control overall layout and/or 3D space of entire project. Maintain central origin/work point consistency through project lifespan.


• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.

Qualifications: 

• Degree in Mechanical Technology and/or equivalent training.


• Prefer two (2) or more years of experience in related job function as a mechanical designer.


• Mechanical design experience in a heavy industry – preferably wood products manufacturing.


• Skill and experience in:




• Engineering technology (calculations of stress, deflection, and horsepower)


• Machinery general arrangements


• Mechanical and detail design


• Drafting


• Checking drawing packages and evaluating CAD platforms


• Managing electronic drawing databases


• Laser scanning of existing manufacturing lines


• Integrating electronic control points from Total Station surveys with laser scan data


• Experience in AutoCAD, Inventor or SolidWorks, Revit, and Navisworks

Travel:

Travel 20% annually:

• When sizing up a project, travel consists of manufacturing site visits each month including a minimum of 3 days on-site plus travel days. Must be able to walk, kneel, climb ladders and stairs, and deal with extreme temperatures.


• When installing equipment, travel consists of being on-site for 2-3 weeks consecutively (including weekends).


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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)

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