Roller Chain Division Job Opportunities – Holyoke, MA

Available Positions:
Laser Express—Set-Up Operator | 

Laser Express—Set-Up Operator

The Tsubaki name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability and customer service. An intense focus on research and development, along with continuously modernized production facilities, has resulted in Tsubaki meeting the ever changing needs of the marketplace.

As a part of this vast, international network of corporate and industrial resources, U.S. Tsubaki offers its customers the finest state-of-the-art power transmission products available in the world.

Our Holyoke, MA facility is looking for an individual to fill the position of Laser Express—Set up Operator.

Essential Job Functions:

• Set-up and operate a wide range of equipment used in the fabrication, production, and assembly of desired components and assemblies.
• Ensure that all equipment is maintained and run to the high levels of efficiency and quality stipulated maintaining tolerances and work specifications.
• Able to measure all quality parameters of desired components and assemblies and determine corrective action where appropriate to the processes concerned.
• Retrieve raw material and transfer finished work to subsequent processes to ensure continuous operation of equipment.
• Assists, trains and develops new operators.
• Work from drawings, production schedules, work routings and instructions. Select proper tooling, equipment, and material for the job. Make any necessary adjustments to equipment, tooling, programs, and process to provide an efficient and quality production run. Verify that work for conforms to specifications by utilizing gages, scales, micrometres, or other measuring instruments required to accurately check work.
• Operation of the machines/equipment associated with all aspects of positions functions.
• Ensure that all processes operated are maintained under control and that prompt corrective action is taken to prevent the process drifting from required operating parameters.
• Follow all quality and ISO procedures and work instructions.
• Comply with company safety and security procedures. Take an active role in reducing the potential for accidents in the workplace via the appropriate channels.

Requirements:

• Must have successfully completed an approved training program as to setting up and operating all equipment related to the complete fabrication and assembly of desired components and assemblies.
• Must be able to measure and inspect all fabricated and assembled product.
• Equivalent to a complete accredited apprenticeship in a recognized trade, craft, or occupation; or equivalent to a 2-year technical college education or Journeymen designation.
• Must be able to measure and inspect all fabricated and assembled product.
• Use of advanced trades’ mathematics, including trigonometry together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, data bases, and formulas.
• Use of all varieties of precision measuring instruments and all varieties of production related equipment including, but not limited to CNC equipment, multi-machine work stations, heat treat equipment, computers and specific technical software applications involving a thorough technical-skills knowledge (i.e. CNC programming), plus the application of basic theory.

product engineer

The Tsubaki name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability and customer service. An intense focus on research and development, along with continuously modernized production facilities, has resulted in Tsubaki meeting the ever changing needs of the marketplace.

As a part of this vast, international network of corporate and industrial resources, U.S. Tsubaki offers its customers the finest state-of-the-art power transmission products available in the world.

Currently, Tsubaki has an excellent opportunity for a Product Engineer in our Holyoke, Massachusetts location.  

Essential Job Functions:

• Design roller chain components, assemblies, and accessories in solid modelling or equivalent software using established industry GD&T principles.
• Perform product-related contract review on new customer orders and product configurations.
• Define performance criteria for roller chain designs, including key properties such as dimensions, materials, hardness, etc.
• Generate component and assembly manufacturing routings.
• Evaluate existing roller chain product for quality, performance, and cost improvement.  Facilitate engineering changes to support improvements, and train employees as needed.
• Write and maintain specifications for the various roller chain product lines, and control per the ISO 9001 QMS requirements.
• Write and facilitate qualification plans for new product designs and adaptations to ensure that planned changes meet their intended acceptance criteria.  Include, as necessary, statistical methods and design of experiments methodology.
• Provide technical support to both external customers (salesmen, distributors, end-users) and internal customers (production, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, planning)
• Provide product engineering training for a variety of audiences including employees, customers, and sales.
• Lead or support internal improvement projects.  Continuously improve the operation.
• Participate in quality and safety audits to ensure conformity to ISO and OSHA regulations.  
• Facilitate Design Review meetings with manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, and production departments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Mechanical Engineering from a four-year college or university
• Ability to comprehend and apply principles of math skills as they apply to tooling design and machining process. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• CAD, design, verbal and written communications

TSUBAKI IS AN EEO EMPLOYER OF WOMEN/MINORITIES/VETERANS/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

Tsubaki offers competitive salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits, including health benefits effective on date of hire, 401(k) match and profit sharing.