POSITION FILLED – Electro-Mechanical Technician Job Posting

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Job title: Electro-mechanical technician 

Position type: Full Time/Hourly

Reports to: Process Improvement Manager

Department: Engineering

Vectorply, a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high performance composite fabrics, is a privately-owned company with headquarters in Phenix City, AL. Vectorply employs approximately 160 employees between administration, sales and production and produces more than 300 distinctive styles of reinforcement fabrics for a wide variety of composites applications.

Job description: This position will be responsible for improving the overall operating functions of the manufacturing machines to achieve the desired goals. This will include preventative maintenance programs, machine upgrades to enable difficult production orders to be more efficient, diagnostic/troubleshooting ability to resolve downtime and quality issues and overall machine efficiency improvements.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Improve the machinery ability to run difficult products more efficiently
• Improve the Plant’s weekly PM program making it more effective and efficient
• Trouble shoot electrical and mechanical issues on manufacturing machinery and take corrective actions with a sense of urgency
• Assists engineering in major projects and machine overhauls
• Improve the machinery capability in the reduction of set-up time and difficulty. Make the machinery simpler to operate.
• Takes after hour emergency phone calls for machine breakdowns

Qualifications:

• Analytical Skills and Electrical/Mechanical Comprehension
• Leadership and organizational skills
• Two-year technical degree or 5+ years of experience in an Electrical-Mechanical Technician role
• Experience in machine modifications and rebuilds
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics
• Basic computer skills
• Understands PLC’s and ladder logic
• Forklift/ Scissor lift driving

Working conditions:

Must work in a fast pace, manufacturing setting while standing or kneeling for extended periods on time while working on machinery. This position can be asked to work any shift as needed for any length of time.

 

Physical requirements:

• Must work in a standing or kneeling position for extended periods of time
• Person must be able to lift 50 lbs. without a lifting device.

 

Applications will be accepted at Goodwill Phenix City Career Center located at 3605 US Highway 431 North Phenix City, AL 36867 – Phone: (334) 664-9716

POSITION FILLED – Administrative Assistant Job Posting

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Job title: Administrative Assistant

Position type: Full Time/Salaried

Reports to: Controller

Department: General Administration

Vectorply, a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of high performance composite fabrics, is a privately-owned company with headquarters in Phenix City, AL. Vectorply employs approximately 160 employees between administration, sales and production and produces more than 300 distinctive styles of reinforcement fabrics for a wide variety of composites applications.

Job Description: The Administrative Assistant provides support to managers and employees in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources and the Manufacturing Departments through a variety of tasks related to organization and communication.

Experience/Skills:

• Human resource and clerical experience (preferred)
• Strong verbal, written and organizational skills
• Ability to work cohesively in a team environment
• Outgoing personality and strong initiative
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Flexibility to work outside normal business hours when necessary

Responsibilities:

• Greet guests and manage switchboard for Accounting, Finance, Human Resources and Manufacturing Departments.
• Provide direct support for Accounting, Finance, Human Resources and Manufacturing Departments.
• Produce and distribute manufacturing reports for the Director of Manufacturing.
• Scan and index accounting and manufacturing files.
• Organize production specification files.
• Prepare accounts payable & payroll checks for distribution.
• Coordinate pre-employment scheduling, background checks, reference. verifications, profile changes and payroll distributions.
• Administer payroll, human resource and safety reporting.
• Review and prepare expense reports for AP processing.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Interested applicants should send your resume to employ@vectorply.com with the subject line ‘Administrative Assistant Position’. 

Vectorply to demonstrate at “Road2Composites: Scaling Up Innovation” automotive workshop

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Phenix City, Ala. – On April 17-18, Vectorply Corporation will participate in the “Road2Composites: Scaling Up Innovation” automotive and transportation workshop at the IACMI Scale-up Research Facility (SURF) in Detroit Michigan. “Road2Composites: Scaling Up Innovation” is an automotive and transportation workshop hosted by Composites One, the Closed Mold Alliance, and Magnum Venus Products (MVP), in partnership
with IACMI-the Composites Institute. Live demonstrations will focus on scale-up, light-weighting, and high-volume composites products and processes.

Vectorply Field Engineer Mike Ditzler will present in the Carbon/Epoxy Light Resin Transfer Molding (LRTM) Demonstration on Tuesday, April 17th at 1:15 p.m. The demo will show the steps of LRTM, including reinforcement
loading, drawing vacuum, leak checking the mold, injecting resin, and proper de-mold in a heated LRTM tool. Ditzler will discuss reinforcements in detail, including VectorUltra carbon fabrics C-BX 0600, C-LTi 1105, and C-WVs 0600 that will be used in the demo.

The IACMI Scale-up Research Facility (SURF) is located at 1400 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit, MI 48216. This is a free event, and you can register at the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/road2composites-scaling-up-innovation-tickets-42645018398