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Position Summary

Provides hands-on technical support to manufacturing cells by addressing routine production issues, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical concerns, supporting tooling and fixtures, collecting process data, and maintaining documentation. Works within approved procedures and specifications recommends improvements, and escalates complex, recurring, or safety-critical issues to Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, or EHS.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a first-response technical resource for routine operator questions involving established processes, tooling, fixtures, test equipment, and work instructions.
• Perform basic mechanical and electrical troubleshooting using approved procedures, drawings, schematics, meters, and tools.
• Complete minor repairs, adjustments, and component replacements within documented training and authorization limits.
• Escalate electrical, safety, controls, guarding, major repair, and unresolved issues.
• Build, label, inspect, and test connectors, cables, harnesses, and adapters using released drawings and specifications.
• Build, install, maintain, and make minor approved modifications to tooling and fixtures.
• Assist with equipment setup, process trials, and installations.
• Support preventive maintenance, calibration, and validation activities.
• Collect and compile SQDIP, downtime, scrap, cycle-time, capability, measurement, and process-trial data.
• Support RCCM and corrective-action investigations by gathering facts.
• Identify and segregate suspected nonconforming products and support approved containment, rework, inspection, or salvage activities.
• Draft and update routers, operator method sheets, work instructions, troubleshooting guides, checklists, and training materials for engineering review and approval.
• Implement documentation and engineering changes at the point of use; train or coach operators on approved work instructions and standard work.
• Participate in time studies, standard work, 5S, Kaizen, process improvement, and new product or process introduction activities.
• Maintain accurate equipment, repair, downtime, calibration, tooling, fixture, connector, cable, and process-support records.
• Follow all EHS, quality, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, machine guarding, calibration, document-control, and change-control requirements.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Practical troubleshooting skills and ability to read work instructions, mechanical drawings and electrical schematics.
• Safe use of applicable hand tools, digital multimeters, continuity testers, crimpers, soldering equipment, and inspection tools.
• Clear communication, accurate documentation, urgency, and dependable follow-through.
• Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office and applicable manufacturing, maintenance, and quality systems.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Associate degree or technical certificate in electrical, electromechanical, mechanical or a related field preferred.
• Two or more years of hands-on manufacturing.
• Electromechanical equipment, lean manufacturing, problem-solving, or quality-system experience preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.