Manufacturing Technician in Beaufort, North Carolina at Parker Boats

Parker Boats traces its roots to Parker Offshore, founded in the late 1960s along the Outer Banks of Beaufort, NC. Parker Boats is a premium offshore and inshore fishing boat manufacturer with heritage built on quality, strength, and seaworthiness, guided by time-tested design and a commitment to craftsmanship.

Parker Offshore Manufacturing Technician will create SOPs, document processes for improvement and collect time studies on the projects or processes conducted in the plant. The specialist will work closely with the Engineering team to support where needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure a prominent level of customer service.
• Troubleshoot electronic, mechanical or technical issues
• Key member of annual service training
• All other duties as assigned

Skills and abilities for success in this position:

• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work closely with all members of the organization
• Strong facilitation skills
• Excellent organization and project management skills
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to juggle and manage competing tasks and demands and deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Ability to make sound judgements and take the initiative to establish priorities, meet deadlines, and make decisions/choices within the functional area of responsibility with minimal direct supervision
• Regular and punctual attendance.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere and interaction with customers, co-workers, and management.
• Ability to handle emergency situations calmly.

Knowledge, Education and Experience required

• Excellent computer skills including excel, charts & graphs, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook
• Patience and good temperament while dealing with customers
• Ability to accurately interpret electronic schematic diagrams along with working knowledge of electronic components
• Excellent Team player
• Must be able to read, understand, and retain basic boat information in order to deal with the consumers, reps, dealers, and sales department.
• Must have outstanding verbal communication skills.
• Must have attention to detail for data entry.
• Electrical, mechanical or technical troubleshooting
• Knowledge of boating

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work in non-climate-controlled environment where ambient air temperature can exceed outside air temperature occasionally.
• Must be able to bend at waist and knees and stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds when necessary.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Parker Boats is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Parker Boats is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. Parker Boats engages in an interactive process with applicants and employees to identify reasonable accommodations.