Job Description

Overview

The Manufacturing Technician builds and integrates complex capital equipment, ensuring every system meets strict precision, quality, and reliability standards. This role involves executing detailed installations, diagnosing issues, and collaborating with engineering and cross-functional teams in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Build and integrate complex capital equipment in accordance with detailed engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Perform mechanical, electrical, and fluid system installations, ensuring all components are assembled and aligned correctly.
  • Read and interpret CAD models, SolidWorks designs, and schematics to guide assembly and integration activities.
  • Diagnose and resolve integration, wiring, and fitment issues during equipment build and installation.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems on systems and subassemblies to restore functionality and reliability.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering on continuous product and process improvement initiatives.
  • Partner with quality and other cross-functional teams to ensure equipment meets precision, quality, and reliability requirements.
  • Maintain accurate build, integration, and troubleshooting documentation throughout the equipment lifecycle.
  • Use SAP or other ERP systems to document work, track components, and support manufacturing processes.
  • Adhere to procedures and standards required in regulated manufacturing environments such as semiconductor, aerospace, or medical device.

Requirements

  • 2–5+ years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, such as semiconductor, aerospace, or medical device.
  • Hands-on experience with manufacturing, assembly, and integration of complex equipment or systems.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills for both mechanical and electrical issues.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, and schematics.
  • Experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD tools for understanding designs and assemblies.
  • Proficiency in working with mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems in a production or manufacturing setting.
  • Familiarity with SAP or other ERP systems used in manufacturing operations.
  • Ability to work closely with engineering and quality teams in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to precision, quality, and reliability in all work.
  • Bachelor’s or associate degree in engineering or a related technical field is preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Health Spending Account
  • Transportation benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This role is based in a regulated manufacturing environment focused on complex capital equipment.
  • The position offers openings on both 1st and 2nd shifts, with 1st shift running from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 2nd shift running from 3:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
  • This is a fully onsite position in Horsham, PA.
  • Application Deadline is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
Life Insurance
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
PTO

How this job compares in Horsham, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 21% below the $31/hr median for manufacturing welder jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $27–$42/hr across 9 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Horsham, PA

Horsham, PA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 300 other active welding openings from 197 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Horsham, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (15), Aerotek (10), and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $30/hr and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Horsham, PA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Manufacturing Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.