For 140 years, A.W. Chesterton has been an innovator and a knowledge provider for our industrial partners around the globe. From our ground-breaking split seal technologies, to our cutting-edge packing and lubricant solutions, we are continually focused on new ways to bring solutions to our customers, while also celebrating our own rich history and our unique place in the sealing industry.   The lifeblood of our organization are our frontline manufacturing professionals! Whether you are running a machine, assembling product, material prepping, or inspecting finished work, our manufacturing workers collaborate to create and build the world-class products that our customers have come to rely on. In addition to a work environment that promotes learning and promote-from-within opportunities, we understand what matters to our production workers: competitive, market-drive pay, outstanding benefits, and a stable and dependable job place supported by over 140 years of being in business. Whether you have just started to explore manufacturing as a career, or are looking for a place to call home in your next role, Chesterton wants you for our manufacturing team!   Our benefits offering include: - “Work Today, get paid tomorrow” - withdraw up to 30% of your earned daily wages the next day after you work rather than waiting for pay day! - Chesterton Student Loan Repayment Program - BCBS Medical Coverage - Delta Dental - 401K savings plan with a Chesterton contribution - PTO including vacation sick, time, 11 paid holidays, and paid to time off to volunteer for causes - Vision insurance - Tuition Reimbursement - Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance - HSA & FSA options to cover additional medical costs - Parental leave for moms and dads to be - Hiring referral bonuses (up to $3,000 for select roles) - A host of other fringe benefits including legal services, pet insurance, Chesterton relief fund for employees in need, and more! This job can be described as: Provides product and service support for a local customer base in a defined territory in the areas of field service, seal installation, laser alignment, pump assembly, trouble shooting and customer support including customer training. Work is done primarily in the field. Position requires extensive travel within the local territory. May train or assist other employees as required. Job Model:  Hybrid All fully remote positions will require you to travel on site 2-4 times per month depending upon business needs at your own expense.   Hybrid positions will require employees to work both on-site and remote each week under a schedule that has been determined and agreed upon by you and your manager.   On-Site positions will require employees to work on-site for each of their scheduled shifts.   A typical day at work would include: - FIELD SERVICE - - Mechanical Seal installation - - Field service valve work - - Field service pump repair and installation - - New pump assembly and installation - - Laser alignment and vibration analysis - - Machining of seals and pumps - - Field service ARC applications - - Customer Equipment Surveys - - May, at times, support Chesterton Corporate programs, such as Fixed Fee contracts, PROP reliability programs, etc. - SEAL REPAIR & ASSEMBLY ( In select Areas) - Responsible for seal repair including: - - Receiving used seals - - Creating RGR, disassembly, sandblasting, cleaning, and inspecting to Chesterton standards - - Relap appropriate faces if able - - Responsible for seal repair inventory and expense item inventory - - Rework seal components and stage for first QC - - Assemble, test, package and stage for second QC - - Reporting of all seal repair service orders, with error management report - - Proper maintenance of seal repair equipment - - Work directly with customer service department with inventory ordering, administrative planning, and invoicing of seal repair - - Assembly of any kited items, pumps, seals, packing sets and custom orders - - Provide seal repair and product training to other seal repair personnel - - Communicate regularly with Manager on progress and concerns in the seal repair area - CUSTOMER ON SITE SUPPORT: - - Supports customer requirements for system maintenance and operation. - - Picks-up parts and repairs or modifies in retail shop. - - Conducts on site training and or installation of products. - - Serves as technician in troubleshooting customer seal and pump operation. - - Supports Direct Sales personnel in customer accounts on manual work requirements. - - Provides ancillary services. - - Provides vibration analysis, laser alignment services. - - Works on system design recommendations.   Experience you need coming into this job: - Trade School and/or Technical Associates Degree - 5 years experience within any combination of the following areas: - Technical industrial experience - Mechanical Seal/Pump assembly and/or product knowledge - Mechanical ability and light machining experience - Industrial process experience - Interface with customer service staff, direct sales force, distributors and end users. - Must possess a high degree of organizational skill and attention to detail. - Required to concentrate on quality control standards for mechanical seals and pumps. - Required to perform specialized technical operations in repair and light machining of mechanical seals and pumps components as well as assembly and disassembly. - Required to train and oversee other product technician personnel. - Must possess extensive communication skills. - Mechanical aptitude essential. - Organization skills and attention to detail - Communication and customer service skills - Basic math and measuring ability, calibration ability - Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve - Ability to work in a fast paced environment - Ability to lift light to moderate weights - Ability to operate a forklift, hoist, hand truck, and basic industrial machines and tools - Telephone skills, computer processing, printing and filing - Able to write and administrate documents - Ability to work predominantly in the field - Valid driver’s license required   Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear and reach with hands and arms. Occasionally required to stoop, crawl, bend, crouch or kneel. Ability to drive to various locations within the region. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision. Exposure to high levels of heat or noise may occur while in the customer plant environment. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.   Disclaimer: A.W. CHESTERTON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.   Targeted pay range: $28/hr. - $34/hr. Chesterton is committed to paying all its employees in a fair and equitable manner. The pay range associated with this position ($28/hr. - $34/hr. DOE) is Chesterton's good-faith salary estimate for the presently available position. Please note that the final salary offered for any position will be based on many factors, including but not limited to: candidate qualifications such as education and experience, internal equity, geographical location, and budget. Please note, it is not the company's usual practice to hire near or at the top of a pay range for any position that is available. All of A.W. Chesterton Company employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and the respective medical surveillance requirements. Chesterton is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D #LI-DNI

For 140 years, A.W. Chesterton has been an innovator and a knowledge provider for our industrial partners around the globe. From our ground-breaking split seal technologies, to our cutting-edge packing and lubricant solutions, we are continually focused on new ways to bring solutions to our customers, while also celebrating our own rich history and our unique place in the sealing industry.   The lifeblood of our organization are our frontline manufacturing professionals! Whether you are running a machine, assembling product, material prepping, or inspecting finished work, our manufacturing workers collaborate to create and build the world-class products that our customers have come to rely on. In addition to a work environment that promotes learning and promote-from-within opportunities, we understand what matters to our production workers: competitive, market-drive pay, outstanding benefits, and a stable and dependable job place supported by over 140 years of being in business. Whether you have just started to explore manufacturing as a career, or are looking for a place to call home in your next role, Chesterton wants you for our manufacturing team!   Our benefits offering include: - “Work Today, get paid tomorrow” - withdraw up to 30% of your earned daily wages the next day after you work rather than waiting for pay day! - Chesterton Student Loan Repayment Program - BCBS Medical Coverage - Delta Dental - 401K savings plan with a Chesterton contribution - PTO including vacation sick, time, 11 paid holidays, and paid to time off to volunteer for causes - Vision insurance - Tuition Reimbursement - Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance - HSA & FSA options to cover additional medical costs - Parental leave for moms and dads to be - Hiring referral bonuses (up to $3,000 for select roles) - A host of other fringe benefits including legal services, pet insurance, Chesterton relief fund for employees in need, and more! This job can be described as: Sets up and operates a full range of conventional machine shop equipment, including lathes, millers, Bridgeports boring mills, etc. to perform work involving moderate to routine set-ups and close to critical tolerances on various material types. Performs diversified machining operations. Inspects work and performs quality checks to ensure conformance to engineering drawings. Cross checks fellow machinists and advises of any quality issues. Works as part of a team - must be willing to support the team and collaborate to support quality and production goals.   Job Model:  On-Site On-Site positions will require employees to work on-site for each of their scheduled shifts.   A typical day at work would include: - Sets up and operates full range of conventional machine shop equipment, including, lathes, millers, Bridgeports, boring mills. Work involves moderate to unusual set-ups and close to critical tolerances. Develops and fabricates fixturing as needed. - Performs diversified machining operations necessary to produce the Company's manufacturing products as well as experimental or prototype precision parts for field testing or test lab. - Machine work is performed from standard documentation, rough sketches, preliminary drawings, verbal discussions, and/or samples. - Exercises independent judgment in determining fabrication methods to be used. Frequently required to improvise and use shop mathematics. May use measurement tools. - Inspects own work and performs quality checks to ensure conformance to engineering drawings. Cross checks fellow machinists and advises of any quality issues. Must support Chesterton Quality policies. - Maintains safe and clean work area on a day-to day basis. Keeps informed of and follows machine shop safety policies and procedures. - Works under general supervision. Detailed instructions provided on new lines of work or complex assignments. - Sets up and operates full range of conventional manual machine shop equipment. Manufactures complex components. - Solid knowledge and understanding of all standard equipment in machine shop. Performs moderately complex, unusual set-ups. Basic knowledge of CNC equipment. - Exercises independent judgment in determining fabrication methods to be used. Frequently required to improvise and to use shop mathematics.   Experience you need coming into this job: - Apprentice training desirable. - 8-10 years related experience in manufacturing and/or machine shop environment. - Ability to set up and operate a full range of conventional machine shop equipment. Mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity required. - Ability to read and comprehend engineering drawings and blueprints. - Ability to work in a moderately uncomfortable environment, i.e., extreme heat and noise. - Ability to work under pressure and work well with others. - Strong interpersonal skills. - Ability to read, comprehend, and follow written, verbal instructions, and sequence of events. Basic math skills. - Ability to exercise independent judgment. - Ability to function as part of a team and to train others.   Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear and reach with hands and arms. Also may require: repetitive elbow movements, rotating wrist movements, grasping, squeezing and handling objects, tools or controls. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may be required to crouch, kneel or bend and reach above shoulder height. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of the job the employee works near moving mechanical parts. Ability to wear steel toe safety shoes/boots and to wear safety eyewear required Noise and temperature levels can be high in the plant environment. While performing the job employee may be required to wear a respirator.   Disclaimer:   The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.   Targeted pay range:$30/hr - $36/hr Chesterton is committed to paying all its employees in a fair and equitable manner. The pay range associated with this position ($ 30/hr - $36/hr DOE) is Chesterton's good-faith salary estimate for the presently available position. Please note that the final salary offered for any position will be based on many factors, including but not limited to: candidate qualifications such as education and experience, internal equity, geographical location, and budget. Please note, it is not the company's usual practice to hire near or at the top of a pay range for any position that is available. All of A.W. Chesterton Company employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and the respective medical surveillance requirements. Chesterton is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D #LI-DNI