Technician, Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Are you passionate about improving processes and driving efficiency? As a Manufacturing Engineering Technician, you'll be at the heart of our production operations—helping transform ideas into reality. In this role, you'll support engineers in implementing and optimizing manufacturing processes, tools, and equipment that keep our products moving from concept to completion. You'll troubleshoot technical challenges, validate new technologies, and ensure every step meets our high standards for quality, safety, and performance. Your work will directly impact how we deliver exceptional products to customers around the world.

Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues to minimize downtime and product rejection.

Help create and maintain documentation such as SOPs, Work Instructions, BOMs, and validation reports.

Support the design and validation of tooling and equipment, including mechanical fixtures and alignment tools.

Contribute to implementing new technologies that enhance manufacturing capabilities through automation and process programming.

Work closely with engineers, vendors, and cross-functional teams to ensure quality and efficiency across the product lifecycle. Travel regularly to our Tijuana, MX locations to support manufacturing initiatives.

Two years of experience with robotics/programming (Engineering degree not required but valued) Experience with production fabrication and assembly processes Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio) Knowledge of AutoCAD and SolidWorks is a plus Strong communication skills and ability to present to peers and leadership Comfortable collaborating with vendors and working independently with minimal supervision Ability to communicate in basic Spanish for collaboration with Spanish-speaking team members

At Watkins Wellness, we believe that everyone should 'Feel good. Live well'. We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.

We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven).

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

We offer competitive compensation determined by each individual's relevant experience, skills and education.

Hiring Range: $25-$40 hr.

Many factors are taken into consideration in determining pay, including education and location.

Company: Watkins Manufacturing

Shift 1 (United States of America) Full time

Watkins (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.