The role
What you'll do
- Operate industrial saws, bandsaws, CNC equipment, and material handling systems
- Load, measure, cut, and inspect aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to spec
- Run forklifts and overhead cranes
- Follow cut lists and production schedules with precision
- Take a clean handoff from 2nd shift and leave the floor ready for day shift
- Receive inbound material and verify against purchase orders
- Package, label, and stage outbound shipments
- Record cut data and job completions in our software systems, accurately, every time
- Always ask questions, never guess when something is unclear
- Look at every process and figure out how to make it better
- Keep the floor clean, organized, and ready for the next job
- Work safely every shift and hold your teammates to the same standard
- You are:
- Knowledgeable or experienced in a factory, metals service center, bandsaws, industrial saws, CNC equipment, or skilled trades
- Committed to safety, you follow every protocol, wear your PPE, and never cut corners that put people at risk
- High attention to quality, every cut, every cert, every shipment
- Always thinking about how to make processes better, you do not accept "this is how we have always done it"
- Absolutely customer obsessed, delivery timelines matter because customers are counting on them
- A team player with a good attitude, you make the shift better for everyone around you
- Someone who takes ownership, if it is your shift, it is your responsibility
- Precise under pressure and reliable, the night runs because you show up ready
- Self-directed, you can run the floor with a smaller team and keep production moving
- Comfortable with software, we track everything digitally and you will too
- Organized and detail oriented
- High agency, you handle big items alone and ask for help when needed
The bar
What you'll bring
- Experience in metals, aluminum, or aerospace/defense supply chains
- Forklift and/or overhead crane certification
- Background in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter
- This role is full time, in person in Ferndale.
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Factory Technician, Weekday 2nd Shift | Nox Metals | Ferndale, MI
Nox Metals is a technology company in Detroit supplying metal. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.
Shift hours: Monday - Thursday, 5:30 PM to 4:00 AM.
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