Repair & Overhaul Technician - 1st Shift Servo

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Level 1: Estimated hourly base pay: $23.66 (minimum) - $29.57 (midpoint) - $35.48 (maximum)
• Level 2: Estimated hourly base pay: $27.23 (minimum) - $34.04 (midpoint) - $40.85 (maximum)
• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity
• 401(k) match (4.5%)
• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus
• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including:
• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave
  
  

Are you ready to make your mark? Woodward, a global leader in aerospace innovation, is looking for talented, mechanically inclined individuals to join our 1st Shift Servo Valve Production team at our Loves Park Campus. In this role, you’ll take on mechanical assembly and testing processes for aerospace components—so if you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and be part of something big, this is your moment! Sound like your kind of challenge? We’d love to hear from you!

Apply now to join our dynamic team.

What You Will Be Doing

• Performing mechanical assembly work, particularly with small intricate components, ensuring quality metrics for the customer and company are being met.
• Conducting testing and calibration processes on parts, with a keen understanding of pressure, flow, leaks, tolerances, and yield.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to ensure company and customer specifications are met
• Following detailed work instructions and build procedures
• Conducting subassembly work for servo valve components and laser marking processes.
• Using MS Suite and company-specific sites and portals to retrieve work instructions, document processes and complete work, etc.
• Working with teams on improvement activities to identify gaps and working towards resolutions
• Communicating with various levels of personnel throughout the organization both verbal and written.
• Moderate physical activity requires agility and dexterity, including walking, standing, or bending; and lifting or moving objects.
• Work is performed in an area with moderate risk or discomfort that may require special safety precautions, such as wearing protective clothing or gear.
• May be required to pass Near Vision and/or Color Vision examinations.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

Level 1 Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Proven mechanical aptitude is required.
• 2 or more years of experience as an operations technician at Woodward is preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing industry performing assembly and/or testing on similar components is highly desired
  
  

Level 2 Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 2 or more years of experience as a Repair and Overhaul Technician is required.
• Experience in a manufacturing industry performing assembly and/or testing on similar components is highly desired
  
  

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).   All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce.  The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local laws.