Careers

Please contact the Human Resources Department for current employment opportunities.

Human Resources
Fax: 931-454-9630

Please mail or email resumes to:
schmiedecareers@schmiedecorp.com

Schmiede Corporation
P.O. Box 1630
1865 Riley Creek Rd
Tullahoma, TN 37388
USA

Principals Only
Schmiede Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Anyone offered a conditional offer of employment must complete a Schmiede job application and submit to the Human Resource Department.

ESTIMATOR/PROJECT ENGINEER                                                                             

Position Summary: Estimates RFQs, leads, and advises supervisors and machinists on special projects.

Essential Functions

• Estimates time, methods, purchased items, etc. to complete RFQs.
• Prepares documentation and records of completed estimates.
• Plans and documents manufacturing machining methods, sequences, quality requirements, and tooling requirements in accordance to quality procedures and customer requirements.
• Coordinate shop manufacturing plans with Engineering, Quality Control, Production Control, and Shop Supervision.
• Interrelate and consult with customers to prevent or solve problems.
• Implement and correlate work being processed outside of Schmiede Corporation in accordance to quality procedures and customer requirements.
• Complies with established policy, safety standards, and quality procedures to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction.

Minimum Requirements

Training and Experience:

• High school degree or equivalent and between 4 and 10 years of trade school, vocational education, work experience, apprenticeship, or college degree.
• Proficient computer skills
• Proficient reading and understanding part prints, geometric, dimensions and tolerances
• Detail oriented
• High organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Aerospace experience preferred

Physical Demands:  The employee is required to:

• stand, walk, push, reach overhead, bend to the floor, and long periods of sitting,
• exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or
• lift up to 30 pounds occasionally

Working Conditions:  Normal office environment; however, employee is subject to an industrial worksite and machinery associated with such an environment.

QUALITY ASSOCIATE                                                                                           

Position Summary: Assist Quality Manager and Quality Coordinator by performing a variety of tasks which include, but are not limited to, clerical support functions of a confidential nature, assisting with Corrective Action Requests (CAR) and Continuous Improvements (CI) functions, maintaining quality job files. Typically generates reports using computer skills and distributes those reports to various users in the organization or among customers and suppliers.

Essential Functions

• Assist the Quality Coordinator with all related Corrective Action Requests (CAR), Continuous Improvements (CI) functions, CAR/Management Review Metrics, Hold Tag Database and Customer Scorecards.
• Prepare Data Package submittals and all related functions pertaining to customer PO requirements and shipping of customer product.
• Provide support during customer source inspection/audits and assist during surveillance and re-certification AS9100 audits. Actively participate in yearly internal quality audits.
• Maintain stock of office supplies, hold tags, controlled tags. Schedule required service for copier/scanner as needed.
• Maintain serialization records as required per procedure.
• Monitor and maintain shelf-life items as required per procedure.
• Complies with established policy, safety standards, and quality procedures to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Assist with coaching and training of Quality staff as required.
• Performs additional projects and duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements 

Training and Experience:

• High school degree or equivalent.
• Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school Three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Attention to detail.
• Knowledge and understanding of Quality Management Systems and auditing techniques.
• Experience implementing Continuous Improvement and Problem-Solving Methodologies.
• Multi-tasking and project management.
• Effective use of problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent computer skills, e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Ability to create charts and graphs from raw data, not just data entry.

Physical Demands:  The employee is required to:

• stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead and bend to the floor
• exert at a minimum 30 pounds of force occasionally
• lift up to 30 pounds occasionally

Working Conditions:  Normal office environment and industrial worksite including but not limited to noise from operating machines, moving equipment or moving machine parts, objects that may have sharp edges or burrs, machine shop related chemicals that may require restricted handling and proper use of PPE.

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC                                                                                                

Position Summary: Installs, repairs, and performs preventative maintenance on machinery and equipment.

Essential Functions

• Performs complete preventative maintenance on a variety of machine shop equipment based on PM schedule
• Maintains preventative maintenance records.
• Performs scheduled machine fluid change outs.
• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts, following specifications and blueprints, using precision measuring instruments and hand tools.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Ensures work area is kept clean and in a safe condition to promote efficiency and safety.
• Complies with established policy, safety standards, and quality procedures to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Performs additional projects and duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Training and Experience:

• High school degree or equivalent and at least two years of machine tool maintenance experience.
• Industrial maintenance certification preferred but not required.

Physical Demands:  The employee is required to:

• stand, walk, push, reach overhead, bend to the floor, climb ladders,
• exert up to 75 pounds of force occasionally
• lift up to 75 pounds occasionally
• weight, force or shape of object may require the use of overhead crane or lifting assist

Working Conditions:  Normal office environment and industrial worksite including but not limited to noise from operating machines, moving equipment or moving machine parts, hand tools and electrical tools, objects that may have sharp edges or burrs, machine shop related chemicals that may require restricted handling and proper use of PPE.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULER / EXPEDITOR                                                                          

Position Summary: Monitors production of parts across all departments to ensure timely delivery.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates with Production/Engineering Scheduler to generate overall and part specific production schedules.
• Works with department supervisors and to ensure schedule is followed throughout production life cycle.
• Coordinates each work sequence and operation to obtain an efficient workflow for fabrication, assembly, installation and other manufacturing processes.
• Compiles and maintains status information to expedite movement of material and parts between production areas according to predetermined productions schedules and order priorities.
• Responsible for evaluating the progress of projects and prepare regular updates.
• Identifies potential and actual schedule slip and coordinates with all department supervisors, management and production scheduler to offer recovery plans.
• Implements recovery plans in conjunction with department supervisors and expedites these projects to minimize schedule slip.
• Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to production schedule.
• Evaluates and recommends additional or alternate methods or equipment to meet requirements of order.
• Identifies and offers methods to gain efficiency on repeat orders based on prior production knowledge.
• Responsible for making sure data is entered correctly into the computer system.
• Communicates all available information to the Production Scheduler and Production Control Coordinator.
• Complies with established policies, safety standards and quality procedures to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction.

Minimum Requirements

Training and Experience:

• College Degree with at least 4 years of trade school, vocational education, work experience, or apprenticeship.
• Proficient computer skills
• Proficient reading and understanding part prints, geometric, dimensions and tolerances
• Detail oriented
• High organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Aerospace experience preferred

Physical Demands:  The employee is required to:

• stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead and bend to the floor, and long periods of sitting
• exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or
• lift up to 30 pounds occasionally

Working Conditions: Normal office environment; however, employee is subject to an industrial worksite and machinery associated with such an environment.