Technical Associate

What makes us strong? Our employees in 50 countries worldwide – all working with passion to enable high-tech applications with our strong metals: tungsten and molybdenum.

Our GTP site in Towanda PA specializes in recycling tungsten and manufacturing premium quality tungsten powders—the essential first step in producing high-performance materials for global applications. We proudly support the U.S. aerospace and defense sectors by supplying strategic resources critical to national security and advanced manufacturing.

Join a highly motivated team in Towanda, USA, where local expertise meets the global knowledge and values of the Plansee Group.

Position Overview: The position encompasses functions that can be categorized into the following:  technician work, raw materials/product scheduling, and SAP related tasks.

Responsibilities Would Include:

• Responsible for formulating and issuing process instructions to the production floor. Department sample submissions, tracking and recording results.  Works from written / verbal instruction and specifications. 
• Work closely with production floor, production planning, marketing, and engineering to ensure product is on time to current customer specification.   
• Monitor department first pass yield and on time delivery.  Monitor department inventory levels and accuracy.
• Interface with Customers, Engineering, Management, and Operations personnel, to meet goals of Quality and Capacity.  Support production goals by planning raw material consumption within departments. 
• Aides process engineering personnel in optimizing operations with constantly changing raw material supply.  Support environmental compliance by maintaining documentation and control equipment

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Minimum two-year technical associate degree
• Experience with SAP. Statistical knowledge/Mini Tab. Microsoft Office  -  Excel/Word/Access/Outlook
• Strengths in statistical thinking, lab techniques, computer skills.
• Able to communicate effectively from operator to senior management level
• Well rounded, able to be flexible and multi-task. Available to work weekends if required.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• 24/7 Fitness Center 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

In order to conform with U.S. government regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)3, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Plansee Group USA