Mechanical Assembly Technicians - 2nd Shift

Company: Kratos Industries LLC
Location: Arvada
Posted on: January 21, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Description: Pay Ranges: TECH I - ENTRY -$20–$23/HR. DOE $1.00 shift Differential TECH II - INTERMEDIATE -$24–$27/HR. DOE $1.00 shift Differential Tech III - ADVANCED - $28 - $34 HR. DOE $1.00 shift Differential Hours : M-F - 1:00 PM - 9:30 PM POSITION OVERVIEW KRATOS IS SEEKING SKILLED MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY TECHNICIANS (LEVELS I, II, AND III) TO JOIN OUR GROWING PRODUCTION TEAM IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ADVANCED SWITCHGEAR, CONTROLS, AND POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. YOU WILL WORK HANDS-ON TO ASSEMBLE COMPLEX ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PRODUCTS THAT POWER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDUSTRIES INCLUDING UTILITIES, DEFENSE, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. THIS IS A HIGH-IMPACT, HANDS-ON ROLE WHERE ATTENTION TO DETAIL, MECHANICAL APTITUDE, AND QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP ARE ESSENTIAL. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (ALL LEVELS) ASSEMBLE MECHANICAL SUB-ASSEMBLIES AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FROM ENGINEERING DRAWINGS, SCHEMATICS, AND WORK INSTRUCTIONS PERFORM MECHANICAL ALIGNMENTS, TORQUE FASTENERS TO SPECIFICATION, AND CONDUCT FIT CHECKS USE HAND AND POWER TOOLS TO BUILD CONTROL PANELS, SWITCHBOARDS, AND ASSOCIATED WIRING FOLLOW STRICT QUALITY STANDARDS, SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND LEAN MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (5S) PERFORM BASIC TO ADVANCED ELECTRICAL TESTING (DEPENDING ON LEVEL), INCLUDING USE OF MULTIMETERS, HIPOT TESTERS, AND POWER SUPPLIES INTERPRET AND COMPLETE BUILD DOCUMENTATION, JOB TRAVELERS, AND IN-PROCESS CHECKLISTS USE OF ERP SYSTEMS (E.G., JOBBOSS) AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR TRACKING WORK AND LOGGING DATA SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS, COLLABORATE WITH ENGINEERING AND LEADERSHIP ON PRODUCT AND PROCESS ENHANCEMENT UPHOLD KRATOS’ CODE ORANGE CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE, URGENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY TECH I / ENTRY - $20–$23/HR. DOE BASIC ASSEMBLY OF MECHANICAL PARTS AND WIRING HARNESSES UNDER SUPERVISION READ AND FOLLOW SIMPLE ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS AND WIRING DIAGRAMS, WORK ORDERS, AND ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS STRIP AND CRIMP WIRES, MOUNT COMPONENTS, AND PLUG CONNECTORS SAFELY MAINTAIN A CLEAN AND SAFE WORK AREA (5S), WEAR REQUIRED PPE, AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY RULES LOG COMPLETED STEPS ON PAPER OR DIGITAL TRAVELERS IDEAL BACKGROUND : 6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR OF RELEVANT HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE (MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY, GENERAL MANUFACTURING) STRONG WORK ETHIC AND WILLINGNESS TO LEARN TECH II / INTERMEDIATE - $24–$27/HR. DOE ALL OF TECH I RESPONSIBILITIES IN ADDITION TO TECH II RESPONSIBILITIES INDEPENDENT ASSEMBLY OF MEDIUM-COMPLEXITY ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS READ AND INTERPRET ENGINEERING DRAWINGS, WIRING DIAGRAMS, AND SCHEMATICS PERFORM LIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING AND BASIC MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL REWORK CONDUCT IN-PROCESS INSPECTIONS FOR PART ORIENTATION, CORRECT WIRING, AND TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS ADHERE TO UL MANUFACTURING STANDARDS AND SUPPORT TESTING/QA FUNCTIONS IDEAL BACKGROUND: 2 YEARS OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY EXPERIENCE DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO WORK WITH MINIMAL SUPERVISION IDEAL BACKGROUND: 2 years of electro-mechanical assembly experience Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision TECH III / ADVANCED -? $28–$34/HR DOE ALL OF TECH I AND TECH II RESPONSIBILITIES IN ADDITION TO TECH III RESPONSIBILITIES EXPERT-LEVEL ASSEMBLY AND TROUBLESHOOTING OF COMPLEX CONTROL SYSTEMS AND SWITCHGEAR TRAIN AND MENTOR JUNIOR TECHNICIANS ON BEST PRACTICES AND SAFETY STANDARDS COLLABORATE WITH ENGINEERING AND QUALITY TEAMS ON PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS AND LEAN INITIATIVES CONDUCT QA/QC INSPECTIONS AND GENERATE REPORTS ON PRODUCT AND PROCESS CONFORMANCE PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORK INSTRUCTIONS AND SOPS IDEAL BACKGROUND: 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN UL-CERTIFIED SWITCHGEAR OR CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY (UL 508A, UL 891, UL 1558, UL 67, OR UL 1008) LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND STRONG TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED : HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED DEMONSTRATED MECHANICAL APTITUDE AND EXPERIENCE USING HAND/POWER TOOLS STRONG ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ABILITY TO FOLLOW COMPLEX INSTRUCTIONS COMMITMENT TO PUNCTUALITY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND SAFETY VALID DL AND CLEAN BACKGROUND QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED : COMPLETION OF A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM OR MILITARY MOS RELATED TO ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS FAMILIARITY WITH LEAN MANUFACTURING (5S, KAIZEN) COMPUTER LITERACY (DATA ENTRY, TEAMS, ERP SYSTEMS LIKE JOBBOSS) Requirements:

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