Brass Musical Instrument Repair Technician
3 days ago
Elkhart
Job DescriptionDescription: GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: • Inspect, grade, adjust, and play test all wind instruments, • Adjusting and setting up all instruments to meet the “Play out of the Box” customer expectation, • Reporting on improvements to better the quality of the projects produced, • Inspect, grade, and adjust all trial and returned products, • Follow and uphold all processes and procedures to maintain the quality standards for cosmetics and instrument functionality, • Assisting the South facility in projects as well as reaching operational goals, and objective, • Assess condition of instruments as received, • Perform adjustments to instruments in order to achieve the standard for each product, • Play test instruments, • Assist with packaging finished products for shipment or presentation to customer, • Assist other inspection responsibilities as necessary, • Assists in developing plans and procedures to improve inspections and setups, • Assists in raising overall performance of the team by assisting in training and sharing” tips and tricks” of the trade, • Accepts, rejects, or quarantines products to pre-established standards and protocols, • Flexibility to work in all areas of the facility as directed, • Musical Instrument Repair experience (3+ years), BIRT School Certification/Diploma preferred, • Minimum Associates degree in Music, Music Education, or equivalent experience (Strong woodwind playing experience preferred), • Extensive instrument repair knowledge, experience, and techniques, • Experience or understanding of working with small tools, measuring instruments or parts, • Proficient in the English language with excellent written and verbal communication ski, • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (e.g.: Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.), • Ability to work independently as a self-starter with an expectation for positive results, • Ability to walk and/or stand for majority of shift, • Vision correctable to 20/20, • Ability to safely lift to 40 pounds unassisted, • Ability to perform repetitive work for a prolonged period, • Exposure to manufacturing environment including dust, noise, and vibration, • Frequent kneeling, crouching, bending, stooping, reaching, and pushing cartsRequirements: