Why You Want to Work at Dynex/Rivett Inc.
Opportunities to learn new skills and apply them toward your career growth.
A friendly atmosphere amongst your coworkers.
Compensation that is competitive with market rates.
A comprehensive benefits program.
Company cash contributions toward employees' 401(k) plans and HSA accounts.
Job security and career longevity.
Dynex is a successful manufacturer of hydraulic components selling worldwide for over 60 years. We offer a small-company environment that fosters teamwork and innovation. We use advanced manufacturing processes, with the latest and most sophisticated CNC machines, in a clean and well-lit working environment.
Our Pewaukee headquarters is located in Lake Country in Southeastern Wisconsin, which offers a variety of natural, outdoor activities. Nearby is Milwaukee, with diverse cultural attractions, including professional sports, music, and ethnic festivals on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Our people, work environment and location allow us to attract the best people to achieve our success. We welcome you to join us!
Dynex employees, special events, holidays, and more over the years!
Current Open Positions
Corporate Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
This application is for the purpose of anyone interested in applying to Dynex if they are uncertain what role is best suited for them or a role with their experience is not listed. Please provide your experience and we will reach out if we can utilize your skills within our company!
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Openings: Two
Essential Functions:
- Prepares work to be accomplished by studying parts lists and gathering parts, subassemblies, tools, and materials.
- Reads and deciphers schematics, blueprints, and assembly instructions.
- Positions or aligns components and parts, either manually or with hoists.
- Uses hand tools, assembly fixtures, or power tools to assemble parts.
- Examines connections for correct fit, fastening parts and subassemblies.
- Resolves assembly problems by notifying supervisor to obtain additional resources.
- Keeps equipment operational by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs.
- Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Documents actions by completing production and quality forms.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum 1 year of previous assembly work. Experience with hydraulic assembly a plus.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings including schematics, blueprints, and assembly instructions.
- Mechanical aptitude.
- Simple math skills.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds on occasion.
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed below. This list shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.
- Works from digital drawings and sketches.
- Regularly applies shop mathematics and interprets complicated drawings to meet specifications.
- Sets up and operates all model shop/tool room machines, including but not limited to grinders, engine lathes, and manual mills to manufacture components to close tolerances and finish specifications.
- Performs all assigned machine and bench operations to alter and/or repair components or products of fairly complex design.
- Creates or improvises tooling, special holding jigs, and fixtures needed to aid in the manufacture or modification of products.
- Must be familiar with the heat treatment process of steel.
- Reports labor, parts completed, tooling requirements, and machine downtime using ERP software.
Qualifications:
Education
High School Graduate or Equivalent
Experience and/or Training
- 3+ years of experience
- Hurco Vertical Mill experience is a plus, but will train
Licenses/Certificates
NA
Technology/Equipment
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
- Setup and run product testing per engineer requirements.
- Analyze product failure modes and document findings for engineers and customers.
- Maintain lab test equipment by performing calibrations and repairs.
- Perform preventative maintenance on test stand equipment.
- Assemble and disassemble test products for analysis.
- Maintain and order tools and supplies for the lab.
- Perform wear testing using various fluids supplied by customers.
- Maintain a clean, safe work environment in all lab area.
Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience
- Associate degree (or be in a program to obtain an associate degree) in fluid power, mechanical design, or associated field.
- 1-3 years of experience working in a fluid power laboratory is desirable.
- Must have good mechanical skills and be familiar with close tolerance machinery.
Language Skills
- Read, analyze and interpret engineering designs, drawings, test results and studies, and all other related information pertaining to materials, treatments, processing, and manufacturing.
- Respond to inquiries or complaints from customers.
- Write reports and business correspondence.
- Effectively present information to management and customers.
Reasoning Ability
- Define problems, collect and research data, establish facts, use intuition and experience to complement data, and draw valid conclusions.
Physical Demands
- Occasionally required to reach above shoulders, climb, kneel, or crouch.
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and capability to occasionally lift and/or to move up to 25 pounds.
- Using hand tools, the employee must be able to assemble and disassemble test-stand set-ups, products, and their installation and come into close contact with various operating fluids required for the test, function, and performance evaluation of products.
Other Qualifications
- Operate a variety of office equipment such as a personal computer, calculator, telephone, fax machine.
- Operate a variety of shop equipment such as hoists, cranes, lab and production test stand equipment along with associated devices used for monitoring and measuring all size and performance aspects of a product under development, test or production.
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
- Engineer, develop, and prove out product concepts and designs.
- Design and analyze hydraulic circuits and circuit components for customer applications.
- Modify, update, or change existing product and component drawings, test procedures, and assembly instructions.
- Communicate design and development work to other departments via Engineering Change Orders, New Product Releases, Special Project Authorizations, etc.
- Setup and operate product testing in a laboratory environment. Validate results with mathematical analysis.
- Review, recommend, direct, and/or create product designs, modifications, and cost estimates and analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of products and project scope.
- Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities to meet objectives.
- Consult with customers after the sales department has established initial contact, to discuss all product issues related to form, fit, and function.
- Set scientific and technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management.
- Work on, investigate, and report or serve as a resource on projects requiring advanced knowledge of a particular field of specialization.
Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 1 to 3 years of
- Design responsibility for the development and oversight of products
- Hydraulic circuit design
- Valve, pump, or motor design
- Active participation in a hydraulics or SAE society during undergraduate program is highly desired.
Language Skills
- Read, analyze, and interpret engineering designs, drawings, test results and studies, and all other related information pertaining to materials, treatments, processing, and manufacturing.
- Respond to inquiries or complaints from customers.
- Write reports and business correspondence.
- Effectively present information to management and customers.
Mathematical Skills
- Calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, volume
- Apply concepts of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and other engineering computations dealing with finite element analysis, and material fatigue.
- Explain mathematical calculations and their relationship to product form, fit, function, limits, and life expectancy.
Reasoning Ability
- Define problems, collect and research data, establish facts, use intuition and experience to complement data, and draw valid conclusions.
- Interpret an extensive variety of technical, complex, and/or diverse information in mathematical form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Physical Demands
- Occasionally required to reach above shoulders, climb, kneel, or crouch.
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and capability to occasionally lift and/or to move up to 25 pounds.
- Using hand tools, assemble and disassemble test-stand set-ups, products, and their installation and come into close contact with various operating fluids required for the test, function, and performance evaluation of products.
Other Qualifications
- Operate a variety of office equipment such as a personal computer, calculator, telephone, fax machine,
- Operate hoists, cranes, lab and production test stand equipment along with associated devices used for monitoring and measuring all size and performance aspects of a product under development, test or production.
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Description: Three to five years’ experience. Experience on CNC Horizontals and CNC Verticals. Must be able to perform own set-ups. Must be able to perform G&M code editing on Fanuc type controls. Experience on the following types of machines will be considered a plus: OKK horizontals and Mori Seiki verticals.
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
- Create CNC programs for lathes and horizontal/vertical machining centers.
- Work with machine operators to prove out programs and answer questions.
- Assist Manufacturing Engineers in the development and implementation of manufacturing methods, fixtures, and gauging.
- Investigate and update manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and quality.
- Create required documentation for new parts, including tool records, process drawings, inspection records, etc. Update existing documentation when changes occur.
- Provide cost estimates for manufacturing processes.
- Comply with the requirements of the quality system.
- Engage in special manufacturing projects as directed by management.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma and 3 years of relevant work experience. A technical degree in CNC programming (2-year program) and/or 3 years of relevant work experience is preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CAM software. Experience with SolidWorks and/or Esprit CAM software a plus.
- Able to read, analyze and interpret technical designs, drawings, blueprints, and test results.
- Intermediate to advanced math skills.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong analytical thinker. Must be able to define problems, collect and research data, establish facts, use intuition and experience to complement data, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
- Define, create, and implement cost-effective methods for the manufacture and inspection of complex component parts.
- Design and/or procure new tooling, gauging, and fixturing.
- Create CNC programs using CAM software and work with operators to prove out programs.
- Create required documentation for new parts, including tool records, process drawings, inspection records, etc. Update existing documentation when changes occur.
- Work with machine operators to prove out programs and troubleshoot problems on the shop floor.
- Communicate with vendors/contractors in manufacturing techniques, specifications, or processes to ensure quality parts.
- Provide cost estimates for manufacturing processes.
- Evaluate existing manufacturing processes, capabilities, and equipment. Identify areas for improvement.
- Comply with requirements of the quality system.
- Work on special manufacturing projects as directed by management.
Qualifications:
- Technical degree in CNC programming (2-year program) and 3 years work experience in CNC programming, fixture, tooling, and gauge design.
- 3 years of relevant CAM experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CAM software. Experience with SolidWorks and/or Esprit CAM software a plus.
- Able to read, analyze and interpret technical designs, drawings, blueprints, and test results.
- Experience with secondary operations like grinding, cleaning, honing, a plus.
- Knowledge of heat treat processes.
- Intermediate to advanced math skills.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong analytical thinker. Must be able to define problems, collect and research data, establish facts, use intuition and experience to complement data, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
Perform manual and/or machine deburring and part cleaning to quality standards. Remove internal/external burrs, form chamfers, perform standardized inspection processes, remove rust, and protect parts from contamination.
Qualifications:
- Ability to read and interpret simple drawings and the use of simple decimals and fractions. May require knowledge of simple measuring instruments. (Equivalent to two years of high school)
- Ability to continuously (50% or more of the time) lift or carry of 0-15 lbs. material. Frequent (10-50% of the time) lifting or carrying of material of 15-50 lbs.
- Over three months experience in deburring / cleaning.
Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
- Prepare product for shipment including cleaning, masking, paint, etc.
- Package product to ensure safe transportation to the end customer or vendor(subcontract operations).
- Create any required documentation to accompany the product and ensure product arrives at intended destination.
- Communicate with shipping vendors to coordinate collection of packages.
- Receive incoming shipments and provide accurate counts of material from vendors or subcontractors.
- Label incoming parts with necessary documentation for efficient movement throughout the Dynex workshop.
Qualifications:
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Experience and/or Training
1-2 years of direct experience with Shipping & Receiving is preferred.
Licenses/Certificates
Unrestricted WI Driver’s license.
Forklift operator license (Will train if Employee does not already possess license).
2nd Shift Positions:
Type: Full-Time, 2nd Shift
Essential Functions:
- Work from process operation documents to setup, adjust and operate CNC Lathes such as Mori Seiki SL403 and Mori Seiki NLX2500.
- Perform and document in-process inspections during production by using a variety of gages and other precision measuring instruments.
- Read G and M code along with blueprints to verify process accuracy when needed.
- Work with Manufacturing Engineers and/or CNC Programmers to prove out new processes, tooling, and fixtures; provide input to optimize machining processes.
Qualifications:
- Education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: One to three years minimum.
- Physical requirements: Ability to lift up to 15 pounds on a frequent basis; may lift up to 50 pounds on occasion.
Type: Full-Time, 2nd Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
- Work from process operation documents to setup, adjust and operate CNC Mills including Mori NV5000 vertical mills, OKK600 pallet changing horizontal mills, and OKK500 pallet changing horizontal mills.
- Perform and document in-process inspections during production by using a variety of gages and other precision measuring instruments.
- Read G and M code along with blueprints to verify process accuracy when needed.
- Work with Manufacturing Engineers and/or CNC Programmers to prove out new processes, tooling, and fixtures; provide input to optimize machining processes.
Qualifications:
- Education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: One to three years minimum.
- Physical requirements: Ability to lift up to 15 pounds on a frequent basis; may lift up to 50 pounds on occasion.
Power Units Division
Ashland, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Type: Full-Time, First Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
- Assemble hydraulic power units.
- Operate hand and power tools, testing fixtures, and other measuring devices..
- Visually verify product complies to customer and company specifications
- Functionally test power unit.
- Responsible for organization of tools and workstation cleanliness.
- Perform other duties as assigned which may include assisting in the development of assembly or test instructions, painting product, packaging product, confirming inventory, etc.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Strong Mechanical Aptitude.
- Ability to read drawings, prints, schematics, diagrams, bills of materials, customer specifications.
- Metal fabrication, welding(MIG and TIG), hydraulic pipe-fitting or hydraulic tube bending all a plus.
- Understanding how fluid power works is beneficial.
European Sales and Service
United Kingdom
Type: Full-Time, First Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
Note: This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.
- Function primarily as Outside Sales and travel to customer locations as required.
- Establish themselves as the primary sales contact point at Dynex UK for specifically assigned distributor, direct user, and OEM accounts.
- Visit assigned accounts on a routine basis.
- Provide product training, demonstrate and familiarize accounts with new product(s) or any other activities as required and approved by the company.
- Provide technical advice and assist customers, as required, to specify Dynex product(s) into customer applications.
- Provide quotations including:
- Price(s), terms and conditions of sale, delivery dates, and/or any other relevant information required and/or approved by the company.
- Evaluate and develop key markets.
- Evaluate and identify market potential based on:
- Market Size
- Industries that are relevant to Dynex/Rivett Inc.
- Evaluate distributors for performance in key market locations.
- Recommend removal or addition of new distributors in key markets.
- Implement those changes and work with distributors to increase Dynex presence/sales.
- Recommend new products and/or changes to existing products to meet changing market needs.
- Assist with tradeshow exhibit preparations and participate as a Dynex exhibit representative at trade shows as required.
- Prepare and submit required reports on activities, i.e. call reports, expense reports, product sales forecast, annual sales plans, travel schedule/plans.
- Evaluate and identify market potential based on:
- Visit assigned accounts on a routine basis.
- Direct experience selling a technical product.
- Outside sales experience.
- Strong communication skills.
- Good computer skills.
- Travel as much as required by the job or as specified by upper management. Typical travel estimated to be 25-30% of each month.
- Valid passport and driver’s license.
Other Qualifications: (Desired but not Mandatory)
- Hydraulic component and system training/experience is preferred, but other disciplines will be considered.
- Able to read and understand a hydraulic schematic.
- Understand the principles of fluid power.
- Perform standard calculations related to flow, pressure, and power.
- Experience working with a fluid power or technical component distributor organization.Exposure to direct OEM sales.
- Ability to speak and/or write in additional languages besides English.
- French, Italian, German, etc.
Type: Full-Time, First Shift
Openings: One
Essential Functions:
- Respond to any customer inquiry (Phone, Email, etc.)
- Maintain and operate the computer software
- Liaise with Dynex inter-company Divisions (Dynex USA, Dynex UAE)
- Liaise with all company suppliers
- Ensure that all goods are dispatched by the most appropriate means
- Manage database records such as price lists, customer records, part information, territory information, incoming email, and other databases used by the Sales department.
- Review and distribute weekly reports provided from Sales to the company. (Orders, Department Staff Notes, etc.)
Qualifications:
Education
GCSE Required
Experience and/or Training
- Experience selling technical products
- Hydraulics training/experience is preferred, but other disciplines will be considered
Licenses/Certificates
Valid Driver’s License
Technology/Equipment
- Good computer skills and use of Microsoft based software (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Effective communication skills
Middle East Sales
Dubai, UAE
There are no positions available at this time.