UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools manufactures & provides application development assistance for broad variety of applications, materials, and industries. Located in beautiful Valencia, CA USA (Los Angeles County) population over 150,000. Valencia is just 20 minutes north of Los Angeles (part of the Greater City of Los Angeles). Valencia, CA is one of California's fastest growing communities. Known for its award winning schools, low crime rate, clean air and temperate climate. Valencia offers employees a great quality of life. Rated one of the best and safest places to live and work in the US. Rated by FBI as the sixth safest city in the United States with at least 100,000 inhabitants

About Valencia, CA

Valencia is just 20 minutes north of Los Angeles (part of the Greater City of Los Angeles). Santa Clarita, CA is one of California’s fastest growing communities and is known for its award winning schools, low crime rate, clean air and temperate climate.

Valencia offers employees a great quality of life. Rated one of the best and safest places to live and work in the US. Rated by FBI as the sixth safest city in the United States with at least 100,000 inhabitants and named the Most Business-Friendly City in Los Angeles County in 2008 by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation.

About Our Location

The city of Santa Clarita continually receives awards for being one of the best places to live in the nation. In 2007, the city of Santa Clarita was named one of the 100 Magazine rated Santa Clarita as one of the top 20 places to live in the U.S.

If it's a great place to live, it's a great place to work!

We are constantly on the look out for for qualified & highly motivated individuals with experience working  either Advanced Materials, Ceramics, Photonics/Optics, Semiconductor, Metallography, Composites, Glass/Quartz, Natural Stone & Precious/Semi Precious Stone Fields. Please be sure to contact us for current and future position consideration.

UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools specializes in three core competency areas:
  • Slicing
  • Dicing
  • Drilling

UKAM Industrial prides itself in identifying and recruiting the best and brightest individuals with the knowledge, skill, ability, and motivation that will enable us to maintain our advantage in an increasingly competitive environment. We offer an innovative and progressive work environment.

UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools offers significant opportunities for growth and career advancement. Everyone here wears many hats and gets exposed to a variety of challenges. You will be exposed and learn great deal of skills and information.

We are looking for motivated individuals to joint our team, working to bring advanced materials and optics diamond machining technology to new heights. New positions part and full time will soon be available in:
  • Manufacturing
  • Application/Process Development
  • Sales & Marketing

If you are looking for a career in fast paced and exciting environment of advance materials and optics. Let's Talk!

Current Positions Available:

Dicing Saw Technician / Machine Operator

Position is in Valencia, CA USA. See below for more details. Currently Hiring

Diamond Wheel Modler, Dicing Saw Operator

Position is in Valencia, CA USA. Produce thin diamond wheels, and assemble small table top diamond machining equipment. Currently Hiring

Ultra Thin Diamond Wheel & Dicing Blade Manufacturing Engineer

Position is in Valencia, CA USA. Ultra thin cut off wheel and dicing blades for advanced materials, semiconductor, glass, quartz, and optics industries. See below for more details. Currently Hiring

Inside Sales Representative & Operations Assistant

Position is in Valencia, CA USA. Assist with Sales for new and current customers for stone, lapidary, glass & related industries.. Provide product support, assist with raw material and finished product quality control. Currently Hiring

Inside Sales Representative

Position is in Valencia, CA USA. Assist with Sales for new and current customers for ultra hard & brittle materials, optics/photonics, semiconductor, advanced materials, ceramics & related industries. Currently Hiring

Bookkeeper, Operations / Administrative Assistant

Position is in Valencia, CA USA. Provide basic bookkeeping functions using Peathree accounting for manufacturing. Assist with purchasing raw material, order entry, credit, and accounts receivable. Provide basic operation and administrative support. Currently Hiring

EXPERIENCING GENERAL LABORER

Technically Inclined. Prefer 1 to 3 years of exp work in Mfg/shop. Will train right candidate. Use surface grinder, OD/ID grinder, manual lathe, mill, measure equipment. Other responsibilities as assigned. Full time position in Valencia Industrial Center for High Tech Tool Mfg. Great opportunity w high growth. Currently Hiring

E-commerce & Customer Service Assistant

Currently Hiring

E-commerce Marketing & Customer Service

Currently Hiring

Outside Sales Representatives - In Advanced Ceramics, Glass, Quartz, Semiconductor, Metallography / Sample Preparation, Photonics & Other Industries.

Regions: North America, Asia, Europe, South America.

* Must be eligible to work in this country. Unable to sponsor or transfer H1 visas at this time.

Dicing Saw Technician Machine Operator

SAW OPERATOR, SEIMICONDUCTOR WAFERS (electronic components)

Code: 726.685-046

  • Tends sawing machine that automatically scribes/dices semiconductor wafers prior to separating wafers into individual dies:
  • flips switches and presses buttons to activate sawing machine.
  • Places wafer mounted on laminated plastic onto movable chuck of sawing machine. Using tweezers.
  • Presses buttons and turns knobs and dials to adjust saw to specification and start sawing cycle.
  • Monitors sawing cycle, using magnified viewer or TV monitor, to verify that wafers are scribed/diced according to specifications and adjusts controls if required.
  • Mount wafers on plastic laminate, using mounting device.
  • Visually inspects wafers to identify misalignment of scribe lines.
  • Maintain and clean sawing machine.
  • Separate sawn wafers into dies.
  • Clean sawn wafers or dies using cleaning equipment and solutions.
  • Operate Precision Surface Grinder
  • Operate OD / ID Grinder
  • Operate Manual Lathe and Milling machine

Responsibilities: Operating Dicing Saws K & S 980 and K & S 788sm (sub micron) saw. Micro Diamond Drilling Machine, sectioning/wafering saws, lapping machine and other equipment as needed. Testing diamond tools manufactured by UKAM Industrial. Developing process and machining parameter recommendations using our tools for specific customer applications & materials. Providing contractual prototype slicing, dicing, & micro drilling service to meet customers needs and specifications.

In this position you will act as bridge working with customers and manufacturing engineers, playing an important role in developing products and solutions for specific customer applications and challenges. You will work with customers in helping them improve their slicing, dicing, sectioning and drilling operation to its ultimate level of efficiency.

This a unique opportunity with high growth. Very clean environment, with lot of advanced training.

Requirements: Candidate should have 1+ years of experience operating dicing/slicing saws in either semiconductor, advanced ceramics, precision optics, composites or allied industries. Capability to operate a number of quality control, measurement, and inspection equipment. Successful candidates will have worked in a similar position before. Will train right candidate

Compensation: Attractive Salary, (depending on experience) Negotiable. contract basis, part time or Full time employment.

Opening: Immediate

Diamond Wheel Molder & Operations Assistant

Posted Date: 02/13/2010

we currently have open position for diamond wheel molder, and manufacturing assistant. Training for this position will be provided. Only requirement is that candidate be mechanically inclined, like to work with their hands,  have sensitive hands, good eye sight and coordination. mechanically inclined or technical background is a plus. PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY HOUSE WIFE! Must live within 15 miles of Santa Clarita, CA to apply. Minimum of 2 years commitment is required.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools is a small family owned business, that manufactures superabrasive tools, specializing in thin and high precision saw blades. This position offers lot of learning and growth potential. The right candidate can quickly advance within our organization. We are looking for someone that would be interested in staying with our company for at least couple of years and will provide training for right candidate. We are located in Valencia Industrial Park Valencia, CA

Industries our tools are used in are Semiconductor, Photonics optics, Composites, Ceramics ultra hard  brittle materials, Natural and Semi precious stones, and many others. We are rapidly expending and looking for people that would like to become a part of our team. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience, skills, and jump start your career in existing and growing industries of the future.

DUTIES:

  • weighing powders
  • mixing powders
  • loading powders into mold
  • Placing molds into hydraulic press
  • Decompressing mold
  • cleaning mold and blades
  • loading blades into oven/furnace
  • Assisting with packaging and maintenance of machinery used
  • packaging and shipping and receiving as needed

additional duties assigned as needed. Candidate should be team player

Salary Will vary depending on level of experience

Manual Machinist (cnc knowledge is plus)

Should be able to operate following machinery:
  • Tool cutter grinder (OD & ID grinding)
  • Surface grinder
  • Manual lathe
  • Manual mill
  • Read blue prints
  • Drill press
  • Some knowledge of CNC (preferred)
  • Familiarity with abrasives, superabrasives, cutting tools is a plus

Must live within 30 miles of Santa Clarita, CA to apply. Minimum of 2 years commitment is required. 2 years of experience is preferred. having experience in working with surface grinder is very important. as all other skills can be taught on the job.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools is a small family owned business, that manufactures superabrasive tools, specializing in thin and high precision saw blades. This position offers lot of learning and growth potential. The right candidate can quickly advance within our organization. We are looking for someone that would be interested in staying with our company for at least couple of years and will provide training for right candidate. We are located in Valencia Industrial Park (Valencia, CA)

Industries our tools are used in are: Semiconductor, Photonics (optics), Composites, Ceramics (ultra hard & brittle materials), Natural and Semi precious stones, and many others. We are rapidly expending and looking for people that would like to become a part of our team. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience, skills, and jump start your career in existing and growing industries of the future.

Requirements:

DUTIES:

  • Grinding blades to high precision tolerance on thickness using semiautomatic precision surface OD and ID grinding blades
  • Assisting with packaging and maintenance of machinery used
  • Operation of dicing saw for cutting large variety of wafers and customer supplied materials
  • Operating precision cut off saws for providing cutting service to clients, process development, and blade/product testing
  • Operating drilling machines (drill press, micro drilling machine) for providing service to clients, process development, and drill/product testing
  • Manual machining of steel parts for cutting saw prototypes, custom work holding fixtures, and other parts as needed.
  • Assistance with cutting saw assembly

additional duties assigned as needed. Candidate should be team player

Salary Will vary depending on level of experience

Must live within 25 miles of Santa Clarita, CA to apply. Minimum of 2 years commitment is required.

Ultra Thin Diamond Wheel & Dicing Blade Manufacturing Engineer

We currently seek an outstanding candidate to fill the position of ULTRA THIN BLADE/MANUFACTURING ENGINEER. This position requires at least 4 years industry experience in manufacturing sintered (metal bond) or resin bond diamond products. Preferably ultra thin cut off wheel and dicing blades for advanced materials, semiconductor, glass, quartz, and optics industries.

Candidate should have a strong desire to grow in a fast paced, custom dicing and slicing wheel manufacturing environment. Must be able to manage projects independently or by providing leadership in a team environment.

This individual must have background in diamond tools, bond mixes and formulations. As well as maintaining detailed manufacturing documentation, use measurement, inspection and processing equipment. Will be expected to take charge in productivity and quality improvement projects and will provide real-time engineering support. Solid communication, and computer skills are preferred.

Compensation: Very attractive salary (depending on experience), among the most competitive in the industry

Opening: Immediate

Inside Sales & Operations Assistant - Industrial Diamond Tools for Industry (Stone, Lapidary, Glass & Related Industries)

UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools is a small family owned business, that manufactures superabrasive tools, specializing in thin and high precision saw blades. This position offers lot of learning and growth potential. The right candidate can quickly advance within our organization. We are looking for someone that would be interested in staying with our company for at least couple of years and will provide training for right candidate. We are located in Valencia Industrial Park Valencia, CA

Industries our tools are used in are Semiconductor, Photonics optics, Composites, Ceramics ultra hard brittle materials, Natural and Semi precious stones, and many others. We are rapidly expending and looking for people that would like to become a part of our team. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience, skills, and jump start your career in existing and growing industries of the future.

We are seeking bright, imaginative, and self-directed individuals to fill key positions in our Sales Operations. This exciting and unique B-2-B industrial and high tech sales administrative position requires individuals to generate incremental sales from existing as well as new business accounts. As a Sales Operations Assistant you will be a key team player involved in all aspects of companies operations sales process from lead generation to closing sales. And sometimes fulfilling the customers orders as well.

Compensation

This is a base salary plus commission sales position. Base salary will vary depending on experience. This fast paced inside sales position provides excellent career and compensation growth opportunities in a challenging and exciting atmosphere. Successful candidate will be able to increase their compensation in their first year.

About The Opportunity

UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools offers significant opportunities for growth and career advancement. Everyone here wears many hats and gets exposed to a variety of challenges. You will be exposed and learn great deal of skills and information. A successful candidate must be able to work effectively over the phone to accomplish the objectives for this position

Requirements:

Job Function

  • Find customers that can benefit for our core and support products
  • Analyze current process and recommend right product specifications and support products provide recommendations on steps to take optimize their operation to ultimate level of efficiency
  • Collect customer contact information and application details from telephone, fax, email inquiries/communication and enter into Zoho CRM
  • Help customers select right product for their needs / application
  • Answer customer inquiries by email fax
  • Provide customer service support
  • Take orders over the phone
  • Provide price quotes for custom items
  • Enter all custom orders into accounting software
  • Assist with shipping and receiving as needed
  • Assist with raw material and final product quality control as needed

There is basically no selling needed or required. Your job function will be to be a technical advisor and recommend the right product and solution for the client. Knowledge of our products, their uses, applications is very important. The more you know, the better and more effective you will be. Hence more you will earn

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, eager to learn, self confident, creative, persuasive, appreciate a challenge, persistent, competitive, and a team player. Excellent communication and customer service skills. Candidates must be proficient in using the world wide web and knowledgeable in Basic Microsoft Office such as MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Training

Successful candidate will be trained in understanding customers applications, companies products, market and competitive environment as well as overall world of industrial diamond tooling.

Inside Sales Representative for Ultra Thin & High Precision Diamond Blades & Other industrial Diamond Tooling

Job Location:

Valencia, CA USA

We are seeking an experienced, professional, aggressive, goal-oriented Inside Sales Representative (added plus if previously at a industrial diamond tool company). This is a strategic position at UKAM Industrial Superhard that is responsible for managing a large flow of leads from marketing activities, resellers, and distributors. Successful candidate will be self driven, work well with minimum amount of supervision and want to be a part of a great culture and a fast growing company. We are a company which breeds success and is among the leaders in our market.

Compensation

This is a base salary plus commission sales position. Base salary will vary depending on experience. This fast paced inside sales position provides excellent career and compensation growth opportunities in a challenging and exciting atmosphere. Successful candidate will be able to increase their compensation in their first year.

Experience:

Successful candidates would have worked for another industrial diamond tool company and posses strong understanding of our product line ultra thin & high precision diamond blades or industrial diamond tooling (this is not required). Some background in either advanced ceramics, advanced materials, ultra hard & brittle materials, optics, composites, semiconductor fields is preferred. Candidate will be trained and provided detailed information on companies products, applications, usage and competitive environment.

Responsibilities
  • Outbound “cold-calling” to target accounts.
  • Successfully managing and overcoming prospects objections.
  • Field inbound calls and leads from various sources and qualify for business potential.
  • Contact prospects and partners through, but not limited to, phone calls, email, and seminars to communicate opportunities to extend initiatives with the company.
  • Ensure handoffs to sales, business development and support are successful, and exceed customer’s satisfaction.
  • Ensure reporting and communications is frequent and bi-directional.
Job Requirements:
  • Proven success in building and maintaining successful relationships with prospective and existing customers.
  • Excellent communication skills are required, both written and oral.
  • Work experience should include a minimum of 1 year in a sales or sales support of industrial or related products
  • Knowledge of accessing and using the Internet, Sales Contact Management, and MS Office tools.
  • Ability to work in a high-energy environment.
  • A plus if there is an understanding of industrial diamond tooling, related technology and their field of use.

Successful candidates would have worked for another industrial diamond tool company and posses strong understanding of our product line ultra thin & high precision diamond blades or industrial diamond tooling (this is not required). Some background in either advanced ceramics, advanced materials, ultra hard & brittle materials, optics, composites, semiconductor fields is preferred. Candidate will be trained and provided detailed information on companies products, applications, usage and competitive environment.

Bookkeeper, Operations/Administrative Assistant, and Customer Service Assistant

Job Description

  • write production line cards
  • keep track of raw material, working in progress, and finished product inventory
  • take orders over the phone, assist customers in selecting right product for their application and provide basic customer service.
  • enter orders received from customers into accounting and production software (peatree accounting)
  • work with customers in providing updated order statuses. Act as a liaison between manufacturing personnel and customers.
  • Write quarterly reports for management
  • Maintain files of customer orders, production line cards, raw material requisition, scheduled maintenance.
  • Provide general administrative and operations support as needed. (send out literature, cleaning, assist in keeping order and make sure everyone follows company procedures)
  • Assist in raw material and final product quality control and inspection when needed
  • Basic bookkeeping functions
  • Assist with data entry
  • Check customer credit applications & assist with accounts receivable.
  • Assist with packaging when needed.

Qualifications

  • Must be familiar with simple bookkeeping
  • Familiar and able to work with Peachtree Accounting
  • Comfortably use MS word, excel, and outlook
  • Proficient in using the world wide web
  • Familiar with contact management software such as Goldmine
  • Typing at least 35 words per minute
  • Excellent oral communication skills. Good written communication skills and knowledge of a foreign language such as Spanish is a plus.
  • Willingness to have a flexible schedule and willing to work overtime or occasionally weekends if needed
  • Ability to expand job responsibilities, suggest improvements and collaborate with others to generate ideas and improve processes.
  • Attentive to needs of customers. Respond quickly and competently to customer requests
  • Effective organizational skills. Keeps files and work area organized
  • Manages time effectively and prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines
  • Able to work efficiently with minimal guidance or supervision

Training

Successful candidate will be trained in using basic functions of Peachtree Accounting, Goldmine. As well as training in understanding customers applications, companies products, market and competitive environment as well as overall world of industrial diamond tooling.