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Rocky Mountain Instrument Co.

Optics Production Technician

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

Pay: $19–$25/hr

Posted: 3 days ago

Location: Lafayette, CO (Onsite)

Last Updated: 1 day ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 10/12/2026

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A Manufacturing or Production Technician works with manufacturing equipment and machinery. Performs set up and tests, monitors, adjusts and repairs machines used to produce products or other machines. Inspects equipment, troubleshoots problems with machines or designs.

$64,830 / year median in Colorado

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Optics Production Technician Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. - 2.6 Lafayette, CO Job Details $19 - $25 an hour 1 day ago Qualifications Fabrication Assembly quality control testing Power saws Grinding machine operation Mechanical fabrication No experience needed Optics Milling machines Manual machining Production documentation Cutting tools Polishing Machine finishing Technical Proficiency Entry level Under 1 year Measurement (quality control) Full Job Description Posted 9/08/2026 Rocky Mountain Instrument Company is a manufacturer of custom precision optics, thin-film optical coatings, and assemblies. We take pride in our innovative products and services and we strive to be the best in the optics industry.

Optics Production:

Our Production department has a range of positions that process raw substrates into finished precision optics for high-tech industries.

Fabrication:

create rough-shaped optics from substrate material using saws, centering machines, beveling machines and Bridgeport mill, Blanchard grinders, shaping saws

Blocking:

adhere blanks or partially finished optics to tooling for Grinding or Polishing processes. This department also de-blocks and cleans optics and prepares them for the next processing step.

Grinding:

bring blanks into near-specs and creates the rough surface.

Polishing:

produce the final surface finish on the optics.

QC:

checks and measures optics to confirm they are to the customer's specs. Documents results. Our Production department personnel are cross-trained across areas. In these roles you learn how to fine-tune industrial optics to their final specifications. This is hands-on work with an artisan flare. It is not button-pushing. If you are already a highly-trained optical polisher with experience in achieving high quality finished surfaces on a variety of substrates, we want to hear from you. No experience? Limited experience? We will train you.

A strong candidate will have:

Attention to Detail Fine Motor Skills Technical Skills A High Degree of Focus Entry-level starting pay $19/hr Skilled technicians $25/hr and up RMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Vets and Disabled