What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cable Manufacturing Process Technician position at Prysmian?
Imagine stepping onto the production floor where energy and information start their journey. Your shift begins with a handoff from the outgoing crew, a quick safety review, and a look at the day’s run orders—then it’s time to build the cables that keep cities powered and data flowing.
What a day looks like
Base pay: Dependent on department/machine; range: $20.88–$31.87 per hour.
Benefits and perks
Prysmian is the global leader in energy and digital connectivity—designing and manufacturing resilient, high-performing, and sustainable cable systems for power transmission and distribution, construction and infrastructure, and telecommunications. From underground and submarine networks to optical fiber and copper solutions for voice, video, and data, we connect the world.
Our 9,000 teammates in North America—and 35,000 worldwide—bring scale, innovation, and deep expertise to the industries we serve. Wherever you work here, your impact is felt far beyond the factory floor.
What a day looks like
- Learn by doing: You’ll train side-by-side with our most experienced operators until you can confidently run equipment, log production data on our systems, and handle basic inventory tasks—all safely and up to our standards.
- Collaborate: Work in tight-knit teams, coordinate with your lead, and help the group hit production and quality goals.
- Stay adaptable: Depending on the schedule, you may rotate across key production areas that include:
- Extrusion: Apply thermoset rubber or thermoplastic materials over copper or cabled cores to produce finished cables or key components.
- Cabling: Load wires, fillers, tapes, and other materials into large machines that twist them into a single, engineered cable.
- Entry-level operations: Support vital processes such as taping, braiding, and order cutting—foundational steps that keep our lines moving.
- Structured, hands-on training continues until you meet our performance and safety benchmarks for machine operation, data logging, and inventory basics.
- Ability to lift 25–50 lbs and spend extended periods sitting or standing in areas that may be warm and loud.
- Prior experience helps, but it isn’t required—we’ll teach you.
- Basic English reading, writing, and speaking are required to communicate with teammates and leaders and to participate fully in team-building activities.
Base pay: Dependent on department/machine; range: $20.88–$31.87 per hour.
- 2nd: 3:30PM – 11:30PM
- 3rd: 11:30PM – 7:30AM
- 12 hour 2-2-3 Schedule: 7:30AM – 7:30PM
- 12 hour 2-2-3 Schedule: 7:30PM – 7:30AM
Benefits and perks
- $2,500 Stay Bonus ($1,250 after six months; $1,250 after one year)
- $4,000 Referral Bonus ($2,000 after six months; $2,000 after one year)
- $175 Yearly Boot Allowance
- Prescription Safety Glasses Allowance
- Performance Based Hourly Pay
- 6% 401K Company Contribution
- 3 Medical Insurance Options
- 3 Dental Insurance Options
- 3 Vision Insurance Options
- Parental Leave Policy
- Pet Insurance
- Auto and Home Discounts
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 13 Paid Holidays
Prysmian is the global leader in energy and digital connectivity—designing and manufacturing resilient, high-performing, and sustainable cable systems for power transmission and distribution, construction and infrastructure, and telecommunications. From underground and submarine networks to optical fiber and copper solutions for voice, video, and data, we connect the world.
Our 9,000 teammates in North America—and 35,000 worldwide—bring scale, innovation, and deep expertise to the industries we serve. Wherever you work here, your impact is felt far beyond the factory floor.
Salary : $175 - $2,000