JOIN OUR PLATING DEPARTMENT in
New Haven, INdiana
Paid Breaks. profit sharing.
Modern Facility.
Build your career at our high-tech, climate-controlled manufacturing center in New Haven, Indiana. We’re expanding our Plating Department and hiring across multiple shifts, with long-term opportunities to grow in one of the largest and fastest growing superabrasive plating operations in the grinding industry.
Competitive pay and benefits plus ➡️
UNIQUE
PERKS
Profit-sharing bonus.
On-site fitness center.
Golf membership.
modern work
environment
Clean, high-tech facility
with investment in
people and equipment
career
stability
Permanent career at
growing family-owned company
with local roots since 1973.
Growth
Opportunities
Learn skills in a fast-growing industry with paid breaks and overtime available.
GROWING OUR PLATING TEAM
MORE CAPACITY MEANS
MORE OPPORTUNITY.
We’re adding shifts to increase capacity and grow our plating team in New Haven. It’s creating new opportunities for people to join CDT, while giving current employees room to advance and take on greater responsibility. We’re looking for people eager to keep our plating operation among the best in the industry.
We’re currently hiring both experienced and entry-level Plating Technicians across first, third, and weekend shifts. Whether you’re new to plating or already have manufacturing experience, we’re looking for dependable, detail-oriented people who are comfortable with hands-on work and take safety seriously. Build your skills with a company that values GRIT: growth, responsiveness, innovation, and teamwork.
You may be a good fit for our team if you:
✅ Enjoy hands-on, detailed work
✅ Follow instructions, work orders, and drawings
✅ Use required PPE and follow safety procedures
✅ Stay organized, dependable, and ready to adapt
✅ Can work independently while supporting the team
Learn what Plating Techs do.
positions for all experience levels
Plating technicians needed
GRADE 1 | ENTRY-LEVEL
New to plating or manufacturing?
We can teach you the process. We’re looking for dependable people who are comfortable with hands-on work, following instructions, paying attention to detail, and working safely as part of a team. If you’re willing to learn, this is an opportunity to build a specialized manufacturing skill.
GRADE 2 | EXPERIENCED
Already have manufacturing experience?
Experience with production equipment, process controls, troubleshooting, or managing multiple jobs give you a great head start at CDT. If you’ve worked in electroplating, anodizing, metal finishing, coatings, or another chemical-process environment, even better.
Grade 2 technicians take on more advanced responsibilities, like planning plating cycles and training newer technicians.
now hiring across all 3 shifts
1st Shift
6 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday – Friday
40 hr/wk, full-time with benefits.
3rd Shift
8 p.m. – 6 a.m.
Monday – Thursday
Full-time with benefits. Same 4 days each week.
Enjoy long weekends and a premium hourly rate.
weekend Shift
3 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Friday – Sunday
Work 36 hours, get paid for 40.
Full benefit package.
(Train on 1st shift for at least 30 days.)
join a winning team
Our New Haven facility has one of the largest plating areas for superabrasive tools in North America — and we’re growing.
We’ve been manufacturing diamond and cBN grinding wheels in New Haven since 1973 and specializing in plated superabrasive tools since 1984. Today, we have over 500 plating tanks with space to add 200+ more at our locations in the USA and Europe.
A strong increase in orders is driving the current expansion of our Plating Department and the teams that support it. As we add shifts and grow capacity in New Haven, we’re also creating more opportunities for people to gain experience and grow their careers with us.
why join CDT?
rewarding
long-term careers
Our values are built around GRIT: Growth, Responsiveness, Innovation, and Teamwork.
Whether you’re starting in manufacturing or bringing experience with you, CDT offers opportunities to build skills, take on more responsibility, and contribute to a team that’s investing for the future.
Competitive Benefits
CDT offers a competitive benefits package and state-of-the-art workplace that includes:
✅ Three attractive schedules arranged for work-life balance
✅ Paid breaks, plus overtime available
✅ Health, Dental & Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, and Paid Vacation
✅ Profit-sharing bonus – you benefit when the business does well
✅ 401K match
✅ Short & Long Term Disability
✅ Employee Assistance Program
✅ Fitness center and golf membership
✅ New, modern facility with climate control and on-site parking
FREQUENtLY ASKED QUESTIONS
before you apply
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No. CDT hires entry-level Grade 1 Plating Technicians who can learn the plating process on the job. We also hire experienced Grade 2 technicians with previous plating or manufacturing experience.
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CDT hires Plating Technicians for first, third, and weekend shifts in New Haven, Indiana. First shift runs Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Third shift runs Monday through Thursday, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Weekend shifts are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. Weekend shifts work 36 hours, but they get paid for 40 and qualify for full-time benefits. Weekenders must train on first shift for approximately 30 days.
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Grade 1 is our entry-level Plating Technician position and focuses on learning and performing the core plating process. Grade 2 technicians take on more advanced responsibilities, including planning plating cycles, managing multiple orders, troubleshooting process issues, and helping train less-experienced technicians.
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One or more years of plating or manufacturing experience is preferred for Grade 2 positions. Experience in electroplating, anodizing, metal finishing, coatings, chemical-process manufacturing, production equipment, or process controls may transfer well to this role.
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Plating Technicians help process superabrasive tools through our plating operation. Depending on experience level, the work can include setting up products for plating, working with plating baths, recovering grit, maintaining tanks and tooling, keeping production records, and planning plating cycles.
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Plating Technicians work in CDT’s climate-controlled manufacturing facility in New Haven, Indiana. It’s an active, hands-on environment where you’ll work with plating tanks, equipment and materials that can include nickel plating solutions, acids, mineral spirits, coolant, and maskants. Safety is a big part of the job, including proper chemical handling and required PPE. The position also involves frequent walking, handling parts and equipment, and regularly lifting up to 50 pounds.
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CDT offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, paid vacation, profit sharing, a 401(k) match, short- and long-term disability, an Employee Assistance Program, and additional employee benefits.
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View CDT’s current openings and choose the position that best matches your experience level and preferred shift. You can then complete the application online.
committed to our people IN NEW HAVEN, INDIANA
Family-Led Since 1973
Our facility is owned locally by Nick Viggiano, whose father, Ray Viggiano, built the business here in its early days. That continuity has helped create a stable, close-knit workplace where people look out for one another.
OUR GLobal Success Story
Continental Diamond Tool is North America’s fastest growing superabrasives company, with that same energy and supercharged growth replicated at our other manufacturing facility in the U.K.
Investing in NEW HAVEN
Our newly expanded manufacturing facility represents a significant investment in New Haven. As we grow, we're committed to creating skilled local jobs and supporting local suppliers whenever possible.
GROW WITH US
This position exists because we're growing. Demand for our custom superabrasive grinding solutions made in New Haven, Indiana, has created opportunities for skilled careers in advanced manufacturing.
ready for the next step?
Apply Today
To be considered for a position at Continental Diamond Tool in New Haven, please complete our online application form, or submit your resume to: jobs@cdtusa.net
Visit our USA careers page or profile on Indeed to see other open positions in New Haven.
For openings at other locations, visit cdtusa.net/join-our-team
