Re:Build Manufacturing
About Re:Build Manufacturing and Re:Build Tekna:
Tekna was founded in 1988 in the heart of Southwest Michigan where creative vision and hard work laid the foundation for a business that continues to grow in a rapidly evolving industry. The rigor and attention to detail that comes with designing for the medical industry has awarded us success in supporting both major companies and start‑ups from early stage development to commercialization. The same principles apply as we've expanded to serve customers in a wide variety of other industries including consumer and industrial goods, electronics, and appliances. Tekna's project portfolio is incredibly diverse covering medical, life science, consumer and industrial product categories. Tekna is largely client focused offering design consulting, contract manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing services. Tekna's cross‑functional teams include Design Engineering, Industrial Design, CAD, Procurement, Production and Quality which offers a friendly and supportive team atmosphere.
Re:Build Manufacturing is a family of industrial businesses combining cutting‑edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America's next‑generation industrial company. Re:Build leverages deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge the performance of its subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diversified growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate.
If you like a fast‑paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a diverse set of projects, we offer a great deal of variety and empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they can handle, offering a helping hand and experienced‑based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable our employees to achieve their fullest potential, and through our association with Re:Build, provide avenues for personal and professional growth.
Who we are looking for We’re a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and a drive to push boundaries. Our business is rapidly growing across industries that shape the future— Medical, Aerospace & Defense, Electrification, Energy & Environment, and Robotic & Intelligent Automation. We bring complex ideas to life through design, storytelling, and technical excellence. Now, we’re looking for a Lead Animator to raise the bar on our animation capabilities and help us grow this exciting category.
As our Lead Animator, you’ll be the go‑to person for all things animation—from concept development through final delivery. You’ll guide the creative direction, mentor team members, and collaborate closely with cinematographers, designers, and engineers to create compelling visual stories. Your work will bring clarity and energy to technical content, making it accessible, engaging, and unforgettable.
Your day‑to‑day activities will include:
Lead Animation Projects:
Drive the creative vision and execution of animations for a wide range of industries and audiences.
Pre‑Production Creative:
Partner with directors and the cinematography team to storyboard, concept, and plan projects that balance technical accuracy with visual impact.
Hands‑On Animation:
Bring stories to life through 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, and visual effects.
Mentorship & Growth:
Elevate the team’s animation skill set, sharing best practices, new techniques, and creative inspiration.
Cross‑Disciplinary Collaboration:
Work side‑by‑side with cinematography, design, and engineering teams to ensure animation integrates seamlessly with live‑action and other creative outputs.
Innovation & Standards:
Explore new tools, technologies, and trends to expand our capabilities and set a high standard for animation excellence.
What you bring to the team
A strong portfolio that shows mastery in animation and motion design.
Proven experience in leading animation projects from concept to delivery.
Solid understanding of pre‑production processes: storyboarding, animatics, visual development.
Expertise with industry‑standard animation and motion graphics tools (After Effects, Cinema 4D, Maya, Blender, etc.).
A well‑rounded knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro & video editing.
A collaborative spirit with the ability to inspire, mentor, and grow a creative team.
Comfort working in technical industries (experience in Medical, Aerospace, Robotics, or similar fields is a plus).
Curiosity, creativity, and a love for experimenting with new techniques.
Someone who manages their team effectively to deliver high‑quality work on schedule.
Confidence in working with clients, presenting their work, interpreting feedback, and guiding the next steps in a project is essential.
Why you will love it here
A supportive,
fun team environment
where collaboration and creativity are encouraged every day.
Opportunities to
shape and grow the animation category
within a rapidly expanding business.
Projects that make an impact across industries that are changing the world.
Space to push your craft, explore new tools, and raise the creative bar.
We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.
Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations.ta@ReBuildmanufacturing.com or you may call us at 617.909.6275.
Voluntary Self‑Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Re:Build Manufacturing’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.
An “disabled veteran” is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service‑connected disability.
A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three‑year period beginning on the date of such veteran’s discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
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Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
Blind or low vision
Cancer (past or present)
Cardiovascular or heart disease
Celiac disease
Cerebral palsy
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Diabetes
Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Intellectual or developmental disability
Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
Short stature (dwarfism)
Traumatic brain injury
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Re:Build Manufacturing is a family of industrial businesses combining cutting‑edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America's next‑generation industrial company. Re:Build leverages deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge the performance of its subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diversified growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate.
If you like a fast‑paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a diverse set of projects, we offer a great deal of variety and empower our staff to take on as much responsibility as they can handle, offering a helping hand and experienced‑based coaching and the support of a highly competent team. Our goal is to enable our employees to achieve their fullest potential, and through our association with Re:Build, provide avenues for personal and professional growth.
Who we are looking for We’re a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and a drive to push boundaries. Our business is rapidly growing across industries that shape the future— Medical, Aerospace & Defense, Electrification, Energy & Environment, and Robotic & Intelligent Automation. We bring complex ideas to life through design, storytelling, and technical excellence. Now, we’re looking for a Lead Animator to raise the bar on our animation capabilities and help us grow this exciting category.
As our Lead Animator, you’ll be the go‑to person for all things animation—from concept development through final delivery. You’ll guide the creative direction, mentor team members, and collaborate closely with cinematographers, designers, and engineers to create compelling visual stories. Your work will bring clarity and energy to technical content, making it accessible, engaging, and unforgettable.
Your day‑to‑day activities will include:
Lead Animation Projects:
Drive the creative vision and execution of animations for a wide range of industries and audiences.
Pre‑Production Creative:
Partner with directors and the cinematography team to storyboard, concept, and plan projects that balance technical accuracy with visual impact.
Hands‑On Animation:
Bring stories to life through 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, and visual effects.
Mentorship & Growth:
Elevate the team’s animation skill set, sharing best practices, new techniques, and creative inspiration.
Cross‑Disciplinary Collaboration:
Work side‑by‑side with cinematography, design, and engineering teams to ensure animation integrates seamlessly with live‑action and other creative outputs.
Innovation & Standards:
Explore new tools, technologies, and trends to expand our capabilities and set a high standard for animation excellence.
What you bring to the team
A strong portfolio that shows mastery in animation and motion design.
Proven experience in leading animation projects from concept to delivery.
Solid understanding of pre‑production processes: storyboarding, animatics, visual development.
Expertise with industry‑standard animation and motion graphics tools (After Effects, Cinema 4D, Maya, Blender, etc.).
A well‑rounded knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro & video editing.
A collaborative spirit with the ability to inspire, mentor, and grow a creative team.
Comfort working in technical industries (experience in Medical, Aerospace, Robotics, or similar fields is a plus).
Curiosity, creativity, and a love for experimenting with new techniques.
Someone who manages their team effectively to deliver high‑quality work on schedule.
Confidence in working with clients, presenting their work, interpreting feedback, and guiding the next steps in a project is essential.
Why you will love it here
A supportive,
fun team environment
where collaboration and creativity are encouraged every day.
Opportunities to
shape and grow the animation category
within a rapidly expanding business.
Projects that make an impact across industries that are changing the world.
Space to push your craft, explore new tools, and raise the creative bar.
We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate Re:Build Manufacturing is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.
Re:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations.ta@ReBuildmanufacturing.com or you may call us at 617.909.6275.
Voluntary Self‑Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
As set forth in Re:Build Manufacturing’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.
An “disabled veteran” is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service‑connected disability.
A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three‑year period beginning on the date of such veteran’s discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Disability Self‑Identification Disability Status: Select…
Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
Blind or low vision
Cancer (past or present)
Cardiovascular or heart disease
Celiac disease
Cerebral palsy
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Diabetes
Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Intellectual or developmental disability
Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
Short stature (dwarfism)
Traumatic brain injury
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
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