Position: Manufacturing Technician - Temporary Position The Manufacturing Technician is responsible for performing a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas. The role constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains equipment, components, devices, or systems, working from schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.
This is a short-term, temporary position with an expected duration of approximately three months, possibly longer.
Duties & Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Builds, tests, and integrates subassemblies, independently or in partnership, in order to manufacture “Yomi”.
- Performs calibration and alignment checks using CMM arm; performs adjustments, modifications and replacements as directed; prepares prescribed compounds and solutions.
- Builds Field Replaceable Units (FRU) and Consumables in order to fulfill customer sales orders.
- Occasionally provides troubleshooting, testing and or assembly aid in the field.
- Constructs, troubleshoots, calibrates, adjusts, tests, diagnoses, and maintains test equipment, components, devices and/or systems.
- Interprets schematics, engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions and procedures.
- Operates related equipment, conducts tests and reports data in prescribed format.
- Supports and participates in planned and unplanned internal, regulatory and/or notified body audits. Provides information that is timely, accurate and substantiated by objective evidence.
- Conducts manufacturing, quality control and R&D tasks per approved operational procedures or as defined by the requestor of the tasks.
- Maintains company working areas and local environment in accordance with applicable general operating procedures.
- Assures that all measuring instruments in use are within calibration limits.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with all local, national, international and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
- Completes training as applicable for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) related tasks.
- Follows all applicable Quality and Safety procedures.
- Follows Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
Knowledge & Skills Required
- High school diploma and on-the-job training or postsecondary certificate or associate's degree
- Advanced problem-solving and debugging experience in mechanical and electrical assemblies.
- Ability to review Engineering drawings and accompanying specifications.
- 5S and Lean Manufacturing experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to use bench top test equipment and custom manufacturing test stations.
- Ability to escalate equipment downtime as needed.
- Knowledge of the English and Metric measuring systems with the ability to perform mathematical conversions to each.
- Ability to work overtime as required.
- Experience with GMP requirements and medical industry requirements
- Able to define Preventative Maintenance procedures and review/maintain spare parts for the equipment.
- Experience in process and tooling development, test method development, data acquisition and analysis.
- General metrology skills (e.g., experience with machinist microscopes, calipers, ROI and weight scales).
- Experience with all requirements of electrical LOTO, chemical handling and hazardous waste guidelines.
- Clear understanding of EHS requirements.
- Progressive technical certifications preferred.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
This job operates in a manufacturing environment.
- This position requires the regular use of, at a minimum: torque wrenches, calipers, multimeters, hex keys, CMM arm, CNC engraver
- Prolonged periods working on a computer
- Ability to lift/push/carry items up to 50 pounds
- Frequent exposure to loud/moderate noise
- Ability to use manual dexterity and handle small components
Position Type and Work Schedule
This is a contract position. This position occasionally requires long hours and weekend work.
Expected Travel
This position may require up to 5% travel.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
