What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Technician position at Innovative Health LLC?
The Manufacturing Technician is responsible for supporting the Manufacturing Engineer in sustaining production and implementing process improvements. Assists production by ensuring facilities, equipment, tooling, fixtures, materials, and documentation meet production and quality requirements. Supports the transfer of new products and processes into production. Helps identify and implement Lean manufacturing initiatives to create and maintain production flow, increase throughput, and decrease costs.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
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Education, Qualifications And Skills
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Under the guidance of manufacturing engineering, provides support to production;
- Reviews and edits standard operating procedures, work instructions, forms, etc.
- Participates in hands-on problem solving and resolution of product and/or process issues.
- Performs preventative and corrective maintenance on production equipment.
- Orders equipment and materials for production needs.
- Under the guidance of manufacturing engineering, provides support for the release of new products into production;
- Creates or revises standard operating procedures, work instructions, forms, etc. for production.
- Assists with production equipment layout and qualification.
- Trains production personnel on new products, processes, and equipment.
- Assists with pre-pilot and pilot orders to ensure production systems and processes are ready for high volume manufacturing.
- Under the guidance of manufacturing engineering, provides support with continuous improvement projects;
- Improves manufacturing processes through optimization of production processes, methods, and equipment.
- Assists with Lean manufacturing projects including 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, and Standardization.
- Reviews production data to identify trends and resolve yield issues.
- Assists with the cleaning, assembly, testing, inspection, and packaging of project samples.
- Assists with development and implementation of production automation and data collection systems.
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Education, Qualifications And Skills
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills;
- Excellent math and data analysis skills;
- Strong problem-solving skills;
- Ability to write and execute protocols;
- Ability to develop and conduct studies and experiments;
- Ability to train production and quality control operators;
- Ability to use personal computers including software such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel;
- Self-starter and highly motivated;
- Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative team environment;
- Ability to work with little supervision;
- Ability to have fun by motivating and encouraging other team members;
- Experience in manufacturing process improvements and lean manufacturing concepts like 5S, and Value Stream Mapping is preferred;
- Associate degree in technical field (science, math, engineering or other related degree) is preferred;
- Manufacturing experience in Medical Devices, specifically Cardio-Vascular products is preferred;
- This job operates in an office and manufacturing setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to odors, fumes, dust or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.