What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Technician - Oregon position at Sig Sauer Inc?
Manufacturing Technician - (Oregon)
1st Shift
SIG SAUER, Inc., is a leading provider and manufacturer of firearms, electro-optics, ammunition, airguns, suppressors, remote controlled weapons stations, and training. For over 250 years SIG SAUER, Inc. has evolved, and thrived, by blending American ingenuity, German engineering, and Swiss precision. Today, SIG SAUER is synonymous with industry-leading quality and innovation which has made it the brand of choice amongst the U.S. Military, the global defense community, law enforcement, competitive shooters, hunters, and responsible citizens. Additionally, SIG SAUER is the premier provider of elite firearms instruction and tactical training at the SIG SAUER Academy. Headquartered in Newington, New Hampshire, SIG SAUER has over 3,200 employees across twelve locations in three states. The tremendous growth of SIG SAUER has fueled outstanding opportunities for experienced professionals to join our team.
Position Summary:
The Manufacturing Technician operates, troubleshoots, and supports automated and semi-automated production lines and NPI efforts. This position also supports standard production and works on production lines as needed.
- Support continual operation of automated and semi-automated assembly lines.
- Set up jobs, initialize automation lines, and perform assembly tasks.
- Transact jobs and work with production leads and supervisors to meet production velocity goals.
- Trouble shoot and perform failure/defect analysis, root cause analysis for assembly tooling and production machinery.
- Debugging manufacturing tooling and automation equipment.
- Support engineering efforts in Root Cause Analysis activities.
- Prepare and update work instructions. Develop work instructions for NPI programs.
- Prepare a technical detailed summary of daily progress and equipment issues that occurred.
- Work as part of the assembly team daily as a line operator.
- Support R&D activities and prototype builds.
- Perform basic maintenance on machinery & specialized assembly tooling.
- Supporting 3D printing work cells, programs, and inventory management.
- Complete assembly assignments by understanding and following written and verbal instruction.
- Ensure work area is in accordance with 5S program.
- Perform assembly job per assembly production velocity demand.
- Perform assigned tasks with minimal supervision/oversight, staying focused on safety, quality, and output.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis techniques.
- Highly skilled working within MS OFFICE, Excel, Word. (VB, MS ACCESS a plus)
- Experience with manufacturing techniques, such as 5S, Kanban systems, FIFO processes, and other LEAN principles.
- Proficient with general computer usage.
- Highly skilled in writing and editing. Very strong communication skills required.
- Small hand tools and machinery used in this position require manual dexterity and basic safety awareness.
- Must be proficient with mathematics, with understanding of basic statistics.
- Experience with photo editing a plus.
- Experience with electronics and robotic cells required and PLC experience preferred.
- Ability to send, receive and interpret information clearly, accurately, thoroughly, and effectively encompassing interpersonal, cross functional and peer group settings.
- Must be able to provide Engineering a clear technical description of issues to narrow the scope of their support needed to resolve.
- Must comply with all work exposure EH&S training requirements and adhere to SIG SAUER Inc. Security Mandates.
- Ability to be trained and certified on detailed assemblies, with a willingness to be cross-trained on many tasks.
- Ability to work independently or as a member of a team.
- Technical Associate’s degree and 5-9 years of experience (Preferred), or combination of education and a minimum of 7 years experience is acceptable.
- Regularly perform repetitive tasks
- Employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time monitoring the robots.
- Ability to work in a clean room environment; fully gowned, with safety glasses, hair nets, and face coverings.
- Skilled in manual dexterity and small mechanical part manipulation with precision accuracy.
- May require vision and auditable tone discernment to monitor for safety and operational concerns while working around special equipment and robots.
SIG SAUER, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Salary : $50,200 - $63,600