About This Role
The Manufacturing Technician supports the Manufacturing Engineer in maintaining production and implementing process improvements. This role assists production by ensuring facilities, equipment, tooling, fixtures, materials, and documentation meet production and quality requirements, and supports the transfer of new products and processes into production. The technician also helps identify and implement Lean manufacturing initiatives to create and maintain production flow, increase throughput, and decrease costs.
Responsibilities
- Provide general support to production to ensure high volume manufacturing is unimpeded
- Review and edit production work instructions, procedures, and forms
- Participate in the evaluation of upgrades for assembly
- Participate in hands-on problem solving and resolution of product and process issues
- Report and facilitate correction of out-of-specification conditions
- Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment
- Order equipment and materials for production needs
- Interface with R&D, Quality, and Regulatory to coordinate the release of new products
- Create production work instructions, procedures, and forms for new products
- Assist with production equipment layout and setup
- Train production personnel on new products, processes, and equipment
- Estimate yield, cycle time, and cost for new products
- Run pre-pilot orders to ensure production systems and processes are ready for high volume manufacturing
- Work with the manufacturing engineer to identify and implement continuous improvement projects
- Improve manufacturing processes through optimization of production methods and equipment
- Assist with Lean manufacturing projects including 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, and Standardization
- Review production data to identify trends and resolve yield issues
- Assist with establishing long-term stability monitors for production equipment
- Update systems and programs to ensure they are adding value
- Assist with development and implementation of production automation
Requirements
- Associate degree in a technical field (science, math, engineering or other related degree) is preferred
- Manufacturing experience in Medical Devices, specifically Cardio-Vascular products is preferred
- Experience in manufacturing process improvements and lean manufacturing concepts like 5S and Value Stream Mapping is preferred
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent math and data analysis skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to write and execute protocols
