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.