Assembly Technician 2
About The Position
The Assembly Technician 2 assembles a variety of products in a manufacturing environment while meeting quality and productivity goals. The role works closely with fellow team members, the area Lead, and the supervisor to achieve quarterly team goals for efficiency, DPU, hours-reporting accuracy, scrap, inventory accuracy, and time-lost accuracy. The position operates and, as needed, sets up production equipment and fixtures; carries out preparation tasks such as line clearance and changeover; and inspects and performs simple repairs on work. It also involves completing manufacturing documentation, reporting quality issues and material shortages, maintaining point-of-use material identification and counts, and following corporate, regulatory, safety, and production procedures. The technician may mentor others in areas of expertise and must maintain excellent attendance. The position is fully onsite in a controlled manufacturing environment, which may include a clean room. Clean-room work requires wearing gowns, head caps, and booties and meeting related standards, including restrictions on jewelry and makeup. The role may require working varying shifts, although the posting lists a day shift.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to read, write, and understand English, including instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
- Ability to perform arithmetic with multi-digit numbers and decimals, calculate averages, percentages, and ranges, determine minimum, maximum, and nominal values from specifications and tolerances, and use a calculator for basic math.
- Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions, report quality issues, and suggest simple process improvements.
- Ability to use personal computers and online documentation as part of daily work.
- Ability to work varying shifts, complete training courses, and work in a team environment.
- Ability to use clocks, timers, tools, and rulers.
- Ability to work in a controlled environment room, including wearing clean-room gowns, head caps, and booties and meeting clean-room standards such as no jewelry or makeup.
- For internal promotion consideration: maintain an acceptable attendance and quality record in good standing and not be on a VW or WW; achieve a minimum Employee Evaluator score of B or greater than 23.4 for the last six months; meet CCEE requirements at every level; demonstrate proficiency in GMP and GDP practices; understand hazardous-waste disposal and the difference between Cycle Time and Takt Time; update SPIN/NEPTUNE as needed; have zero findings from Standard Work Audits in the past six months; and consistently meet certification time when working on the line.
- For internal promotion consideration: be certified to Systems MPIs totaling at least 2.5 hours or greater for average reference build times, and meet the Instruments and Accessories Training Points requirement of 7 or more.
Nice To Haves
- One to two years of previous mechanical assembly experience is preferred.
- Internal promotion equivalencies when training opportunities are unavailable: perform bumps and slides when necessary and applicable; have a technician average actual build time for MPIs worked on during the last six months recommended to be within the top 20% of peers; and perform basic rework.
Responsibilities
- Assemble a variety of products according to standard work instructions and prints.
- Operate and set up production equipment and fixtures as needed.
- Become proficient at multiple assembly tasks while meeting workmanship, safety, and productivity requirements.
- Perform preparation work such as line clearance and changeover.
- Inspect own and others’ work and perform simple repairs on own or others’ work.
- Mentor others in areas of expertise as needed.
- Complete manufacturing documentation; initiate basic material requests; report quality issues and efficiency; record measurements as needed; and enter work-order information into a computer when required.
- Maintain accurate identification and counts of point-of-use materials and determine and report material shortages.
- Follow corporate, regulatory, safety, and production policies and procedures.
- Maintain an excellent attendance record.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
