Assistant Team Leader M-TH 3:00pm - 1:30am (English Speaker Preferred)

Merit Medical Systems•South Jordan, UT

10h•Onsite

About The Position

At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world. WORK SHIFT EVE (United States of America) SUMMARY OF DUTIES Provides direction and follows through in the assembly process from the raw materials and sub-assembly stage to the pre-sterilization stage. Performs any of a variety of medical assembly and processing tasks as a production team member. Supports the team leader by providing direction and follow through in the assembly process in the team leader’s absence, or under their direction, performs specialized leadership tasks to accomplish the mission of the assembly team.

Requirements

Education equivalent to a high school diploma or certificate of leaving.
A minimum of six months of related work experience in assembly and manufacturing operations.
At the Corporate site, if this position is on a Spanish-language line, bilingual (English/Spanish) basic speaking, reading and writing skills must be demonstrated.
Meet scheduled assembly times while maintaining good quality standards.
Interpersonal skills, ability to delegate and work well as part of an assembly team.
Train assembly skills and motivate workers in the development of team performance.
Attention to detail and good organizational skills.
Problem solving and conflict management skills.
Basic reading, writing, and comprehension English skills.
Follow written and oral instructions.
Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.

Nice To Haves

English Speaker Preferred

Responsibilities

Assembles medical products on an assembly operation, performing a variety of tasks on a rotating basis.
Checks products passing work stations on the assembly line to confirm they are properly assembled and removes defective products from the line according to quality criteria.
Operates test equipment to ensure product is working properly.
Working overtime may be required for this position.
Performs other related tasks, as required.
Provides Merit with support for the assembly process by fulfilling work orders and coordinating manufacturing processes independently by: a. Establishing work order priorities per customer needs and evaluating the assembly process to ensure that priority orders are being built. b. Coordinating with assemblers and other leads. c. Working with Quality Assurance to ensure that the assembly process is meeting quality specifications. d. Training assemblers on manufacturing assembly, MPS's, QAP’s, GPS’s, and various manufacturing work systems. e. Recording completed work orders and furnishing reports on a daily basis.
Ensures tables, belts and other equipment are cleaned on daily basis.
Coordinates with supervisory staff and employees from other work areas to solve problems and achieve production goals.
Participates in solving problems and utilizing subordinates to achieve results.
Completes work quickly and effectively while communicating to subordinates the importance of schedule adherence and reaching production goals.
Supports team processes, team meetings, and daily data collection to management.
Performs other tasks, as required.