Lead Tooling Technician - First Shift

Thermo Fisher ScientificMebane, NC
Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer! We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. SUMMARY This role involves carrying out daily tasks such as repairs, maintenance, press servicing, and monitoring the tasks in the ERP system used in the Tool Room (Mold Shop). ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Track and complete the work orders Track red zone Proper use of hand tools Bring support to the process team. Repair tools Clean the tools before sending them to the machine. Preventive maintenance routine and documentation Properly use tool shop equipment 5S’s in the tool room and tool shop Storage tools in racks. May perform other reasonable, related business duties.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
  • 4+ years of machine shop experience, which includes CAD, or equivalent
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to write simple correspondence.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blue prints, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
  • Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  • Ability to apply common sense, logical understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Focus on Safety
  • Focus on results/quality
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Proactive
  • Analytics Management
  • Mold Flow analysis
  • Multi-cavity tooling
  • Hot runner systems
  • Documentation of tool repairs, modifications, and maintenance within GDP
  • Structure
  • Troubleshooting and repair on injection molds

Nice To Haves

  • CNC Lathe
  • Grinding Machine
  • Milling Machine
  • Laser Welder
  • Roll-O-Matic
  • Solid Works
  • Master CAM
  • Knowledge in tip tools.

Responsibilities

  • Track and complete the work orders
  • Track red zone
  • Proper use of hand tools
  • Bring support to the process team.
  • Repair tools
  • Clean the tools before sending them to the machine.
  • Preventive maintenance routine and documentation
  • Properly use tool shop equipment
  • 5S’s in the tool room and tool shop
  • Storage tools in racks.
  • May perform other reasonable, related business duties.

Benefits

  • competitive remuneration
  • annual incentive plan bonus
  • healthcare
  • a range of employee benefits
  • innovative, forward-thinking organization
  • outstanding career and development prospects
  • exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Education Level

High school or GED

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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