Secondary Operations Floater

ARCH • Elmhurst, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is a floater position that supports various secondary operations including Assembly, Passivation, Shipping & Inventory, and Metal Finishing. The individual will be responsible for ensuring accuracy, adherence to specifications, and maintaining a safe and organized work environment. This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with a technical college degree being strongly preferred. Knowledge of the medical device manufacturing industry, FDA and ISO 13485 regulations, and experience with various metals are highly valued.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Knowledge of the medical device manufacturing industry
• General understanding of acid/base chemistry for the process of neutralizing wastewater.
• Understanding the importance of chemical safety and proper treatment of hazardous wastes & wastewater.
• Experience with various metals: stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, etc.
• Clean driving record is required with valid insurance.

Nice To Haves

• Technical college degree
• FDA and ISO 13485 regulated environment

Responsibilities

• Plans assembly procedures, following specifications.
• Removes small quantities of metal to clean parts or to produce close fit between parts.
• Drills, taps, or reams holes.
• Aligns components, and bolts, screws, or rivets them together.
• Straightens parts.
• Installs moving parts, such as shafts, levers, or bearings, and works them to test free movement.
• Assembles product to print designations.
• Bends and aligns to assemble product.
• Tests or assists in testing operation of completed product.
• Uses calipers and other measuring devices to ensure accuracy and parts adhere to print specs.
• Cleans parts using alcohol.
• Places metals in passivation/cleaning line manually.
• Loads/unloads parts in baskets and cleaning tanks.
• Performs routine maintenance including emptying, cleaning, and refilling tanks as necessary per company procedures and requirements.
• Verifies temperature and pH parameters, and sets timer(s), moving product to next tanks in the process.
• Dries parts with compressed air and towels.
• Removes treated parts after specified time to next process or appropriate location.
• Maintains pH levels in tanks. Cleans tanks and replaces solutions as required.
• Properly tracks and disposes of waste chemicals following procedures.
• Monitors and logs all stages of process to be in compliance with OSHA, FDA medical device and ISO 13485 regulated guidelines.
• Responsible for ultrasonically cleaning and counting production parts.
• Visually inspects cleaned parts to ensure cleaning process was effective, leaving no stains, creating a uniform luster, and no damage (cracks) caused by ultrasonic cleaning and other stages of the passivation process.
• Electropolishes parts per required documentation (Kenosha facility).
• Completes documents as required using good documentation practices.
• Advises management of issues surrounding performance and condition of equipment and product passivated.
• Performs wipe passivation process to ensure the laser marked product does not rust.
• Follows daily production schedules and issues materials to various departments accordingly.
• Responsible for daily production re-stock.
• Responsible for creating accurate documentation packets for all the inventory parts.
• Serves as a back-up in the secondary departments, including but not limited to: passivation, finishing, laser, shipping & receiving.
• Conducts weekly cycle counts entering data into the ERP system (Epicor).
• Notifies management of shortages or other issues that could impact product availability.
• Cleans, deburrs, polishes, grinds items of multiple grades of metal or plastic.
• Polishes and buffs stainless steel articles such as handles, rods medical equipment.
• Glass beading and lite-deburring or polishes parts.
• Applies abrasive compound, wax, or other dressing to facilitate cleaning or polishing.
• Moves buffing brush over surfaces of work piece to remove fine scratches and to achieve specified finish.
• Accurate and timely data entry into the ERP system (EPICOR).
• Keeps the work area clean, safe and organized.
• Follows safety requirements, wears Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, aprons, gloves, and shoes.
• Reliable, timely and consistent attendance.
• Performs driving duties for the company in a safe manner.
• Other duties may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED