Senior Technician - Manufacturing - 1st Shift

Greene Tweed•Kulpsville, PA

About The Position

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success. If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed. Essential Duties/Responsibilities : Monitors and leads resolution of manufacturing issues to ensure successful achievement of order fulfillment related to cost, quality and timeliness. Provide technical support to the resolution of manufacturing issues by investigating defects, making recommendations to operators, troubleshooting equipment issues and initiating/implementing process improvement methods. Support manufacturing engineering with root cause analysis and corrective action efforts May support document/procedure update initiatives Utilizes production and/or development equipment in sample preparation activities. Operates all equipment in a safe and clean manner Assist with training new hires, cross training, and re-training as needed Carries out assigned experiments, captures data, and provides appropriate feedback to manufacturing engineers. Assists engineering with process development, prototype manufacturing, initiate production activities in alignment with quality assurance protocols. Performs visual and dimensional inspection of products, collects and interprets inspection reports from auditors, and suggests process adjustments as necessary. Provides general support including packaging, rework, assembly and hardware install. Assist engineering in troubleshooting problems by investigating product defects, identifying production problems, and initiating/implementing process improvements. Monitors for and resolves problems caused by tools, materials, equipment, process specifications and settings to ensure successful achievement of current order fulfillment in terms of volume, quality and timeliness associated with incremental parts and/or new tooling. Assist production in troubleshooting problems by investigating defects, and making recommendations to operators, troubleshooting production problems, and initiating/implementing process improvement methods and equipment in order to achieve current order fulfillment and/or to reduce costs. Provides guidance in other areas including, but not limited to: design-for-manufacturing, planning, time/cost estimates, material handling, assembly, capturing and reporting data, Material Review Board resolutions, tool replacements/upgrades, and integrations of special customer criteria to provide cost center compliance with all documentation provided and achieve 100% resolution of customer orders. Required Minimum Qualifications This position requires U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). A U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, lawful permanent residents, and workers granted refugee or asylum status in the United States. Note: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor. All requirements are subject to change and updates. We also provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401k savings plan, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance and more, to meet the diverse needs of all employees and their family members. Equal Opportunity Employer: Greene, Tweed is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class. Drug Free Workplace: Greene, Tweed is a Drug Free Workplace. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation subject to federal, state, and local laws. NOTE: Greene, Tweed is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for employment opportunities, unless they have a written agreement for the position they are contacting us about. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at GT without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Greene, Tweed, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Greene, Tweed as a result of the referral or through other means.

Requirements

High School Diploma required; Associates degree in engineering technology and/or technician certificate desired
5+ years of technical experience in manufacturing and/or development
Must be experienced with basic lab equipment and in utilizing analytical measuring instruments (calipers, scales, etc.;).
Must be able to observe, measure and enter testing results into electronic reporting system
Ability to follow multi-step procedures
In-depth understanding of process related product equipment and processes.
Advanced knowledge of testing equipment
Strong mechanical aptitude to perform routine cleaning & maintenance and troubleshooting
Strong mathematical background. Must be able to solve simple algebraic equations for sample preparation
Strong time management skills with the ability to complete tasks within project timelines
Demonstrated initiative; a self-starter requiring minimal supervision
Experience in safely handling chemicals.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment such as eye, ear and foot protection
Proficient in MS Office – Excel, Word & PowerPoint
Proficient with SAP
Capable of managing small projects
Strong understanding of GD&T preferred
Ability to occasionally lead cross functional teams
Ability to interact in customer facing meetings preferred
This position requires U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). A U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, lawful permanent residents, and workers granted refugee or asylum status in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification preferred

Responsibilities

Monitors and leads resolution of manufacturing issues to ensure successful achievement of order fulfillment related to cost, quality and timeliness.
Provide technical support to the resolution of manufacturing issues by investigating defects, making recommendations to operators, troubleshooting equipment issues and initiating/implementing process improvement methods.
Support manufacturing engineering with root cause analysis and corrective action efforts
May support document/procedure update initiatives
Utilizes production and/or development equipment in sample preparation activities.
Operates all equipment in a safe and clean manner
Assist with training new hires, cross training, and re-training as needed
Carries out assigned experiments, captures data, and provides appropriate feedback to manufacturing engineers.
Assists engineering with process development, prototype manufacturing, initiate production activities in alignment with quality assurance protocols.
Performs visual and dimensional inspection of products, collects and interprets inspection reports from auditors, and suggests process adjustments as necessary.
Provides general support including packaging, rework, assembly and hardware install.
Assist engineering in troubleshooting problems by investigating product defects, identifying production problems, and initiating/implementing process improvements.
Monitors for and resolves problems caused by tools, materials, equipment, process specifications and settings to ensure successful achievement of current order fulfillment in terms of volume, quality and timeliness associated with incremental parts and/or new tooling.
Assist production in troubleshooting problems by investigating defects, and making recommendations to operators, troubleshooting production problems, and initiating/implementing process improvement methods and equipment in order to achieve current order fulfillment and/or to reduce costs.
Provides guidance in other areas including, but not limited to: design-for-manufacturing, planning, time/cost estimates, material handling, assembly, capturing and reporting data, Material Review Board resolutions, tool replacements/upgrades, and integrations of special customer criteria to provide cost center compliance with all documentation provided and achieve 100% resolution of customer orders.