Essential Responsibilities
This position will be responsible for ensuring that manufacturing of items by team members are carried out efficiently and with strict adherence to quality standards. To operate manually and/or automated machinery to produce and assemble quality products. Safely performs the manufacturing, packaging, and labeling processes used in the Clean Room environment to ensure quality products are shipped on time to our customers.
- Operates, inspects, and troubleshoots production line machinery and/or assemblies
- Follow documented work instructions, monitor materials, assemble products, and visually inspect parts to quality specifications
- Assures accuracy of product packaging and tractability
- Load/unload items from machines, carts, and dollies
- Reading and maintaining accurate records
- Maintaining clean and organized work area
- Upholding safety and quality assurance standards
- Detect quality defects in parts
- Continuously provide supervisor with suggestions to improve equipment, tools, and processes
- Pack and label acceptable product to specifications
- Accurately complete Device History Records, Work Orders, and associated paperwork
- Above average communication skills. Communicate effectively and positively with coworkers and staff
- Utilize small hand tools and/or precision devices to aid in the manufacturing process
- Follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMPs and all applicable SOPs
- Performs other duties as assigned based on business needs
- Ability to strategize employee placement
Supervisory Responsibility
This position is an individual contributor and has no direct supervisory responsibility.
Work Environment
This position operates in an office and manufacturing environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. The position also interacts with machinery on the manufacturing floor and numerous devices that are sold by the company.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and stoop; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to lift and/or carry up to 20 pounds. For more information, please refer to the Position Analysis/Physical Activities Checklist on file in Human Resources.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel
This position requires no measurable travel.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalency
- 5+ years of Lead Operator experience in manufacturing or equivalent experience required
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- 3+ MRP/ERP experience required
- 5+ years of clean room experience required
- Experience following work instructions, process documentation, and procedures to ensure safe working conditions
- A team-driven attitude to work together and support department initiatives such as 5S and Total Productive Maintenance Systems (TPM).
- The ability to complete production paperwork, which includes inventory accuracy.
- Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Medical device industry or regulated industry experience preferred.
Position Requirements
- Must be dependable, reliable and have a good work ethic
- Detail oriented – quality and precision focused
- Must be detail-oriented and produce high quality work in a high-volume environment.
- Ability to remain flexible and open to change within a fluid global industry.
- Experience leading and mentoring a team of operators and technicians.
- Ability to train new operators, and help others improve their technical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills to interact with team members, supervisors, and other departments.
- Ability to identify issues on the production line and implement corrective actions.
- Ability to manage workflow, ensuring production targets are met
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Assist with inventory control, ensuring proper materials are available for production.
- Proficiency with manufacturing software (e.g., ERP) and the ability to read and interpret technical documents
Competencies
- Problem Solving/Analysis
- Results Driven
- Detail Orientation
- Customer Focus
- Technical Capacity
- Communication Proficiency
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None required for this position.
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employees must not be specifically barred from working with Federal contracts, government entities or otherwise listed on excluded parties list as maintained by the Federal government.
AAP/EEO Statement
Erbe employees and applicants for employment are protected by federal laws, Presidential Executive Orders, and state and local laws designed to protect employees and job applicants from discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service or other non-merit-based factors. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, and training and career development programs.
Other Duties
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
At-Will Employment
This position description does not constitute a contract or guarantee employment for any specified time. The company may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.
