Lead Manufacturing Engineering Technician - 1st Shift

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. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Responsible for machine start-ups  

• Be the responder to all machine, robot, TCU and secondary equipment alarms.  

• Ensure machines and robots are running at optimum efficiency  

• Troubleshoot machine, mold and material problems  

• Report to Production engineer any difficulties or problems requiring special attention.  

• Responsible for the accurate completion of paperwork.  

• Responsible for all die change activities  

• Responsible for maintaining the appearance of all TCU’s, Robot Control Stations 

• Ensure proper care of all equipment especially the managing and proper disposal of all purgings.  

• Responsible for continuous improvement (ideas and suggestions)  

• Responsible to follow all OSHA and safety rules and regulations  

• Other duties as requested. Adhere to established company policies and procedures paying special attention to safety regulations. Wear personal protective equipment in accordance with training guidelines. 

• Make required machine and equipment control adjustments to maintain proper quality and cycle efficiency 

• Support the development of Process Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (PFMEA) 

Experience:  

• Preferably 3-5 years of experience in the injection molding process and tooling (including tooling qualifications and troubleshooting), or equivalent.  

• Preferably experience in process validations and adjustments through IQ, OQ & PQ.  

High School Diploma or GED required. 

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 the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. 

Work Environment 

The employee will work in close quarters and may occasionally be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, loud machine and vibration. The employee may regularly work near moving mechanical parts and be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. 

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