Associate Manufacturing Technician

Base pay range: $24.00/hr - $30.00/hr

Duration: 6 months contract

Location:

Acton, Massachusetts, 01720

Pay Rate: $24-$30 hourly (W2)

A 10% weekend differential has been included within the pay rate to ensure that workers are earning for 40 hours/week even though they're only working 36 hours.

Earliest start date is January 9th, could potentially need to push to the 16th.

As long as they work out, they should be converted to FTE after 90 days.

• The Associate Manufacturing Technician will be a critical contributor in a mission that truly represents an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join a company that is making significant investments in establishing US manufacturing, expanding internationally, and delivering a consistent cadence of product innovations to the market and investing in its people.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for operating and maintaining highly automated and advanced manufacturing equipment necessary for the production of our signature product.
• This individual will be trained and cross‑trained to both operate and repair issues across a variety of technologies including: heat staking, laser welding, mechanical swaging, printed circuit board (PCB) handling and testing, robotic automation, metal stamping and bending, form/fill/seal medical packaging, and high‑speed discrete component assembly.
• In addition to equipment operation and maintenance, this individual will be responsible for the product quality performance of the equipment and basic machine troubleshooting in the event of faults and machine stops.
• This position requires mechanical aptitude, technical ability, machine troubleshooting and problem solving skills, and the willingness to work in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

• Perform equipment setup, operation, repair, and basic daily/weekly preventative maintenance tasks to meet all standards for safety, quality and efficiency. These tasks must be completed under minimal supervision.
• Maintain machine raw material feeds, perform any fault clearing and clear stoppages on automated equipment.
• Utilize human machine interfaces (HMIs) to identify and correct shifts in process control.
• Ensures adequate raw material is prepared correctly and jobs are run in a timely manner to ensure on‑time delivery. Executes equipment inspections and generates emergency, corrective, and/or preventative work orders as needed. Troubleshoot and identify potential solutions for mechanical errors, safety issues or general operating inefficiencies within the production processes.
• Able to utilize computer systems to support in the material inventory and quality management processes.
• Participates in manufacturing processes to support new product design transfer, process development, equipment validations, and process validations.
• Investigates and resolves process issues within their equipment cells.
• Perform routine cleaning/inspection/lubrication of machinery.
• Performing maintenance of measuring and monitoring devices.
• Able to use measuring tools to ensure correct tolerances.
• Works from specifications, work orders, and general instructions from Production Supervisor/Team Lead.
• Safely follow standard operating procedures including but not limited to material handling, record keeping, packaging, and shipment preparation. Must follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Notify Team Leader or Production Supervisor of any discrepancies to ensure quality standards and safety of operations are maintained at all times.
• Excellent attention to detail, good organization, and capable of working independently with minimal instruction from production supervisor.
• Able to work in small groups and cross functional teams to troubleshoot issues, identify and implement collective corrective actions.
• Maintain a clean work environment suitable for medical device manufacturing and cleanroom production.
• Performs other duties as required.

Preferred

Education and Experience:

High school Diploma/GED or at least 3 years of on‑the‑job manufacturing experience.

• Must be proficient in English language to be able to read documentation,…