Machine Operator Specialist Direct

Machine Operator Specialist 1 Direct

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 8,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere. We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient's life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve.

Advancing healthcare with heart. With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

The primary function of this job is to support the production of the Rika automated equipment. This job requires accountability for manufacturing procedures and associated documentation for automated manufacturing equipment and processes. This includes material handling functions, inspecting product, testing, assembling, bonding, or welding components or subassemblies together in accordance with assembly drawings and written procedures.

Essential duties and requirements:

• Operate a complex automated process.
• Assist w/ lot open/close processes, including line clearance.
• Pick parts from supermarket and efficiently load machines (with lift).
• Help ensure the proper documentation of raw material batches in the Device History Record (DHR).
• Operates automated equipment along with associated work cells, including start up and shut down.
• Conduct product and equipment inspections as required by manufacturing procedures.
• Read HMIs, troubleshoot (read alarms, find location of failure), resolve basic machine issues.
• Clean machines and support Category II Preventative Maintenance.
• Proactively communicates issues related to product quality/efficacy, machine performance, and employee safety.
• Work overtime to meet business needs.
• Interface frequently with computer and basic Microsoft office software.
• Contribute to your team achieving operational and quality excellence.
• Take ownership of your assigned machine and/or manufacturing process.
• Possess a continuous improvement and problem solving mindset.
• Embrace lean manufacturing tools intended to monitor critical metrics and drive continuous improvement.
• Be accountable for ensuring machines hit target output and efficiency (OEE).
• Escalate production, quality or safety issues to leadership immediately.
• Participate cross functionally in problem solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement related to safety, quality, production processes, and raw material issues.
• Facilitate your team's goal of delivering high quality supply.
• Maintain GMP, GDP and quality standards.
• Perform off-line sampling for SPC.
• Inspect, measure, test, record, interpret SPC data and subassembly testing.
• Assists with process verifications after corrective maintenance work orders.
• Partner with your supervisor to ensure required training is completed on time.
• Contributes to identification, resolution and sorting of non conforming products and processes.
• Help foster a culture of safety, accountability, and engagement.
• Adhere to safety and cleanliness policies, live and maintain the 6S environment.
• Proactively identify safety concerns in your area of responsibility and report to floor leadership.
• Recommend solutions related to safety concerns and ergonomics.

Other duties and responsibilities:

• May assist with covering areas in material handling.
• May be required to assist leadership with floor coverage and coordination.

Minimum qualification requirements:

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Experience in Process Control (PC) testing and molding/welding quality requirements is preferred. Working knowledge with HMI interactions is preferred. Process knowledge of the Auto Cell and RF work centers is preferred. Demonstrated knowledge and maintained competency in all areas…