Molding Technician II - B Shift

Why Merit?

At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.

WORK SHIFT

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS PERFORMED

1. Assists supervisor with prioritizing and adjusting work duties as needed.
2. Assists supervisor in their absence by assigning work and ensuring the proper and efficient completion of assignments and processes.
3. Promote and teach a culture of Continuous improvement and drive to continually improve the departments Key performance indicators / work system metrics through collaboration with the department Supervisor, Production Manager and MBES Leader
4. Collaborate internally with adjacent departments to improve Quality-at-the-Source and drive root cause analysis using Lean tools
5. Implement standards of continuous improvement and be self-driven with responsibilities, such as 5S, Waste Reduction, Audits, GEMBA Walks, Lean Events, etc.
6. Build strong relationships of trust with Lead/TWI Trainers, QA Auditors, and the Supervisor to insure a cohesive and strong leadership team.
7. Trains and mentors molding personnel in the safe operation of machines and equipment.
8. Provides daily direction on the floor, ensuring process safety and quality requirements are met.
9. Coaches and guides Technicians and Operators ensuring daily tasks assignments are completed in a timely manner.
10. Provides supervisor input regarding employee work performance.
11. Ensures valid processes on mold machines, auxiliary equipment, and robots.
12. Stop production if there is a problem with the product, personnel safety, or potential damage to the equipment and/or tool and process.
13. Ensures that correct materials are utilized, safety checks are performed, and that room organization and clealiness is maintained.
14. Troubleshoots throughout the molding process to ensure maximum machine utilization, production, and quality are achieved while providing feedback of root cause analysis.
15. Perform safety checks, cleaning of molds, greasing and other various maintenance tasks.
16. Recommends improvements to molds and equipment.
17. Ensure that documents are filled out correctly.
18. Ensures that safety and housekeeping policies are followed.
19. Ensures the following:
a. Engineering and maintenance standards and procedures are followed.
b. Molding MPS, GPS, QAP and standard operating procedures are followed.
20. Assist Mold Engineers in testing of repaired tools and/or the validation of new tools.
21. Performs and understands process development on new and existing molds as needed.
22. Able to establish processes with sufficient windows of operation that are capable and repeatable.
23. Performs and focuses on multiple duties, prioritizes, and adjusts schedule as necessary.
24. Performs other duties and tasks as required.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

* Lifting -- Not to exceed 50 lbs. - local practice may apply.
* Writing
* Sitting
* Standing
* Bending
* Visual acuity
* Color perception
* Depth perception
* Reading
* Field of vision/peripheral
* Fine motor skills
* Noise
* Chemical vapors
* Soldering fumes

SUMMARY OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

* Education equivalent to a high school diploma and eight years of molding experience, with six of those years in molding machine, tooling set-up and processing and four of those years in a leadership role.
* Ability to understand amorphous and semi crystalline processes, problem sources and the correction required.
* Ability to learn about and remember key information about parts molded in the department.
* Detail oriented.
* Good manual dexterity and the ability to perform manual tasks requiring some fine motor skills.
* Demonstrated human relations and effective verbal/written communication skills.
* Demonstrated team player attributes.
* Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.
* Scientific injection molding knowledge, and leadership training.

COMPETENCIES

* Troubleshoot molding process problems
* Blue print/schematic comprehension
* Machine tool usage
* Equipment and component repair
* Equipment/tooling set-up/starting
* Mold cleaning/greasing/changes
* Mold insert and core changes
* Part documentation/maintenance
* Molded parts parameter processing
* Personnel training
* Strong teamwork and leadership skills
* Amorphous/semi crystalline resins knowledge
* Process development/validation
* Metrology knowledge
* Statistical sampling plan knowledge/creation

COMMENTS

Infectious Control Risk Category III:

The risk category explains whether or not employees are likely to come into contact with blood or body fluids while performing their jobs. Risk category III states employment and procedures that do not require exposure.

As an eligible Merit employee, you can expect the following:

* Multiple Shifts and Hours to choose from: Days, Swing (Eve), and Nights

* Medical/Dental & Other Insurances (eligible the first of month after 30 days)

* Low Cost Onsite Medical Clinic

* Two (2) Onsite Cafeterias

* Employee Garden | Gardening Classes

* 3 Weeks' Vacation | 1 Week Sick-Time | Paid Holidays

* 401K | Health Savings Account

To see more on our culture, go to www.merit.com/careers.

Military Veterans are encouraged to Apply.

Merit is a proud Utah Patriot Partner committed to hiring our Veterans.