Textile Technician-Weekend shift PM

Requisition ID: 61234  Title: Textile Technician-Weekend shift PM  Division: Arthrex Manufacturing Inc (US02)  Location: Ave Maria, FL

 

 

 

 

 

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education. Arthrex Manufacturing is hiring additional team members to the Textile department on the weekend  shift. The Textile Technician is responsible for setting and operating machines that produce the materials for the Sutures department. The weekend shift hours are Friday-Sunday 07:00 pm-07:00 am. The job location will be at the Arthrex manufacturing facility in Ave Maria, FL. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support current process related to existing suture assembly.
• Set-up and operate a variety of hand-operated tools and light duty machines to manufacture product specified on work order using engineering prints, standard work instructions and Inspection procedures.
• Assemble the finished product to specifications with the use of measuring equipment, specialized hand tools and microscopes, making decisions in fitting and adjustment of parts or part substitutions within established guidelines to achieve the required specifications.
• Perform inspection of completed and in-process work and accurately prepare documentation to assure correct specifications and functional criteria have been met prior to submitting the batch to Quality Control.
• Coordinate the processing of new product pilot runs by completing first piece to ensure compliance to blueprint.
• Work primarily unassisted or with minimal supervision and instruction on newly developed items.

 

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• At least 1 year of previous manufacturing experience preferred. Medical device assembly experience strongly preferred. Textile processing experience is preferred.
• Experience in Lean manufacturing environment is desirable.

 

Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training:

• Self-motivated and able to work independently when necessary. 
• Ability to determine materials and tools required to perform the operation.
• Can perform different tasks/operation required to manufacture the product.
• Creative thinker and is able to suggest process improvements and problem solve.
• Ability to use inspection tools and measuring devices to assure quality of product.
• Knowledge of administrative procedures and computer systems such as word processing, managing files and records, Excel, Power Point, MQ1, SAP, and Microsoft Outlook is preferred.
• Understanding of textile processes including twisting, winding, braiding, coating and dyeing, and able to communicate with suppliers as it relates to quality issues and process improvements.

 

Machine, Tools, and/or Equipment Skills:

The technology and the frequency of the technology required to perform this job are as follows; the occasional operation of some automated equipment, winding, attaching machines, label printing, weigh scales, label dispenser machine, manual sealers, cleaning machine, and general test equipment.

 

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, problem solve and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

 

Mathematical Skills

Ability to comprehend and apply mathematical principles to the degree required to perform the job based upon job requirements. 

 

Language and Communication Skills:

Ability to comprehend and apply language skills to the degree required to perform t