Tradesperson Class 1 (4158)

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?  

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.  

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.  

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.  

A Tradesperson Class 1 (packaging) in the Filters department is responsible for supporting the high reliability and high-volume manufacturing of packaged fiber Bragg gratings for subsea telecommunication applications. In this position, you will be responsible for a wide variety of fiber handling/inspection, mechanical assembly/inspection as well as fiber optic splicing and interpretation of optical measurements. During these functions, you will be responsible for understanding and interpreting a variety of technical specifications, terms, and written work instruction documents. You will also operate and maintain automated and semi-automated production processes used in the manufacturing and testing of high reliability fiber Bragg gratings. You will use your expertise and experience to operate equipment, communicate equipment issues to engineering and assist with troubleshooting when issues are detected.

Duties/Responsibilities

•    *Supports day-to-day operation of one or more work stations or cells with minimal supervision. This involves: understanding technical requirements, maintaining process controls, understanding Lean Daily Management targets/thresholds and supporting 5S activities.
•    *Packaging Room T1 is expected to maintain qualification and be proficient in processes involving fiber handling/inspection, mechanical assembly/inspection, fiber optic splicing and the interpretation of optical measurements. Proficiency is defined as being able to meet all throughput and quality goals under normal circumstances.
•    *Successfully trains peers on one or more processes.
•    *Troubleshoots production problems with the support of engineering. Determines the plausible causes of issues such as quality defects or machine downtime.
•    *Understands and is held accountable for meeting the quality and delivery thresholds for their workstation.
•    *Supports continuous improvement by suggesting process improvements to the PIM process.
•    Supports Lean Daily Management (LDM) by providing feedback on communication boards. May be expected to lead LDM activities. 
•    *Follows verbal and written instruction, accepts increased responsibility and is accountable for his/her actions. 
•    Responds to multiple production assignments in a timely and efficient manner.
•    Overtime may be required, based on business need; regular attendance required.

Physical Demands

Ability to pass a “Fit for Duty” physical exam. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Wear the proper personal protective equipment for each task, including, but not limited to, safety shoes, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, hard hat, dust mask, etc.
• Climb up and