Job Description Summary

The Equipment Specialist (ES) reports directly to the Department Shift Coach and is responsible for performing routine set up, daily maintenance, and troubleshooting of manufacturing equipment via manual or semi-automated means. The ES controls and adjusts machine setting, inspects in-process parts to ensure consistent quality and removes defective product, packaging, and component material. The ES Assists with root-cause analysis activities for process or product exceptions. They are also responsible to identify and escalate any issues associated with the
machine performance and/or product quality.

We offer Total Rewards and perks, including:
• Work 15 days a month
• Competitive shift differentials
• 24-hour on-site gym
• Full-service cafeteria
• Every other weekend off (for select positions)
• Generous PTO policy
• Growth potential and skills development

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

Job Summary

The Equipment Specialist (ES) reports directly to the Department Shift Coach and is responsible for performing routine set up, daily maintenance, and troubleshooting of manufacturing equipment via manual or semi-automated means. The ES controls and adjusts machine setting, inspects in-process parts to ensure consistent quality and removes defective product, packaging, and component material. The ES Assists with root-cause analysis activities for process or product exceptions. They are also responsible to identify and escalate any issues associated with the

machine performance and/or product quality.

Core Responsibilities

• Operates multiple processes on or around high speed automated or semi-automated manufacturing equipment.

• Participates in equipment changeovers or set-ups.

• Monitors assigned processes to ensure high quality production

• Drives to meet or exceed all expected line/zone performance through supporting an open line of communication to ensure all problems/changes are communicated and resolved in a timely manner.

• Removes defective product from the automated or semi-automated processes.

• Maintains accurate records and documents as required.

• Continuously improves through the Kaizen Action Sheet (KAS) program

• Produces high quality products manufactured per task documents

• Complies with all local, state, federal, and BD safety & quality regulations, policies, procedures including RCRA Hazardous Waste regulations, and practices through consistent application of sound quality assurance principles.

• Other duties as assigned

Required Competencies/Skills:

• Must be able to read & write in written English and communicate in verbal English

• Can effectively work in a team setting and communicate effectively across the department

• Punctual and accountable for attendance in accordance with company policies to ensure production

• Ability to work on assignments that are semi-routine in nature with the skill to recognize any deviations from specification

• Ability to operate independently within the constraints of approved process-related documentation

• Ability analyze/evaluate charts, follow simple diagrams and perform basic arithmetic

• Basic proficiency with PCs (Personal Computers) and basic use of a Windows environment

Work Environment & Essential Physical Functions:

This position is in a clean room or laboratory manufacturing environment and the physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (Per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)

• The incumbent may be frequently required to stand and/or occasionally sit for extended periods of time.