Technical Operator (HV100 Green)

THIS ROLE IS ONLY ACCEPTING INTERNAL APPLICATIONS

 

ONLY CURRENT COOPERVISION EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY

 

Job title:                                          Technical Operator 

Department:                                   Manufacturing

Location:                                         Hamble, SP3

GLS:                                                  Ungraded

Working hours:                              Full time Green Shift, 4 days on, 4 days off 

Contract Type:                                Permanent 

 

YOU MAY ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE 12 WEEKS CONTINUAL SERVICE WITH COOPERVISION

PLEASE ADVISE YOUR MANAGER THAT YOU ARE APPLYING

 

Recruitment Process:

1st stage: Technical Test

2nd Stage: Interview

If you have passed the test in the last 12 months, you do not need to re-sit

If you have failed the test, you must wait 6 months to apply again and re-take the test

You will be contacted on the email address you have registered on MyCooper - if this is not up to date, please email hrbusinessservices@coopervision.co.uk to update your email contact details

 

A brighter future awaits you

 

CooperVision is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses with a presence in over 100 countries. Being part of CooperVision means helping improve the way people see each day. It’s more than making contact lenses, it’s about giving lens wearers freedom and confidence to move about their daily lives. We’re all about bright futures – for our people and those who wear our contact lenses.

Job summary – What to expect: 

Working on the green shift in Hamble on the HV100 line, you will perform a range of manufacturing duties on a medium volume line to ensure we are maximising the performance of equipment relating to the contact lens manufacturing process in accordance with related procedures, and Health and Safety guidelines. 

 

You will be responsible for the production of contact lenses through managing and maintaining exceptional module performance to achieve the required quality, yield and volumes in a safe working practise. Use systems which provide module performance data over specific timescales and diagnose ongoing performance related issues and resolve or escalate.   

 

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

Health & Safety (H&S) & Compliance 

• Follow all company safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
• Follow standard operating procedures to operate various pieces of manufacturing equipment.
• Comply with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and cleaning routines for all operating equipment.
• Conducting quality control checks and timely review of production statistics to ensure product compliance throughout the process.

 

Communication 

• Document and record module performance on daily handovers.
• Attend meetings and trainings programmes as required.
• Communicate findings related to underperformance and improvements.

 

Process & Performance 

• Maximising the performance of all equipment relating to the contact lens manufacturing process, in accordance with related procedures and Health and Safety Guidelines.
• Monitoring and adjust equipment and process conditions to ensure that ‘right first time’ quality is achieved, and non-conformities are reported.
• Perform preventative and breakdown maintenance in line with the Technical Operator role.
• Participate in and lead Continuous Improvement initiatives based on root causes in order to improve performance and reduce quality loss and improve H&S approach.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose performance related equipment issues which cause loss in yield or volume using systems such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Participate in regular yield meetings by providing data related to dry line and cavity performance and acting to improve.
• Perform batch changeovers and end of run clean down including disassembly and reassembly of necessary equipment whilst maintaining batch integrity.
• Be responsible for initiating and executing all required Out of Control Action Plan’s (OCAP’s) and documentation where required.

 

Teamwork 

• Liaise with Production Engineering, Ma