Manufacturing Technician

Job Title: Manufacturing Technician
Location: Plymouth, MN 55442
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Pay Rate: $28.00 $29.00/hour (W2)
Shift: 1st Shift | 5:00 AM 3:30 PM (10 hours), Monday Thursday

Position Overview

Must be open to working overtime based on production and staffing needs (possibly several days a month).

Front line engineering technician.

Candidate Will:

• Provide production support in clean room >90% of day, responding to escalations from Operations (i.e. scrap, process questions, equipment issues, etc.).
• Build SME-level knowledge of manufacturing processes, techniques, and best practices and support Operations team in coaching assemblers.
• Investigate scrap generated throughout the shift and understand root cause through dissection and assembler observation/discussion.
• Provide data-driven and evidence-based feedback and coaching to assemblers on scrap.
• Perform basic equipment troubleshooting and documentation, as required.
• Proactively monitor line performance and drive immediate corrections or escalations.

Background/Qualifications

Individual Should:

• Be innovative, resourceful, and work with minimal direction.
• Have excellent organization, problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to build relationships positively with people of varying personalities and cultures.
• Possess strong judgement with a focus on quality.

Required:

• Local candidate (100% on-site role in Plymouth, MN).
• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to work as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to work with assemblers and other non-technical personnel.
• Ability to teach and coach others.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate with cross-functional teams.
• Adept at handling multiple assignments in a timely manner to meet assigned deadlines.

Preferred/Nice to Have:

• 1 3 years of relevant experience.
• Direct production support (front line, day-to-day hands-on experience).
• Manufacturing technician or technologist experience.
• Prior medical device experience.
• Trade school certification, specialized training/apprenticeship and/or equivalent in Electronics, Engineering Technology, or other equivalent.
• Training or babysitting experience nice to have as it demonstrates coaching/teaching ability.