Senior Manufacturing Technician

Summary:

• Pay Rate: $37.27 per hour
• Location: Portland, OR
• Hours: 6 AM - 6 PM (Weekend Shift)

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for manufacturing equipment by repairing, maintaining, or modifying production equipment using technical expertise, manuals, schematic drawings, precision tools, and test equipment.
• Respond to assembly line equipment repair calls, diagnose equipment problems, and perform necessary repairs.
• Document equipment qualifications and upgrades, including preventative maintenance performed and parts used, in the MP2 maintenance database.
• Maintain back-up equipment and ensure spare parts are at required levels to meet manufacturing equipment needs.
• Assist industrial, manufacturing, and quality engineers in equipment operation.
• Provide feedback to equipment development engineers on equipment issues and suggest improvements for equipment uptime.
• Assist in constructing worktables, providing necessary utilities, and setting up equipment on manufacturing assembly lines.
• Modify existing assembly lines or workstations as needed to accommodate manufacturing demands.
• Mentor less senior employees in the workgroup and offer counsel.
• Plan and organize non-routine tasks with approval.
• Initiate or maintain work schedules and establish work assignment priorities.
• Solve complex problems requiring advanced interpretation of generally defined procedures and practices.
• Select methods and practices to obtain imaginative, thorough, and practical solutions to questions.
• Understand organizational structure and positions of key employees.
• Maintain general knowledge of products/services associated with the area and employees involved with specific product lines and services.

Requirements:

• Associate's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 4 years of related experience. May also require a license or certification in the area of expertise.
• Apply extensive knowledge of advanced technical concepts and practices, and a complete understanding of product or systems fundamentals in a functional area.
• Utilize advanced numerical and statistical data and computer software programs for documentation, analysis, and problem resolution.
• Perform tasks in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Perform complex technical assignments usually without established procedures.
• Assist in the design, development, evaluation, or modification of all area-specific equipment, materials, systems, and/or products.
• Assignments require considerable judgment, initiative, creativity, and leadership in troubleshooting, suggesting alternatives, and making recommendations for continuous quality improvement methods.

Preferred Skills:

• Medical device experience preferred, but not required.