Technical Support - R&D

TekWissen LLC

Rockford, TN

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$25–$26
SKILLS
Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Detail Oriented, Diversity, Documentation, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Grinding, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Identify Issues, Imaging Application, Loading/Unloading, Machining, Manual Dexterity, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment, Manufacturing Methods, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Medical Imaging, Polishing, Process Engineering, Process Improvement, Production Systems, Record Keeping, Research & Development (R&D), Safety/Work Safety, Team Player, Technical Support, Workforce Management
LOCATION
Rockford, TN
POSTED
1 day ago
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, offering strategic talent solutions to clients worldwide. The opportunity below is with one of our clients, a leading global medical technology company. This organization provides a wide range of diagnostic imaging and laboratory diagnostics, as well as advanced therapies and digital health services. Its solutions span prevention and early detection through diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care, empowering healthcare providers worldwide.
Job Title: Technical Support - R&D
Location: Rockford, TN 37853
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: Monday Friday(9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Job Description:
Position Summary:
  • We are seeking a temporary Technical Support Specialist to support day-to-day mechanical processing and production operations for detector materials used in PET molecular imaging applications.
  • The role is intended for a hands-on production environment and requires daily operation of manufacturing equipment, adherence to process instructions, accurate documentation, and strong commitment to safety, quality, and work ethics.
  • The ideal candidate is reliable, detail-oriented, comfortable working on the production floor, and willing to learn specialized mechanical processing steps used in large-volume manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Operate production equipment on a daily basis to support mechanical processing and large-volume manufacturing activities.
  • Perform cutting, sectioning, and shaping operations using wire saws, ID saws, OD saws, and related production tools.
  • Support grinding, polishing, surface finishing, and post-processing of materials according to approved procedures.
  • Prepare, load, unload, clean, and maintain equipment and work areas to ensure safe and repeatable production flow.
  • Follow manufacturing processes, work instructions, inspection requirements, and process-control expectations.
  • Track samples, record process parameters, document deviations, and maintain accurate production records.
  • Work closely with process engineering, production, quality, and R&D teams to support process improvements, troubleshooting, and transfer of improved methods into routine manufacturing.
  • Follow EHS requirements, PPEr rules, material-handling procedures, and housekeeping standards in a production environment.
Required Qualifications:
  • Hands-on experience or strong willingness to work in a production, manufacturing, machine-shop, laboratory, or technical processing environment.
  • Ability to operate equipment safely, follow detailed procedures, and maintain consistent attention to quality.
  • Good mechanical aptitude, manual dexterity, attention to detail, and ability to perform repetitive precision-processing tasks.
  • Strong work ethic, reliability, commitment, and ability to work effectively in a team-oriented production environment.
  • Ability to document work clearly and communicate issues promptly to supervisors or engineers.
Highly Desirable Skills:
  • Experience with wire saws, ID saws, OD saws, grinding, polishing, lapping, cutting, surface finishing, or precision sample preparation.
  • Experience operating or supporting characterization equipment, optical inspection, dimensional inspection, or related measurement tools.
  • Familiarity with production documentation, sample tracking, EHS practices, and continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/