Associate Manufacturing Tech(Weekend Night Shift - n-site)

Insulet Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Insulet Corporation is hiring an Associate Manufacturing Technician to operate and maintain advanced manufacturing equipment. You will troubleshoot faults, ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery, and work across multiple technologies in a fast-paced medical device setting.

The role requires mechanical aptitude, problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate in small groups and with supervision. Prior clean room or regulated-manufacturing experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be proficient in English to read, communicate, and write.
• Ideal candidate has keen eye for quality, is dependable, and works well in a team.
• Experience in a clean room environment preferred.
• Experience debugging and optimizing assembly processes a plus.
• Start-up production experience and manufacturing in regulated environment a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate and repair highly automated manufacturing equipment.
• Perform basic daily/weekly preventive maintenance tasks with minimal supervision.
• Use HMIs to monitor process control and correct shifts.
• Ensure adequate raw material feeding and on-time production.
• Generate work orders for corrective or preventive actions as needed.
• Troubleshoot minor mechanical issues and identify root causes.
• Support new product design transfer and process validation activities.
• Maintain clean, compliant work environment suitable for medical device manufacturing.

Skills

Self-starter

English proficiency

Keen eye for quality

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

The Associate Manufacturing Technician will be a critical contributor in a mission that truly represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join a company that is making significant investments in establishing US manufacturing, expanding internationally, and delivering a consistent cadence of product innovations to the market and investing in its people.

Position Overview

The Associate Manufacturing Technician will be a critical contributor in a mission that truly represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join a company that is making significant investments in establishing US manufacturing, expanding internationally, and delivering a consistent cadence of product innovations to the market and investing in its people.

The successful candidate will be responsible for operating and maintaining highly automated and advanced manufacturing equipment necessary to produce our signature product. This individual will be trained and cross‑trained to both operate and repair issues across a variety of technologies including: heat staking, laser welding, mechanical swaging, printed circuit board (PCB) handling and testing, robotic automation, metal stamping and bending, form/fill/seal medical packaging, and high-speed discrete component assembly. In addition to equipment operation and maintenance, this individual will be responsible for the product quality performance of the equipment and basic machine troubleshooting in the event of faults and machine stops. This position requires mechanical aptitude, technical ability, machine troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills, and the willingness to work in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform equipment operation, basic repair, and minor daily/weekly preventative maintenance tasks to meet all standards for safety, quality and efficiency. These tasks must be completed under minimal supervision.
• Maintain machine raw material feeds, perform any fault clearing and clear stoppages on automated equipment.
• Utilize human machine interfaces (HMIs) to identify and correct shifts in process control.
• Ensures adequate raw material is prepared correctly and jobs are run in a timely manner to ensure on‑time delivery.
• Executes equipment inspections and generates emergency, corrective, and/or preventative work orders as needed.
• Troubleshoot and identify potential solutions for minor mechanical errors, safety issues or general operating inefficiencies within the production processes.
• Able to utilize computer systems to support in the material inventory and quality management processes.
• Participates in manufacturing processes to support new product design transfer, process development, equipment validations, and process validations.
• Investigates and resolves process issues within their equipment cells.
• Perform routine cleaning/inspection/lubrication of machinery.
• Works from specifications, work orders, and general instructions from Production Supervisor/Team Lead.
• Safely follow standard operating procedures including but not limited to material handling, record keeping, packaging, and shipment preparation. Must follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Notifies Team Leader or Production Supervisor of any discrepancies to ensure quality standards and safety of operations are always maintained.
• Excellent attention to detail, good organization, and capable of working independently with minimal instruction from production supervisor.
• Able to work in small groups and cross functional teams to troubleshoot issues, identify and implement collective corrective actions.
• Maintain a clean work environment suitable for medical device manufacturing and cleanroom production.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Skills and Competencies

• Self‑starter capable of dealing with a variety of tasks in a fast paced, multi‑tasking environment.
• Must be proficient in English language to be able to read documentation, communicate, and write.
• Ideal candidate will have keen eye for quality, is dependable, and will work collaboratively within a team, and possess a positive attitude.
• Previous experience working in a clean room environment.
• Previous experience with debugging and optimizing assembly processes.
• Experience in a start‑up production environment is a plus.
• Manufacturing experience in a regulated industry is a plus.
• Mechanical Aptitude - Knowledge of and experience with industrial machines and tools, including design, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Production & Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, measurement instruments, production processes, quality control, and other techniques for the manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of basic arithmetic.
• Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and understands root cause analysis techniques/concepts.

Physical Requirements (if applicable)

• Required