HFN: Fabricator

Hanger; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401k plan

Parental leave

Flexible schedules

Relocation assistance

Referral program

Mentorship program

Job summary

Hanger, Inc. is seeking a Fabrication Technician to fabricate and repair orthoses and prostheses, ensuring top fit, function, cosmetics and workmanship. The role requires keeping up with new fabrication techniques and using appropriate equipment for quality outcomes.

You'll train peers, potentially lead small teams, and assist with inventory tasks while working on multiple device types in a safety‑compliant lab environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with fabrication and repair of prostheses and orthoses is required.
• Mechanical ability and hand–eye coordination to use lab tools safely.
• Strong organizational, time management and planning skills.
• Good interpersonal and verbal skills; able to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and repair orthotic and/or prosthetic devices per quality standards.
• Train Associate Fabricators and peers several times per week.
• Occasionally act as informal team lead within the workstream.
• Assist with ordering, receiving and other inventory tasks as assigned.
• Work on 3–4 device types within the orthotic or prosthetic workstream.
• Maintain 5S for a safe, clean, and orderly workspace.
• Adhere to OSHA and HIPAA requirements.

Job description

Why Us?

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

Could This Be For You?

The Fabrication Technician fabricates the orthoses and prostheses to provide maximum fit, function, cosmetics and workmanship. The Fabrication Technician is expected to keep abreast of all new fabricating techniques and must be familiar with the properties of pertinent materials and must be skilled in the use of appropriate equipment.

Your Impact

• Perform fabrication and repair of orthotic and/or prosthetic devices, according to Company quality and quantity standards.
• Occasionally (Several times a week) trains Associate Fabricators and peers
• Occasionally (Several times a week) acts as an informal team lead within their workstream.
• May Assist or Perform ordering and receiving and other inventory tasks as assigned.
• Works on Three – Four device types within a general Orthotic or Prosthetic workstream.
• Maintain 5s to ensure for a safe, clean and orderly work environment.
• Adhere to all safety regulations and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.
• Adhere to all HIPPA and other regulatory compliance training issued by Hanger, Inc.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience and Education:

• High School Diploma or GED, and 1 years’ experience working within environments that include: machinery, tools, wood working, design, fabrication, componentry, etc. –OR-
• Without high school diploma/GED, 2 years’ experience working within O&P environments that include: machinery, tools, design, fabrication, componentry, etc. OR
• A technical degree in Orthotics & Prosthetics from an accredited school.

Additional Success Factors

• Knowledge and hand skills needed to fabricate and repair prostheses (artificial limbs) and orthoses (orthopedic braces) according to specifications.
• Applies acquired job skills and company policies and procedures to complete assigned tasks.
• Mechanical ability and hand-eye coordination to use laboratory tools safely and effectively.
• Effective organizational, time management and planning skills.
• Good interpersonal and verbal skills for communicating with others.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Ability to perform tasks as indicated on following Skills Matrix.
• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Our Investment in You

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays
• PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents
• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location
• Relocation Assistance
• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

Hanger, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship.All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.The company will comply with all applicable state or local fair employment laws that forbid discrimination or harassment on the basis of other protected characteristics.Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited.