HFN: Sr Fabricator - Technical

Hanger Inc; Arizona; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation Packages

8 Paid National Holidays

4 additional Floating Holidays

PTO including Vacation and Sick time

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

401k Savings and Retirement Plan

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Hanger, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Fabrication Specialist to fabricate and repair orthotic and prosthetic devices, ensuring fit, function and cosmetic quality. The role requires mastery of materials and equipment, and staying current with fabrication techniques.

The position emphasizes safe, efficient production, training of new staff, and adherence to quality standards. Strong teamwork and problem-solving are essential in a fast-paced clinic and fabrication environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with 4 years related experience, or 6 years without diploma in O&P environments that include machinery, tools, design, fabrication, componentry, etc.
• Technical degree in Orthotics & Prosthetics with 7 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform fabrication and repair of orthotic and/or prosthetic devices, according to Company quality and quantity standards.
• Perform ordering and receiving and other inventory tasks as assigned.
• 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
• Train new employees.

Skills

Fabrication skills

Orthotics expertise

Prosthetics expertise

Troubleshooting

Team player

Quality adherence

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Orthotics & Prosthetics technical degree

4+ years related experience

Tools

Orthotics fabrication tools

Machinery operation

Inspection devices

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.

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 Sr. Fabrication Specialist fabricates the orthoses and prostheses to provide maximum fit, function, cosmetics and workmanship. The Sr. Fabrication Specialist 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.
• Perform ordering and receiving and other inventory tasks as assigned.
• 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
• Train new employees.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience and Education:

• High School Diploma or GED and 4 years’ of related experience OR
• Without a high school diploma/GED, 6 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 and 7 years’ related experience.

Additional Success Factors

• Substantial understanding of the job and applies Knowledge and hand skills needed to fabricate and repair prostheses (artificial limbs) and orthoses (orthopedic braces) according to specifications.
• Ability to independently complete all General Orthotic or Prosthetic devices from start to finish from provided instructions with more than two different types of componentry (Expert in either Orthotics or Prosthetic Devices).
• As a skilled specialist, completes tasks in resourceful and effective ways.
• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments. May be informal team leader.
• Be a facilitator of continuous improvement by helping improve process within their team’s workflows. (i.e. suggest new tools, safety measures, improve orders and helps sustain 5s.)
• Work on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative. Understand implications of the work and makes recommendations for solutions.
• Ability to problem solve. Adept at identifying problems, analyzing root causes, and implementing effective solutions quickly.
• 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.
• Ability to triage work instructions and work orders to communicate to the clinician for corrections, while maintaining focus on the patient.
• Consistently works on complex assignments.
• Understand quality and implementing quality and safety standards
• Expert in either Orthotics or Prosthetic Devices.
• Train new employees when needed in areas of expertise.
• Work independently to develop methods and procedures for new assignments and communicates them effectively to the Sr. Supervisor.
• Support scheduling activities and the quality engineer with NCR’s, CAPA’s and QC returns.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• 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. #ERF-HFN