Manufacturing Maintenance Technician - Uptime & Lean

LightForce Orthodontics; North Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10 paid holidays per year

Generous medical/dental/vision plans

Group life insurance

Fringe benefits

401k retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Workplace perks such as food/coffee

Job summary

LightForce Orthodontics is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join our Physical Manufacturing Team. You will maintain production assets, drive uptime, and become a subject matter expert on our equipment.

A strong, data-driven mindset and collaboration with cross-functional teams are essential. The role emphasizes preventative and corrective maintenance, documentation, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced startup-like environment.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in manufacturing or related field preferred but not required; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Certificate of training in mechanical or electronics preferred but not required.
• Experience in a professional-level manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Experience working in a startup environment is a plus.
• Experience with additive manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute preventative maintenance in accordance with equipment PM schedules.
• Document maintenance activities in the electronic facility log.
• Maintain tooling, equipment, and logs to assure production readiness.
• Perform daily maintenance rounds, recording and correcting potential issues as they arise.
• Drive improvements to quality, process, and productivity.
• Ensure all processes comply with safety and quality standards.
• Employ 5S and lean manufacturing techniques.
• Ensure GMPs and SOPs are updated as process improvements/changes are released to production.
• Ensure that the best solutions (processes, machines, tools) are being employed within our production line.
• Perform process workflow simulations, risk assessments, and process change validation documentation.
• Continuously evaluate equipment and processes to ensure high efficiency and quality.
• Ability to design and test jigs and other manufacturing aids to support productivity and performance metrics.
• Support production team by troubleshooting issues.

Job description

LightForce Orthodontics is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join our Physical Manufacturing Team. You will maintain production assets, drive uptime, and become a subject matter expert on our equipment.

A strong, data-driven mindset and collaboration with cross-functional teams are essential. The role emphasizes preventative and corrective maintenance, documentation, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced startup-like environment.