Operator I - Specialist

Alcon MX; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust benefits package

Job summary

ALCON is seeking a Specialist I (Para-Professional & Support Path) to handle tools and equipment, perform quality inspections, and operate automated equipment. You will set up machines, verify specifications, and drive continuous improvement while complying with SOPs and GMPs.

This role is onsite in Kentucky with 36–48 hour weeks and a rotating night schedule. The position requires a high school diploma, English fluency, and no sponsorship or relocation support.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Fluency in reading/writing English.
• Work hours 36-48 per week; 5:00 PM EST - 5:00 AM EST; 12-hour rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Handle tasks related to tools, equipment, and materials with minimal supervision.
• Perform machine setups and adjustments, including tooling placement and CNC turning center loading.
• Operate automated equipment and conduct optical tool inspections and changeovers.
• Perform quality inspections using gauges and fixtures; monitor quality to ensure standards.
• Lead and maintain product quality through manufacturing processes and diagnose routine issues.
• Read, verify product specifications and documentation; follow SOPs, GMPs, GDPs.

Skills

Machinist Experience

Technical Background

CNC machine

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

CNC machine

Job description

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us? The Specialist I (Para-Professional & Support Path), is primarily responsible for handling tasks related to tools and equipment, performing quality inspections, and operating automated equipment. You will maintain high production standards and efficiency through technical skills and adherence to procedures. In addition, you will be trusted to perform machine setups and adjustments, solve routine operating problems, understand and verify specifications, and evaluate product quality.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Handle manual and operational tasks related to tools, equipment, and materials with minimal supervision
• Perform machine setups and adjustments, including tooling placement, raw material acquisition, and CNC turning center loading
• Operate automated equipment and conduct optical tool inspections, assemblies, line clearances, mechanical checks, and changeovers
• Perform quality inspections using gauges and fixtures; monitor quality statistically to ensure compliance with standards
• Lead and maintain product quality throughout the manufacturing process, diagnosing and resolving routine operating issues
• Read, understand, and verify product specifications and documentation
• Follow SOPs, GMPs, and GDPs while maintaining accurate documentation and verifying applicable records
• Meet individual job requirements and contribute to overall compliance and continuous improvement initiatives

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English
• Work hours: 36 - 48 hours per week: 5:00 PM EST - 5:00 AM EST (12-hour rotating day shift: 2 nights on, 2 nights off, and every other weekend)
• Location: Onsite
• Sponsorship & Relocation Not Available

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Machinist Experience
• Technical Background
• Experience using a CNC machine is a huge plus

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!
• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities
• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!
• Alcon Careers See your impact at alcon.com.careers

ALCON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

At Alcon, we are committed to helping people see better. We believe patients should have access to quality eye care regardless of their economic circumstances; however, barriers to good eye health exist for patients in both developed and emerging markets. Alcon develops and manufactures innovative devices to serve the full life cycle of eye care needs. Its surgical group is one of the largest makers of equipment used for cataract removal and laser vision correction. Its consumer products include the well-known Opti-Free line of contact lens solutions and related products. Alcon, which was founded in 1945, sells its products in 180 countries worldwide.