Production Specialist - Night Shift

Flex; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Production Specialist for the night shift in Buffalo Grove, IL. You will report to the Associate Production Supervisor and support complex operations in a manufacturing setting.

Typical duties include developing and improving assembly processes, driving production schedules, and ensuring quality with spot checks on products. Prior machine troubleshooting and strong documentation skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years in a similar production role.
• Minimum 1 year of machine troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of assembly requirements and processes.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Medical device experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and improves assembly processes in area of responsibility.
• Evaluates process specs and reduces inefficiencies.
• Drives production schedules and resolves process issues.
• Supports safety compliance (ISO and business controls).
• Provides production-ready documentation with equipment setup and programs.
• Assists with process and equipment changes and upgrades.
• Monitors equipment performance and performs minor adjustments and maintenance under supervision.
• Assists operators and ensures product quality through spot checks.

Skills

2-4 years experience

Machine troubleshooting

Assembly requirements

Communication

Documentation

Microsoft Office

Medical device experience

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Production Specialist- Night Shift located in Buffalo Grove, IL.

Reporting to the Associate Production Supervisor, the Production Specialist involves being responsible for a variety of complex operations and duties in a production area.

Hours: 6:00 pm -6:00 am (Rotating shift)

What a typical day looks like:

• Develops, maintains and improves assembly processes within area of responsibility.
• Evaluates process specifications periodically to decide if the specifications accurately reflect the process requirements and reviews process steps and reduces inefficiencies.
• Drives production schedules and process related problems to closure.
• Assists in the compliance of safety regulations, i.e. ISO and business controls.
• Provides production ready documentation (MPIs) with equipment setup and programs.
• Supports team in making process and efficiency improvements.
• Handles first calls in non-maintenance down issues and provides assistance to manufacturing support with implementing changes.
• Monitors equipment performance and makes minor adjustments such as set-ups, calibrations and alignments.
• Clears minor machine difficulties and performs maintenance and repairs under supervision of technician, engineer or supervisor.
• Assists operators by answering questions and demonstrating operations.
• Performs spot checks on product to ensure quality levels are maintained.
• Stays current working with manufacturing support on process and equipment changes and upgrades.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• 2-4 years’ experience in similar position
• Minimum 1 year machine troubleshooting experience
• Knowledge of and experience with assembly requirements
• Good communication and documentation skills
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Medical device experience preferred.

AW20

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