Senior Manufacturing Technician - Extrusions

manpowe; Fridley (MN); On-site; USD 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Education reimbursement

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

manpowe in Fridley, MN is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Technician – Extrusions. This full-time, direct-hire role requires occasional travel to the White Bear Lake Facility. Pay is $32-$38 per hour.

You will set up, operate and troubleshoot extrusion equipment, support engineering projects, and ensure quality; duties include material handling, in-process testing, and maintaining paperwork while collaborating with engineers and manufacturing staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant technician experience.
• Demonstrated tubing extrusion experience required.
• Direct experience participating in complex projects to commercialization.
• Experience with medical multi-lumen extrusion preferred.
• Ability to move between Fridley, MN and White Bear Lake, MN sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced support for engineering projects with minimal direction.
• Set up, run, and adjust extrusion equipment per standards.
• Perform quality checks and document production activities.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues to meet quality and efficiency targets.
• Work independently with limited supervision.
• Create draft manufacturing documents and setup sheets.
• Support process development and tooling optimization.
• Train manufacturing personnel as needed.

Skills

Tubing extrusion

Education

High school diploma

2-year technical degree

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Technician - Extrusions

Fridley, MN (Occasional travel to White Bear Lake Facility)

Pay: $32-$38/hour

Contract Type: Full Time

Duration: Direct Hire

Job Function Summary

The Senior Engineering Technician – Extrusions provides technical support to cross-functional teams to characterize and develop new technology platforms and processes. You’ll be reporting to the Principal Extrusion Engineer, working closely with a team of engineers to run the extrusion processes. You will set up, operate, troubleshoot, and clean all extrusion manufacturing equipment as indicated by specialized standards. You'll operate extruders, be responsible for material handling, including weighing and staging of raw materials and packaging, sampling and performing in-process testing, complete and maintain department paperwork, keep a clean/organized work area free of all foreign debris.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide advanced support for engineering projects. Seen as an engineering process "expert", requiring minimal engineering direction to complete activities.


• Sets up, runs, and adjusts extrusion equipment per specialized standards on multiple pieces of machinery and/or processes with advanced knowledge of equipment setup.


• Perform quality checks and examines product for defects and size variations and fills out production documentation


• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment problems as needed. Take action to ensure quality limits and efficiency targets are met.


• Work independently with little supervision.


• Create draft manufacturing documents including work instructions, certification checklists, visual aids, setup sheets, etc., establishing and documenting process windows and controls.


• Understand cause and effect as it pertains to process development.


• Provide advanced support for transitioning projects into production including training of manufacturing personnel.


• Provide ongoing engineering support optimizing tooling and production processes. Implement controlled changes, within established parameters and process change procedures.


• Provide training to others based on expertise or demonstrated work performance.

Education and Required Skills

• High school diploma required, 2-year technical degree strongly preferred.


• Minimum 5 years of relevant technician experience.


• Demonstrated experience in tubing extrusion required.


• Direct experience participating in complex projects to commercialization.


• Experience with a medical multi-lumen extrusion preferred.


• Ability to move between the Fridley, MN and White Bear Lake, MN sites, as needed.

Benefits

• Total compensation package also includes eligibility for comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, education reimbursement, paid parental leave and paid time off.