Production Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/Objective 

The production technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to assist with the productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site’s manufacturing objectives.

Tasks 

• Collect hazardous or non-hazardous waste in correctly labeled barrels or other containers and transfer them to collection areas.
• Monitor and adjust production processes or equipment for quality and productivity.
• Prepare and assemble materials.
• Set up and operate production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures.
• Assist engineers in developing, building, or testing prototypes or new products, processes, or procedures.
• Calibrate or adjust equipment to ensure quality production, using tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, protractors, or ring gauges.
• Inspect finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
• Keep production logs.
• Plan and lay out work to meet production and schedule requirements.
• Prepare production documents, such as standard operating procedures, manufacturing batch records, inventory reports, or productivity reports.
• Provide production, progress, or changeover reports to shift supervisors.
• Set up and verify the functionality of safety equipment.
• Start up and shut down processing equipment.
• Test products or subassemblies for functionality or quality.
• Troubleshoot problems with equipment, devices, or products.
• Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Clean production equipment or work areas.
• Install new equipment.
• Measure and record data associated with operating equipment.
• Provide advice or training to other technicians.
• Select cleaning materials, tools, or equipment.

Activities 

• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Getting Information
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Thinking Creatively
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Interacting With Computers
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
• Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Processing Information
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.