Assembly Technician III

4 weeks ago


Thomaston, Connecticut, United States Silgan Full time
About this Role

The Assembly Operator Technician III position is a key role on the Silgan Dispensing team, offering a great opportunity for those looking to advance their skills.

Our plant produces thousands of dispensing products each day, and it's essential to keep it running efficiently and continuously. The Assembly Operator Technician III ensures this by setting up, optimizing production runs, and performing quality checks as needed for each machine.

Here's a list of duties that our Assembly Operator Technician III performs on a typical day:

  • Responsible for the safe, efficient completion of the assembly process in a high-quality and repeatable manner
  • Perform duties to complete a wide variety of complicated machine set-ups (such as dip tube changes, mechanical parts change)
  • Perform quality checks/audits during a production run through visual inspection and aligned with the quality plan
  • Measure, examine, and test assembly units to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance conditions
  • Adjust machine or fixtures as necessary
  • Perform preventive maintenance on Assembly machines to maintain production equipment and reduce downtime
  • Identify efficiency improvement, cost savings, and quality improvement opportunities
  • Participate in EH&S reviews
  • Assist with CI activities as needed: root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Maintain accurate documentation of quality inspection results and production results
  • Ensure outgoing products follow required specifications
  • Escalate identified safety, quality, performance issues as may be needed
  • Training and supporting of others within the value stream
  • Supports machine disassembly
  • Troubleshoots issues beyond basic resets, being able to identify incorrect machine messages and determining root cause/corrective actions
  • Determines corrective actions on electrical parts or electrical-related issues
  • Drives continuous improvement strategies
  • Supports on-time delivery by running assembly machines if needed
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualified Candidates must have:

  • Basic shop math/computer skills
  • Basic machine troubleshooting skills/ability to solve mechanical issues
  • Willingness to assist other cross-functional groups based on needs
  • Ability to work independently and be proactive
  • Ability to analyze, interpret, and report data based on machine performance

Preferred Candidates will have:

  • Willingness to assist other cross-functional groups based on needs
  • Ability to work independently and be proactive
  • Ability to analyze, interpret, and report data
  • Ability to prioritize work is essential

Benefits:

Those who join our team will have access to a competitive benefits package that includes options for medical, dental, vision, 401(K), paid vacation time, paid holidays, overtime eligibility for hourly employees, and much more. Silgan Dispensing also has a generous shift differential pay for hourly employees on 2nd and 3rd shift.

Disclaimer:

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

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