Technical Manufacturing Lead - Precision Analytical Instruments

Job Description

This position is scheduled Monday - Thursday 6AM to 4:30PM.  This position is responsible for instrument assembly as well as overseeing, monitoring and coordinating assembly activities for a specific instrument (or instruments’) work team, to ensure Anton Paar QuantaTec’s analytical lab instrumentation products are manufactured to meet quality standards and are delivered to customers on time. The Technical Team Leader is responsible for:

• First level troubleshooting of technical issues found during production and following through to resolve timely and effectively
• Leading an instrument team by properly assigning and monitoring workload, tasks and responsibilities
• Motivating team members to enhance production quantity, while maintain high production standards
• Provide technical training to new and existing team members
• Effectively and accurately performing verifications and measurements on our instruments after they are assembled, and ensuring they are at the necessary quality level to ship to our customers.
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting the mechanical and electrical systems if quality issues arise, escalating systemic or high-level issues appropriately.
• Communicating the status of all instruments in production to the appropriate Team Leaders
• Executing the Quality Assurance Process and verifying that any results are within the needed specifications.
• Performing in-line quality inspections at various checkpoints during the Assembly Process of their product lines.
• Administering final approval on all instruments coming off the production line. This includes data measurements and analyses, cosmetic inspections, verifying all parts shipping with the instrument, and other aspects of the instrument quality.

Qualifications

• Lead in the production of the instrument(s) in accordance with the current schedule

• Qualifying the instruments on their assigned product line to ensure they meet all design specifications
• Completing mechanical and electrical assembly operations when assigned
• Performing in-process inspections at checkpoints during the assembly process
• Investigating and resolving quality issues on their assigned product line
• Communicating the status and timelines of the instruments being tested to their Production Planner
• Completing any production orders assigned in a timely manner
• Participating in daily production team meetings
• Strictly following documented quality assurance procedures and recording needed data on digital forms
• Tracking and recording labor hours spent on production orders
• Managing all incoming and outgoing inventory and Production Orders in the Work Cell.
• Organizing work distribution and resource availability within the team to meet the demands of the schedule
• Report production issues such as non-conformances and parts shortages to Production Planner
• Assisting team members in locating and rectifying errors during assembly including defective parts, material supply shortages and confirming the timing of material deliveries
• Escalating all challenging production issues to department leaders
• Communicating the need for document revisions and delivery requests to appropriate Product Engineer
• Confirming all training is completed and training objectives were met for each employee including onboarding and instrument certification
• Work directly with Production Planner to arrange for coverage by priority when unscheduled absences occur
• Aligning with Product Engineers regarding any workmanship quality errors
• Ensuring ISO requirements/work instructions are current and tool box organization is maintained
• Maintaining order and tidiness in the production area and workspaces for safety and efficiency
• Ensuring OHSA standards and the use of PPE/Safety protection are followed, and reporting any incidents to department supervisor

• May be required to work occasional evenings and weekends as job duties demand
• All other duties as assigne

Additional Information

Supervision Exercised

This role is a working team leader who supervises approximately 1-5 assembly employees.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, observe, communicate and handle items such as computers, machinery and other equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

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