Sr Manufacturing Technician

Work Schedule

Other

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale.

Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:

Part of the Laboratory Products Division, the Newport site manufacture a range of laboratory consumables. The products are used within research, diagnostics, production and clinical settings.

How Will You Make an Impact?:

Within this position we are seeking a self-motivated and hard-working colleague that will be responsible for the running and upkeep of machinery and equipment.

A Day in the Life:

• That all equipment is maintained in a safe and reliable condition.
• Carry out any mechanical and/or electrical work within the factory including any work as may be required in any value stream unit.
• To assist in any training of other Production Technicians and to attend any training courses.
• Ensure safe working practices at all times and follow department rules and regulations.
• To set equipment to required standard, i.e. to acquire optimum conditions to achieve cycle times and quality standards.
• Raise appropriately any occurrence or foreseeable occurrence likely to cause a breakdown.
• To ensure that all relevant procedures are carried out in accordance with company conformance to ISO 9001.
  
  

Education: High School Diploma, Secondary Education, Advanced Certificate, or equivalent.

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 2 years of injection Moulding plastic processing operation, production, lab setting or related field
• Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment or other highly regulated environment
• Preferred: Experience working in a clean room environment
• Preferred: Experience testing electromechanical systems
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

For an Electrical Bias Technician:

• Experience of automation / assembly equipment.
• Servo control systems & programming.
• The use of computer aided diagnostic equipment for fault location & elimination.
• Plastics machinery experience, electronics & control systems.
  
  

For a Mechanical Bias Technician:

• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and fabrication abilities and skills.
• Schematics, data & technical drawing knowledge.
• Basic electrical proficiency.
  
  

Compensation

What We Offer

• Competitive Annual Pay Rate
• Annual merit performance-based increase*
  
  

Excellent Benefits

• Flexible Benefits plan.
• Life Assurance, funding towards health care benefits, income protection and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Depending on eligibility.
  
  

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.