Operator - Assembly

Operator Position at Putnam Plastics Co.

Putnam Plastics Co. (PPC) is the industry leading manufacture of life saving medical devices components for over 40 years. We are looking for people who want to invest in their future, the future of PPC and our PPC community.

This position is responsible for assembling a wide variety of component parts, to build complete units, with on-line and off-line operations including secondary operations on tubing products to complete customer orders. This position deals with a variety of work and may require working in different areas on the floor, this may include working in a clean/white room. This position adheres to manufacturing processes including testing, quality and documenting to ensure the product meets specified criteria.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supports operations in various functions including, but not limited to, tipping, flaring, cutting, pad printing, drilling/punching holes, bonding, laminating, and core pulling, measuring, sorting, completing documentation, QAD transactions, inspection, and line support (hand unloading, break relief, line clearance).
• Produces components by assembling parts and subassemblies. Build products on the assembly line according to blueprints, drawings, instructions, or schematics.
• Inspects and measures (various types) first production pieces to ensure machine is producing pieces within specification. Adjust as required and/or notify engineer/management if process cannot produce acceptable parts.
• Provides additional support production runs as required. Troubleshoots, collects, and analyzes process/machine data as required or with assistance of Engineering personnel when process is not capable.
• Follows good documentation practices (GDP).

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent work experience.
• Able to apply meticulous attention to detail and be able to spot the smallest imperfections in products.
• Able to work in a fast-paced department with continuously changing jobs and priorities. Able to perform several tasks concurrently.
• Ability to read/write/understand English. Ability to read, write, and interpret documents including safety rules, operational instructions, procedure manuals, and SDS sheets.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals as well as measure in English and metric measurements.
• Ability to effectively use and/or learn Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel, as well as company's computer software for quality and production.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some experience with plastics or medical device manufacturing.
• Previous experience assembling complex components in a medical or manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques.
• Previous experience with ISO, FDA, and/or cGMP.
• Good mechanical aptitude to operate and troubleshoot machinery.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to stand, sit, walk, use hands to input, handle or feel, use of arms to reach, able to hear and talk.
• Must possess fine hand motor skills to handle small manufacturing tools, QC tools and fine product. Ability to raise arms above shoulder height.
• Dexterity and hand-eye coordination, including the ability to grasp, manipulate, and assemble parts and components that are often very small.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Required to stand/walk for majority of an 8-hour work shift and lift/push/pull up to 50lbs repeatedly throughout work shift.
• Must be able to use hand tools including but not limited to scissors, pliers, razor blades, wire snips, etc.
• Repetitive motion/patterns are continuous: this includes walking while watching a monitor, gathering material and laying of material, repeat.
• Works on a manufacturing floor. Overtime is required including weekends.
• Some travel required between company owned properties is required.