Multi-Disciplined Technician I

Pay Rate Range:
$21-$23.21

Product of Position:
Performs a variety of technical duties and activities including experiment management and execution, collection of data from manufacturing process, data analysis and ware or equipment management.
May work with range of personnel, including development, engineering and operations, using measurement or customer data to help engineers resolve customer improve manufacturing yields and/or develop new processes or products.

Major Responsibilities:
Works with teams focused on product and process innovation, cost reduction projects, etc.
Works with engineers to develop and execute experimentation required to develop and integrate new processes & products into production.
Works on innovation projects to enable new products, reduce costs, downtime and/or defects and increase yields.
May operate measurement devices and collect data to support product or process understanding.
Trains and coaches new development, engineering and operations personnel on equipment and processes.
Understands equipment used in key processes and interprets data from processes to solve problems.
Provides inputs to project plans that identify resources and accurate timelines.
May be asked to write process, product or equipment documentation.

Travel Requirements:
Up to 25% domestic and international possible

Hours of work/work schedule/flex-time:
Monday - Friday (40 hours) + overtime when necessary
Hours will typically be 8AM 5PM, but off-shift work hours may be required.

Required Skills:
Display a bias for action in situations of uncertainty, with pro-active attention to issues and problems.
Work well both within a multi-disciplined team, and independently with minimal oversight, and thoroughly carries assignments to completion.

Desired Skills:
Experience with PI Processbook/PI Historian

Competencies:
People:
Listening & informing
Patience & persistence
Attention to detail
Networking skills
Independence
Open to change (task, responsibility, project, etc.) as needs arise.
Business:
Action oriented
Change agent
Time management
Function/Technical:
Technical Curiosity
Safety, Health and Environmental Compliance
Computer Literacy
Process/Product Knowledge
Optical Fiber Measurement Expertise
Analytical techniques such as FTIR, microscopy(compound and SEM), HPLC, Gas Chromatography and other instruments used in analytical chemistry

Required Education and Experience:
B.S. or Associates Degree in technical/science field
1 - 5 years experience in technician roles
Mechanical/process aptitude with the ability to design/fabricate experimental equipment/tools
Knowledge and capability to run fiber-making and fiber processing process and support equipment such as FTIR benches, microProducts, coating/ink purge and mixing equipment, optical fiber measurement benches, screeners and coloring machines
Experience with Microsoft Office(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)