Precision Assembler

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

About the role

Working under general supervision, and utilizing complex tools or fixtures, including magnification, responsible for performing production operations on small, delicate, or complicated items, including membranes, as defined by visual aids, assembly drawings, and written or verbal manufacturing instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assembles, disassembles, or performs process steps on complex products that may include bench or in-line testing, soldering, epoxy, etc.
• Achieves quality and productivity according to established standards.
• Routes finished products to their designated location.
• Processes accurate inventory transactions; performs routine inventory cycle counts.
• Maintains “5S” standards for their work area.
• Actively participates in Continuous Improvement activities by proposing quality or productivity improvements.
• Participates in the development and implementation of new or revised work instructions.
• Participates in the development of new products by working on manufacturing prototypes utilizing draft documentation.
• Performs change order directed updates to assemblies or processes with limited supervision.
• Assists in the training of new or transferred personnel.

Requirements

• High School degree or equivalent preferred.
• 0-2 years applicable experience in a manufacturing environment using a microscope or equivalent environment preferred. Equivalent is understood as having performed similar tasks, utilized similar tools and equipment, and worked towards defined quality and productivity standards. Other industry experience and transferable skills/experience may be considered.

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to follow English written and verbal procedures.

Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to communicate; must be able to detect, identify, and inspect scientific data.
• Required to stand and/or walk up to 8 hours per day and/or sit for up to 8 hours per day.
• Must be able to use hands to feel objects, including keyboard, telephone, and pipettes or other lab equipment.
• May need to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Will be required to talk and hear and have specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• May occasionally have to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment will vary but is usually moderate.
• This position is very active and requires varying levels of mobility.