Process Technician Cutting - D Shift
BD · Columbus, NE · 3 wk ago
On-siteManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Intro: "We Are The People Who Give Possibilities Purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities."
That's about the company; could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" maybe includes description of role? But we have job description later.
- "Job Description Job Responsibilities Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To" then a list of responsibilities.
List items:
- Monitor team members to ensure compliance with manufacturing documentation and assist with updates to Standard Work Instructions (SWIs).
- Direct and coordinate daily activities for the assigned work team to meet production goals.
- Facilitate and support training for associates within designated work areas.
- Ensure process documentation is accurate, complete, and properly handed off between shifts.
- Manage attendance reporting, scheduling, and resource allocation.
- Collaborate with Production Leads and associates across shifts to share best practices, drive standardization, and ensure seamless shift transitions.
- Respond to production issues by leading root cause investigations, implementing corrective actions, and escalating concerns as needed.
- Coordinate and support equipment upgrades, standardization efforts, repairs, and preventive maintenance activities.
- Provide guidance to Cutting Associates on proper procedures, methodologies, and operational best practices.
- Verify machines are configured and operating according to established specifications.
- Support employee development by responding to training needs and department requests.
- Proactively identify and address potential problems before they impact production.
- Provide input on performance evaluations and performance improvement plans.
- Champion Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives and ensure consistent implementation of process changes.
- Learn and qualify on cutting machine operations and in-process inspections to provide coverage during absences and breaks when necessary.
- Perform additional duties as required to support business needs.
- Additional Expectations: Ensure manufactured products meet established quality standards and regulatory requirements. Meet or exceed operational objectives related to safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and cost.
- Supervision: This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility for associates.
- Education & Experience: Minimum Education High School Diploma or GED required. Minimum Experience Minimum of 2 years of experience in an automated manufacturing environment, preferably within the medical device industry. Previous Cutting Operator experience preferred.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Core Competencies: Strong verbal and written communication skills, Lean Manufacturing principles, Process pre-control methodologies, Forklift operation. Advanced Competencies: Mechanical aptitude and technical problem-solving skills, Leadership and team guidance, Ability to systematically analyze and troubleshoot equipment issues, Working knowledge of quality control specifications, blueprints, GMP requirements, and operating manuals related to production processes.
- Physical Demands: Physical Capacity Profile: Level 4 Work Environment Manufacturing environment; site-specific requirements apply.
- Why Join Us? (culture description) includes: "To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success. To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers."
- Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer... (EEO boilerplate) remove.
- Required Skills Optional Skills Primary Work Location USA NE - Columbus (East) Additional Locations Work Shift
We have location and shift info but not details. "Primary Work Location USA NE - Columbus (East)" is location. "Additional Locations Work Shift" seems incomplete; maybe they omitted shift details. Since no specific shift info given, we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states them. It says "Work Shift" but no detail; that's placeholder. So we should not create Schedule section.
Benefits: Not mentioned. Pay: Not mentioned. So we omit Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need sections: About the role? Could use the introductory paragraph about company purpose as "About the role"? Might be better to use "About the role" for a brief description of the role (maybe the job description summary). But we have responsibilities etc. The intro about company could be considered "About the role"? Usually "About the role" includes overview of position. The posting didn't have a separate overview besides the intro about company purpose. Could treat that as "About the role". It's substantive.
We also have "Why Join Us?" which could be a section maybe "About the company" but not in allowed headings. Allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must map content to those.
We have Responsibilities (list). Good.
We have Requirements: Education & Experience (minimum education, experience). Also Supervision note maybe part of Requirements? Could include.
We have Qualifications: maybe Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (core and advanced competencies) could be Qualifications or Skills. The allowed headings include Qualifications and Skills separate. We need to decide.
We have Physical Demands maybe part of Requirements? Could be under Requirements.
We have "Why Join Us?" maybe could be part of About the role? Not exactly. But we could put it under About the role as a paragraph about culture.
We must not create sections with filler. So we need to decide which sections to include based on content.
Let's map:
- About the role: Could include the introductory paragraph about BD purpose and maybe the "Why Join Us?" paragraph. That's substantive.
- Responsibilities: list as above.
- Requirements: Education & Experience (HS diploma/GED, 2 years experience, preferred cutting operator). Also Supervision note (no direct supervisory responsibility). Physical Demands (Level 4, manufacturing environment). Could also include Additional Expectations (quality standards, operational objectives). Those could be part of Requirements or maybe Qualifications. But we can put them under Requirements.
- Qualifications: Could be Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (core competencies, advanced competencies). That seems like qualifications.
- Skills: Could be maybe the same as Qualifications? But we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we put Core Competencies under Skills, Advanced Competencies under Qualifications? Or we could combine. But we need to follow instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Knowledge, Skills & Abilities into a single "Skills" section, and not have Qualifications separate. Or we could have Qualifications for education/experience and Skills for competencies. Let's think.
Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We have content for:
- About the role: company purpose + Why Join Us? (culture)
- Responsibilities: list
- Requirements: education/experience, supervision, physical demands, additional expectations (quality standards, operational objectives)
- Qualifications: maybe we could put nothing? But we have knowledge, skills & abilities. That could be Skills.
- Skills: knowledge, skills & abilities (core and advanced competencies)
Thus we can have:
About the role
Responsibilities
Requirements
Skills
We omit Qualifications because we don't have separate distinct qualifications beyond what's in Skills.
Check if any content left out: The "Additional Expectations" about quality standards and operational objectives could be under Requirements. Good.
Supervision note: under Requirements.
Physical Demands: under Requirements.
Location: "Primary Work Location USA NE - Columbus (East)" is location info. Not covered by any heading. Could we include it under About the role? Maybe as a sentence. It's substantive. We'll include location in About the role paragraph.
Work Shift: not detailed, so we omit.
Thus we will produce HTML:
About the role
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success. Primary work location: USA NE - Columbus (East).
Responsibilities
- Monitor team members to ensure compliance with manufacturing documentation and assist with updates to Standard Work Instructions (SWIs).
- Direct and coordinate daily activities for the assigned work team to meet production goals.
- Facilitate and support training for associates within designated work areas.
- Ensure process documentation is accurate, complete, and properly handed off between shifts.
- Manage attendance reporting, scheduling, and resource allocation.
- Collaborate with Production Leads and associates across shifts to share best practices, drive standardization, and ensure seamless shift transitions.
- Respond to production issues by leading root cause investigations, implementing corrective actions, and escalating concerns as needed.
- Coordinate and support equipment upgrades, standardization efforts, repairs, and preventive maintenance activities.
- Provide guidance to Cutting Associates on proper procedures, methodologies, and operational best practices.
- Verify machines are configured and operating according to established specifications.
- Support employee development by responding to training needs and department requests.
- Proactively identify and address potential problems before they impact production.
- Provide input on performance evaluations and performance improvement plans.
- Champion Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives and ensure consistent implementation of process changes.
- Learn and qualify on cutting machine operations and in-process inspections to provide coverage during absences and breaks when necessary.
- Perform additional duties as required to support business needs.
Requirements
- Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience in an automated manufacturing environment, preferably within the medical device industry. Previous Cutting Operator experience preferred.
- Supervision: This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility for associates.
- Physical Demands: Physical Capacity Profile: Level 4; work environment is manufacturing with site‑specific requirements.
- Additional Expectations: Ensure manufactured products meet established quality standards and regulatory requirements; meet or exceed operational objectives related to safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and cost.
Skills
- Core Competencies: Strong verbal and written communication skills; Lean Manufacturing principles; Process pre‑control methodologies; Forklift operation.
- Advanced Competencies: Mechanical aptitude and technical problem‑solving skills; Leadership and team guidance; Ability to systematically analyze and troubleshoot equipment issues; Working knowledge of quality control specifications, blueprints, GMP requirements, and operating manuals related to production processes.