Lead Technician- Engineering

OBJECTIVES OF POSITION:

Responsible for providing technical leadership for a team of Manufacturing Engineering Technicians in the High Volume Cleanroom Production area. The Lead Technician - Engineering will give direction and oversight to the technician team while targeting key performance goals in terms of equipment reliability, yield improvement and increasing machine utilisation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide support and leadership to a specific team of technicians.
• Development of team skills and process knowledge while mentoring less experienced and new members of the team.
• To understand, learn and develop in-depth knowledge for a range of equipment in the assigned area of responsibility.
• On a daily basis, support the engineering requirements and respond in a timely manner to maintain and support production.
• Support and improve ongoing PM activities & techniques to minimise m/c downtime.
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop and improve current standard operating procedures (SOP) targeting safety, product quality, equipment maintenance and production output.
• Quality: Assure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements
• Health & Safety: Ensure compliance with Health & Safety Legislation and Regulations.

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL:

• Minimum of 3 years related experience in a similar role
• NFQ Level 6 qualification in Technology, Mechanical / Automation Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics or similar.
• Excellent equipment knowledge and process debug troubleshoot skills.
• Ability to build and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities.
• Must be a self-starter with good initiative and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, coupled with a high level of commitment to agreed performance goals.
• A very practical, constructive and analytical approach to problem solving.

DESIRABLE:

• Knowledge of Medical Device Manufacturing or other highly regulated industry.
• Understands the requirements of process monitoring and control of validated processes.
• 6-sigma belts and/or experience of lean practice implementation.