Insert Technician I

- To fabricate inserts, support set-up, inspect fixtures, and perform assemblies’ operations, following Cooper Vision Inc. procedures and policies.
- To prioritize work to maintain production in the manufacturing areas. Support Leader in priorities and schedules to achieve require delivery dates.
- The use of advanced metrology to ensure machined components are exceptionally high quality in surface finish, (sub-micro) and within critical (sub 10 microns) dimensional.
- Utilizing experience in advanced insert production to help develop more efficient methods of manufacture.
- Ensuring that the business schedules, production requirements and quality, cost and safety outcomes are always achieved.
- To carry out any duties the Inserts and workshop leader requires in aid of advancing the company, department or individual.
- Use and operate metrology and inspection equipment to obtain excellent quality results.
- Adhere to SOP’s and working instructions.
- Able to have effective communication with workshop leader, coordinator, and fellow insert makers.
- To be health and safely conscious.
- To be flexible to best serve company’s needs.

Education:

- Technical School Graduate or associate degree in Tool & Die Maker or equivalent experience.

Experience:

- Experiences of working in a high technology engineering company involved in the production of high-quality tooling.
- Computer literate, particularly Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Knowledge of FDA current GMP/QSR regulation.
- Able to execute responsibilities with minimum assistance and periodic supervision.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to read and use micrometer, caliper, profile projectors, edge finders, height gage, toolmaker microscope, and others.
- Uses insert shop equipment produces inserts in specifications according to Cooper Vision procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Graduated, one or more years of experience in medical devices/pharmaceutical industry with similar responsibilities.
- Setting and operation of the Optoform lathe.
- Manufacture inserts and plugs to within 0.250 Micron.
- Visual and measurements inspection
- Setting and operation of laser etcher
- Operation of laser radioscope
- Operation of radioscope and being able to decide on a visual image quality.
- Optoform validations
- Using precision measurements instrument such as micrometers, gauges and vernier calipers to check the part dimension.
- Using hand tool such as files and grinders
- Operation of shadowgraph
- Operating and interpreting results from the Fisba interferometer, to within 1 micron.
- Calibrating the interferometer, to within 1 micron
- Operating the EDM machine for the Toric scribe line process
- Setting and operation of the Optoform lathe and fast tool servo.
- Fitting, assembly, and pneumatic systems.
- Compiling reports.
- Strong communication Skills.
- Self-reliant, dependable, and able to use own initiative.