Title: Equipment Test Technician

Location: Phillips, WI

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Acknowledge and adhere to all customer General Quality Agreements, General Quality Requirements, and standards specified by each customer.
• Optimize process flow within work cells.
• Design ergonomically correct workstations.
• Support implementation and maintenance of automation in production departments, including robotics and vision systems.
• Design new equipment and processes for introducing new products or improving existing ones, collaborating with equipment vendors and customers.
• Employ effective problem-solving techniques using creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and data-driven methods.
• Prepare written protocols, reports, and engineering documentation as needed.
• Lead and participate in equipment design reviews with cross-functional teams from Engineering, Automation, and Maintenance to ensure optimal equipment concepts.
• Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) at vendor locations, ensuring equipment meets specifications and resolving performance gaps.
• Apply lean manufacturing tools to minimize waste and process variation, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop innovative approaches to new assembly processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering OR equivalent work experience involving project management, troubleshooting, and innovation.
• Hands-on experience with process development for manual and semi-automated assembly.
• Minimum of 1 year of manufacturing experience, preferably in Medical Device or Electronics industries.
• CAD experience.
• Experience with PCBA handling and testing.
• ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) training.
• Demonstrated experience in effective communication with internal and external customers.
• Background working in an assembly environment overseeing automation in production departments, including robotics and vision systems.

Experience:

• Experience in PCBA and ESD testing
• Experience with Vision Systems