Passivation Operator bei ARCH MedTorque

ARCH MedTorque in Kenosha, WI is looking for talent! Passionate about manufacturing? Do you take pride in contributing to our vision to create the best possible solutions for our customers? Empathetic to share our mission of saving people’s lives with the tools we produce?

We want to be your employer of choice! Join our Team and take pride in producing high-quality surgical products.

We are a team of about 40 formal and informal leaders who are passionate about what they do, get the work done and still have fun!

We offer competitive wages, bonuses, great medical and retirement benefits with 401k match, and paid time off.
$26.00-$28.00/hr, depending on experience.

SUMMARY

Primary responsibility is the proper cleaning of parts used in the manufacture of medical devices. This role will ensure required visual appearance and finish requirements are met.

Primary Responsibilities

• Places metals in passivation/cleaning line manually. May have many sequential operations occurring simultaneously.
• Loads/unloads parts in baskets and cleaning tanks.
• Performs routine maintenance including emptying, cleaning, and refilling tanks as necessary per company procedures and requirements.
• Verifies temperature and pH parameters, and sets timer(s), moving product to next tanks in the process.
• Dries parts with compressed air and towels.
• Removes treated parts after specified time to next process or appropriate location.
• Maintains pH levels in tanks. Cleans tanks and replaces solutions as required. Properly tracks and disposes of waste chemicals following procedures.
• Monitors and logs all stages of process to be in compliance with OSHA, FDA medical device and ISO 13485 regulated guidelines.
• Responsible for ultrasonically cleaning and counting production parts.
• Visually inspects cleaned parts to ensure cleaning process was effective, leaving no stains, creating a uniform luster, and no damage (cracks) caused by ultrasonic cleaning and other stages of the passivation process.
• Electropolishes parts per required documentation (Kenosha facility).
• Completes documents as required using good documentation practices.
• Advises management of issues surrounding performance and condition of equipment and product passivated.
• Performs wipe passivation process to ensure the laser marked product does not rust.
• Keeps the work area clean, safe and organized.
• Follows safety requirements, wears Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, aprons, gloves, and shoes.
• Reliable, timely and consistent attendance.
• Helps in other departments per business needs.

• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; a technical college degree is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the medical device manufacturing industry; FDA and ISO 13485 regulated environment strongly preferred.
• General understanding of acid/base chemistry for the process of neutralizing wastewater.
• Understanding the importance of chemical safety and proper treatment of hazardous wastes & wastewater.
• Experience with various metals: stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, etc.