Production Technician II

Waters-ERA is currently leading a search for a Sr. Production Technician who is primarily responsible for product packaging, labeling, assembling, and inventory control for Waters ASR & ERA products.  The Sr. Production Technician will work closely with the manufacturing supervisors, Quality, and EH&S to ensure the highest level of product quality and value are provided to Waters-ERA customers.

The successful candidate will be a passionate and agile, who strives to deliver superior value to our internal and external customers every day. This hands-on position requires excellent interpersonal skills, problem solving, critical thinking as well as a compelling initiative to see the organization succeed.

Responsibilities:

• Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Packaging of Waters-ERA Products.
• Labelling, organization, and storage of Work in Progress (WIP).
• Basic production of products to documented specifications.
• Fulfilling work orders to meet customer delivery dates.
• Order pick, review, and pack of finished goods.
• Documentation and peer review of the production and packaging process.
• Assisting Laboratory Chem Techs/Chemists during manufacturing.
• Inventory control and cycle counts of Finished Goods via Microsoft Great Plains or SAP.
• Assist in other areas when required.
• Responsible for ensuring 100% compliance to specifications by ensuring proper packaging, labelling, and production documentation.
• Focus on process control to avoid customer impacted Service Requests.
• Attention to detail, organization, and ability to work quickly without errors.
• Responsible for following written work procedures and SOPs to avoid variation in the process.
• Assist team in updating and improving processes and updating SOPs documents.
• Assist team in constant improvement and solutions to problems/issues while increasing efficiency.
• Support a physically and mentally safe environment for all employees and coworkers.

Qualifications:

• High School Education or GED required with 3-5 years of experience working/intern in a laboratory environment
• Or BS./B.A. in Science related field and 1-3 years of experience working/intern in a laboratory environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail, organization, and ability to work quickly without errors
• Ability to work with your hands requiring dexterity to handle small containers and packaging materials
• Ability to work on one’s own initiative as well as in a Team environment
• Ability to work in a culture with productivity expectations and quantity output goals
• Demonstrate sound judgment and ability to utilize Lean methods for problem solving
• Ability to review work and find errors
• Must be willing to perform repetitive routine tasks consistently as well as non-routine tasks
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs
• Familiar with various Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, etc.)..

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.   

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.