Tooling Technician

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

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Job Summary

In this role you will perform mold maintenance, basic repair activity, and continuous improvements in the maintenance and repair of custom injection molds, jigs, fixtures, and related ancillary equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Cleans and services tool and components, inspects tools for damage or wear.

Identifies proper cleaning techniques of all tool components and plates.

Identifies mold location and safe usage of mold rack and carts.

Safely operates equipment and machinery in tooling repair area; must have an understanding of safety of self and others in eye, ear and skin protection.

Performs basic machining operations for Tooling as well as other departments.

Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure proper and timely tool staging, repair completion and end of shift reporting.

Assists with maintaining spare parts inventory and completes necessary records and requisitions for materials/supplies.

Maintain open and effective communication with the technicians, supervisors, and process engineers on Material related issues.

Contribute to continuous process improvement efforts to reduce scrap, cycle times, improve efficiency, and eliminate waste within the production environment.

Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.

Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe workstation and environment at all times.

Other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

Education

High School Diploma or GED required

Work Experience

Minimum 1 year experience in a manufacturing environment

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Prior experience in a tooling environment.

Experience with cGMP, ISO, and medical device manufacturing preferred.

Must have working knowledge of plastic injection molding industry.

Strong mechanical aptitude with good basic math skills (arithmetic, decimals, & percentages)

Knowledge of blueprint reading, geometric dimensioning and tolerance practices with some understanding of statistical quality concepts

Must have good interpersonal communication skills, be detail oriented, organized and flexible

License and Certifications

Travel Requirements

5%: Up to 13 business days per year

Physical Requirements

Heavy-Exerting up to 100lbs/45kg of force occasionally and/or up to 50lb/22kg of force frequently, and/or up to 20lbs/9kg of force constantly to move objects.

Additional Requirements

Must be able to work assigned shift(s) with overtime as required to complete assignments if necessary.

Sitting and/or standing for extended periods may occur as well as getting to and from various locations within facility.

If specifically necessitated by customer requirements, must be able to see with or without corrective lenses and distinguish color differences for product and safety issues.

Hearing ability should be sufficient to hear and react to audible alarms from distances up to 150 feet.

The ability to be able to lift and carry various items up to 50 pounds

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to . Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.