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Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Product Development Testing

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching the best talent for a Product Development Technician to join our MedTech Team located in Warsaw, IN

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

This Technician role will support the R&D Prototype Development Team by contributing to efforts in expanding and improving new and current products through supplying R&D engineers with quality, custom machined prototypes for testing, desk top evaluation and surgical cadaver labs. In addition, this role will support and design custom fixturing for machining a wide variety of unique components, support R&D engineers with feedback on machining processes to improve time to market initiatives, assist with the design for manufacturing process, and work within constrained timelines when required to deliver the necessary instruments for cadaver labs.

You will be responsible for:

• Checks equipment for appropriate operation within set parameters and refers abnormal results to leadership.
• Assists with regular internal quality audits to maintain and upkeep quality systems in compliance to established regulations and standards.
• Works with engineers to make cost efficient designs which are designed for manufacturability.
• Presents results to management.
• Works with engineering to develop timelines and products.
• Uses complex computer aided industrial design applications to produce complex tool paths for machine tools.
• Ensures adherence to all company safety policies and procedures and other safety precautions within the work area.
• Functions as a technical advisor to engineering, design, and other departments.
• Responsible for accurate programming, set-up, machining and inspection of prototypes and fixtures.
• Serves as mentor/technical resource to Model Makers.
• Evaluates projects for design and ease of manufacture.
• Manages assigned projects to complete in a timely cost-conscious manner.
• Participates in project team meetings.
• Works with engineering team to assemble, evaluate and trouble shoot custom prototype requests.
• Communicates project information to outside vendors, customers and supervisor.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations regarding new machinery and software.
• Works with other departments and suppliers as necessary.
• Performs routine machine maintenance and general cleaning duties.
• Completes special projects assigned by supervisor.
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level.
• Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices as applicable.
• For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs other duties assigned as needed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma is required. Preferred: Apprenticeship in tool/die, mold making/machine building or bachelors degree in an Engineering or Applied Science.
• 6-8 years work experience in custom machining environment
• Intermediate familiarity with GD&T

Preferred:

• Utilizing interpersonal skills, ability to effectively communicate design information
• Ability to apply fundamental drafting and modeling skills
• Experience in model/drawing document control in Product Lifecycle Management system
• Experience with the any of following software applications is a plus:
  • Siemens NX 10 or newer
  • Mastercam CAD/CAM
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
• Ability to effectively communicate design for manufacture information
• Ability to program and set-up CNC machines to accomplish assigned tasks
• Ability to plan and execute large projects with minimal supervision

Other:

• This position is full-time onsite, non-exempt role.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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