CONTROLS & INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN

***5K sign-on bonus & 5K retention bonus (retention bonus paid out after 6 months)

LOCATION

Acton, MA

COMPANY

Insulet started in 2000 with an idea and a mission to enable our customers to enjoy simplicity, freedom and healthier lives through the use of our Omnipod® product platform.

JOB SUMMARY

You will be responsible for bringing to life assembly and process equipment for the startup of new Manufacturing Operations in Acton, MA. The role will then transition to direct engineering and maintenance of equipment in Acton, MA with accountability to ensure a high level of machine uptime and minimal production scrap on complex discrete component assembly equipment. Controls and Instrumentation technicians must be quality-conscious, aggressively self-directed, motivated team players, and willing trainers—eager to gain and share new knowledge.

SALARY

From $37/hr - Commensurate with experience

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Take a rigorous, disciplined and hands-on approach to maintain equipment and processes reliability and execute process improvement activity
  • Direct hands on involvement in installation, start-up, qualification, and debug of new automation.
  • Onsite acceptance testing of new equipment under construction at the machine builder’s facility
  • Thoroughly document maintenance activity using the maintenance database, adequately communicate maintenance issues to appropriate employees, and properly utilize the maintenance inventory system.
  • Interface directly with manufacturing representatives to help drive preventative maintenance schedules, techniques and training.
  • Ability to partner with cross functional team(s), manufacturing and the broader technical community during startup to define and document machine setup, maintenance and troubleshooting.
  • Troubleshoot and identify potential decision or solutions for controls and instrumentation related errors, safety issues or general operating inefficiencies with assembly production processes.
  • Organize, report, train and present technical work to various levels within the organization.
  • Create and train standard operating procedures for the baselining, setup and maintenance of assembly equipment.
  • Champion process improvement
  • Provide Preventative Maintenance support for plant and equipment.
  • Repair and maintain items necessary to maintain process equipment in cGMP condition
  • Assist in day-to-day support of operators, adjustments, setups, and change over
  • Responsible to report safety, quality, and regulatory compliance concerns to leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 2+ years of installation, maintenance and repair of electrical controls and instrumentation experience
  • PLC OR HMI programming experience required
  • Experience with HMI, automated, high speed or vision equipment a plus
  • Electrical License a plus
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills, and strong presentation skills
  • Highschool or GED; any technical training or Associate's Degree a plus

Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity in our workforce. EOE/M/F/D/V

Location
Acton MA