Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
At Freudenberg Medical, we make products that save and improve the lives of people every day, all around the world. We are a global provider for medical device design and manufacturing with more than 2,500 employees. Innovation is at the core of our company, and we are proud of our industry-leading quality, lean manufacturing, and focus on innovation in products and processing technologies. Freudenberg Medical is an exciting place to work with lots of opportunity to learn, develop, and grow your career. Come join us and together we can make a difference in the future of healthcare.
At Freudenberg Medical, we make products that save and improve the lives of people every day, all around the world. We are a global provider for medical device design and manufacturing with more than 2,500 employees. Innovation is at the core of our company, and we are proud of our industry-leading quality, lean manufacturing, and focus on innovation in products and processing technologies. Freudenberg Medical is an exciting place to work with lots of opportunity to learn, develop, and grow your career. Come join us and together we can make a difference in the future of healthcare.
Some of your Benefits
Corporate Events
Health Management
Cafeteria/ Canteen
Education Reimbursement
Personal Development
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
On-Site
VistaMed Ltd.
You support our team as
EXTRUSION TECHNICIAN
Responsibilities
- This involves but is not limited to:
- Clean down and set up extrusion lines in adherence of line cleaning procedures and process set up in Work Orders and Work Instructions.
- Dry materials, as required, and load to hoppers. Carry out moisture checks as required.
- Size tubing to meet customer and FM COS dimensional, functional and visual specifications
- Ensure First Article inspections are completed.
- Monitor production and adjust extrusion parameters within acceptable ranges to optimise tubing quality ensuring tubing is run as close to nominal as possible unless instructed otherwise.
- Complete documentation or ensure documentation is completed including process parameter monitoring and in process inspection
- Shut down extruders at the completion of run, finalise and sign documentation and ensure tubing is packaged and labelled correctly.
- Develop process, either on own or with Process Engineers for new tubes. For simple, similar tubing with known materials, the extrusion technician can develop the process on their own. For more complex tubes or materials assist Process Engineers to develop process.
- Ensure that all production and processes are run as cost effectively as possible:
- Comply with FM COS operating standards as outlined in Company Handbook
- Participate and assist with:
- Customer complaint investigation and resolution
- CAPA programmes
- NCMR containments and corrective actions
- Other product and process non-conformance activities
- Training programmes
- Internal and external Audits (Quality, H&S, Environmental, etc.)
Qualifications
- Required: Experience and knowledge of medical device environment including Clean room manufacture, validations, process controls, etc.
- Desirable: Ideally Certification in Polymer Science or Mechanical Engineering
- Ideally Experience in extrusion of medical tubing including multi-lumen, co-extrusions, thin wall tubing, tight tolerance tubing, etc.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Additional Information
Jenny McKiernan
Senior HR Executive
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