Tool Room Attendant

Summary

Responsible for the inventory, distribution, use, cleaning, and maintenance of production tooling; following all applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Carry out responsibilities in compliance with and following all Company policies and procedures, safety rules and regulations.
• Receive, unpack and inspect tooling; inspecting both dimensionally and visually.
• Check hand tools, power tools and craftsman-related tools in and out of Tool Room.
• Maintain accurate Tool Room inventory; keep accurate custodial log books of all tools issued and returned to Tool Room; maintain Tool Room database.
• Clean and maintain Tool Room; properly store all tooling and other Tool Room inventory.
• Clean tooling after any use; perform polishing and light rework to used tooling to ensure longevity of inventory. Clean debris and lubricant from parts, work area and equipment.
• Maintain the working order of a wide variety of tools and equipment. Determine the need for repair or adjustment and the extent of the required repairs.
• Obtain cost estimates for new or replacement tooling; properly dispose of nonfunctional tooling.
• Assist in the setup of machines and perform other duties and support within Production when required.
• Maintain other inventory, maintenance and storage of other tooling and parts as deemed necessary by management.
• Adhere to all cGMPs, compliance/regulatory mandates and quality requirements.
• Identify and help implement continuous improvement opportunities for new and better ways to service the department and production operations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to meet departmental and Company objectives.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Working knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), equipment and safety practices.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to read, comprehend and execute tasks and concepts found in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical operating and maintenance manuals.
• Mechanically inclined; proficient using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers as well as both dial and digital indicators.
• Basic match computation skills.
• PC proficiency with working understanding of basic inventory database management.
• Detail oriented with accurate recordkeeping skills and strong commitment to quality in workmanship.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education diploma (GED) required.
• Certification in tooling technology preferred.
• Minimum five years' related experience working in pharmaceutical (preferred) or other highly regulated manufacturing industry.

Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the individual is required to:

• Stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop or crouch, kneel, reach, push, pull, grasp, feel, talk, and hear.
• Have clarity of vision at 20 feet or more and 20 inches or less with the ability to judge distance and space relationships, bring object into sharp focus and see up and down or to the right or left while fixed on a point. Must also have the ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Exert an amount of force continuously and/or up to 5 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force rarely by utilizing a hand truck to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

• Sufficient noise to occasionally cause the individual to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• Individual is in a proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current and exposure to chemicals.
• Atmospheric conditions sometimes expose individual to dust, for which protective equipment is available.
• Individual may be required to wear respiratory devices that include but are not limited to: Air Purifying Respirators (APR) which include half-face and full-face negative pressure respirators, hooded powered air purifying respirators, or Supplied Air Respirators (SAR), which include hooded or full face supplied air respirators.

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