Wire Machine Operator 2nd Shift - Johnson City, TN at Dentsply Sirona in Johnson City, Tennessee

Job Description:

Our Johnson City Location is looking for someone to join our team as a Wire Machine Operator on 2nd Shift. This shift is scheduled to work Monday through Friday, 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Must be able to work occasional Saturdays to meet customer demand.

We offer competitive wages and a full menu of benefits including health (3 options), dental (provided), vision, life (provided) + extra life, short-term and long-term disability (provided), 401k (retirement) with company matching, 10 holidays and paid time off.

Dentsply Sirona is the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona's products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona's global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company's shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. This position is located in Johnson City which is the largest city in the Tri-Cities area, located in the north eastern region of Tennessee at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The city is a growing metropolis with invigorating music, enchanting culture, and exhilarating mountain adventures. Its natural beauty and fresh mountain air combined with amenities that are often only available in larger cities make Johnson City the perfect location.

Bringing out the best in people

As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we're looking for the best to join us.

Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:

Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.

Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.

Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.

Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.

Scope

With a focus on delivering premium quality products to our customers, safely and efficiently operates manufacturing processes required to process nickel titanium wire to a desired diameter, length, finish and form. Verify product quality using various measuring and testing instruments. Accurately completes associated documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs machine set-up per process and product specifications.
• Loads material onto machines per work instructions.
• Process wire through various equipment.
• Maintain product dimensional requirements per documentation.
• Maintain product traceability of wire as it moves through processes.
• Identify product non-conformances and contain material per quality system.
• Maintain an efficient, organized and safe work environment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on various processes.
• Maintaining a working supply of process chemicals used in production processes.
• Complies with complaint handling process .
• Depending on the needs of the company, the employee may be entrusted with and asked to perform other tasks related to his/her competence.

Education :

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred or equivalency of education and experience.

Years and Type of Experience:

• Prior manufacturing experience a plus

Key Required Skills, Knowledge and Capabilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively and clearly communicate one-on-one or small group situations.
• Ability to work effectively in a team; team player.
• Ability to perform within standards of quality work; must be quality driven.
• Ability to properly and effectively utilize gauging and testing instruments.
• Must be detailed oriented.
• Ability to inspect, measure and log accurate results.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must have basic computer skills (Microsoft office, data entry into manufacturing software)

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Daily routine will consist mostly of production work requiring light to medium physical activity.

• Seldom (0-10%): Smell, sit
• Frequent (34-66%): Walk, stoop, kneel, crawl/crouch, talk or hear.
• Constant (67%-100%): Stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear
  
• Vision Requirements: Close vision (view computer monitor); Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); Peripheral vision (ability to observe up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (3-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and special relationships).
• Weight lifted: Up to 20 lbs constant (67-100%) - Anything over 20 lbs requires buddy system.

Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.

If you need assistance with completing the online application due to a disability, please send an accommodation request to careers@dentsplysirona.com. Please be sure to include "Accommodation Request" in the subject.

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For additional details and questions, contact us at careers@dentsplysirona.com