Operator

Test & Packing Operator

When you join Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, a part of the Spirax Group, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.

This role will focus on:

Watson-Marlow is an industry-leading technology organization dedicated to engineering fluid management solutions for the life science and process industries. We help our customers to supply critical products and services that range from fresh drinking water and therapeutic medicines to food products and paper. Through our solutions we help companies to be more efficient, sustainable and profitable. As the successful candidate, being an Aflex Test and Pack Technician means you will be excited to work in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, where the culture can be felt and is welcoming. The Devens team lives our values and is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and help in anyway they can to drive success. If you are that type of person then we want to hear from you! You as the The Quality Control (QC) Technician will be responsible for ensuring that all Aflex hose assemblies meet company and customer quality standards before shipment. This role requires strong attention to detail, adherence to testing protocols, and the ability to manage final documentation and shipment preparation.

Responsibilities include:

1. Adherence to Safety Standards: Follow safety protocols and guidelines when handling tools, equipment, and materials to ensure a safe working environment.
2. Perform pressure and integrity tests on assembled hoses in accordance with Aflex standards.
3. Inspect assemblies for defects, damage, or non-conformances prior to shipment.
4. Accurately document results of inspections and tests.
5. Generate and review Certificates of Conformance (CoC) for each order.
6. Ensure proper recording and traceability of all tested assemblies.
7. Update and maintain records in AX system to reflect test status and release approvals.
8. Clean, bag, and label finished hoses per customer requirements.
9. Verify all items match order specifications before packaging for shipment.
10. Work closely with warehouse and assembly teams to ensure timely order completion.
11. Communicate any quality issues or rework requirements to assembly and management.
12. Provide feedback and guidance to assemblers to improve build quality.
13. Support continuous improvement initiatives and adherence to SOPs.
14. Other duties as assigned

Technical skills required:

• Technical Aptitude: Understanding of mechanical and technical concepts related to quality processes.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to focus on intricate tasks and ensure accuracy when checking work orders.
• Problem-Solving: Capacity to identify issues and apply troubleshooting skills to resolve problems.
• Time Management: Efficiently manage time and prioritize tasks to meet shipping deadlines.
• Team Player: Capability to work collaboratively in a team-based manufacturing environment.
• Physical Stamina: Ability to stand for extended periods and lift heavy objects when required.
• Communication Skills: Clear and effective communication to report issues, follow instructions, and collaborate with team members effectively.
• High school diploma or equivalent; additional technical certifications or vocational training is a plus.
• Previous experience in Quality, manufacturing, or a related field is beneficial.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Familiarity with hand tools, machinery, and quality control processes.

This position offers a salary range of (USD 49,686.00 - 74,526.00 Hourly). Final salary offers are determined by multiple factors, including education, experience, internal equity, geographic location, and the candidate's expertise, and therefore may vary from the range listed. For roles based outside Massachusetts, the applicable salary range may be lower.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• Robust Retirement Plan: Benefit from a 5% employer 401K contribution, plus a 50% match on up to 3% of your contributions for added financial security, empowering your financial security.
• Comprehensive and Supportive Parental Leave: Experience our inclusive, gender-neutral parental leave policy, offering 16 weeks at 100% pay. Upon your return, enjoy a gradual transition with a unique 80% work schedule while still receiving 100% of your pay for the first 6 months, ensuring a balanced reintegration into the workplace.
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample time off to recharge and attend to life's circumstances with generous vacation and well-being day, 9 observed holidays, 1 floating holiday day, up to 15 caregiver days, and 80 hours of annual sick leave.
• Community Engagement Opportunities: Make a difference with 3 paid volunteer days each year, encouraging you to give back to the community and causes you care about.
• And Many More Benefits: Such as an offering of 3 healthcare plans with HSA contributions along with other benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth. We invite you to explore all the ways we strive to create a fulfilling and rewarding work environment.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. Learn more at Our Inclusion Commitments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Watson-Marlow is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.