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Lead Process Technician II (B shift)

Fresenius Medical Care · Ogden, UT

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Level
Technician
Team
Process
Degree
Required
Experience asked
8+ years
Industry
Medical devices
Posted
4 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level process role at Fresenius Medical Care (medical devices) in Ogden, UT.

They ask for
8+ years · degree required
Tools it names
FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC, Robotics

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.

Median of the low and high ends of 52 live postings that list pay, out of 947 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 135 other live process postings in the US.

Experience asked
More than usual (8+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 36%
  • Root cause 22%
  • Tooling 21%
  • Injection molding 21%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 8+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 25 lbs

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This plant: Fresenius Medical Care in Ogden

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Responsibilities

include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; troubleshooting issues and resolving problems and interfacing between employees and supervisor. Identify areas for improvement. Keep the production lines running in an efficient and compliant manner. Perform all shift supervisory roles in the event of the Supervisor's absence.

Responsibilities

  • ◆Monitor all department operations including yields, reject trends, quality and compliance. Follow and enforce all department policy and procedure.
  • ◆Operate production equipment, in support of department goals, in accordance with validated limits and established procedures.
  • ◆Troubleshoot area systems and production equipment as deviations occur. Correct problems and ensure systems and equipment are operating as designed. Write work orders as needed.
  • ◆Organize and perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
  • ◆Analyze trends and improve equipment mean time between failure (MTBF) and mean time to repair (MTTR).
  • ◆Perform equipment changeover and alignment tasks. Ensure equipment setup meets all validation requirements.
  • ◆Identify and repair/replace defective parts. Clean, inspect and lubricate equipment. Ensure systems and equipment are maintained at their designed base condition.
  • ◆Lead in the technical training and coaching of employees.
  • ◆Responsible for PLC, servo, and robotic functionality and troubleshooting.
  • ◆Maintain a high level of training and understanding of the manufacturing process including process set-points, validated limits, and functionality of each section of the process.
  • ◆Acts as a subject matter expert in the verification of area system operation, line clears, operating parameters and quality system functions on the BPR as per SOP.
  • ◆Monitor individual employee performance and assists employees needing additional training.
  • ◆Notify supervisor of general operating problems as well as employee issues, concerns and performance by advising supervisor of individual employee strengths and weaknesses.
  • ◆Assist as needed with validations.
  • ◆Works autonomously on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative. Understands business and quality system context and implications of work. Makes recommendations for solutions.
  • ◆Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders outside of the department, to include management.
  • ◆Determines methods and procedures on new assignments.
  • ◆Act as an informal team leader and provides assistance to junior level staff with support tasks that require considerable judgment and initiative .
  • ◆Maintain and enforce current GMP standards and operation procedures throughout the shift.
  • ◆Maintain and enforce general housekeeping of working area and plant.
  • ◆Follow all Fresenius Policies.
  • ◆Regular attendance and maintaining a good attendance record is an essential function of the job.
  • ◆Review and comply with the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures, local, state and federal laws and regulations.
  • ◆May escalate difficult/complex issues to supervisor for resolution, as deemed necessary.
  • ◆Assist with various projects as assigned by direct supervisor.
  • ◆Other duties as assigned.

Additional

responsibilities

may include focus on one or more departments or locations. See applicable addendum for department or location specific functions.

Education

  • ✓High School Diploma required; Technical Certification or Associate's Degree strongly preferred; and Bachelor's Degree is preferred

Experience and required skills

  • ✓6 - 8 years' related experience.
  • ✓Forklift Certification required and provided through onsite training
  • ✓Departmental Quality Inspection Certification required and provided through onsite training
  • ✓Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  • ✓Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  • ✓Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram for
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Purpose and scope

Provide advanced technical direction in relation to machine operation, process setup and control and employee training. Assist Supervisor.

Physical demands and working conditions

  • •The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and wear personal protective equipment that may include hearing protection, hair net, smock, chemical resistant suit, chemical respirator, chemical resistant gloves, or cut gloves The employee is frequently required to stand and walk 12 hours shifts. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 10 to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. For Solutions/Saline employees (as applicable), may occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds with assistance.
  • •While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Supervision

  • •None

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