Job Description

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?

This role is part of Alcon's Engineering function, a team focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes.

The Technician III, Repair & Maintenance Engineering, is primarily responsible for managing technical tasks in planning, designing, and implementing maintenance programs for facilities and equipment. You will be expected to build effective and meaningful relationships to coordinate maintenance work, review engineering specifications, and participate in equipment installation at our Manufacturing Facility in Houston, TX Specifics Include:

• Perform advanced preventive and corrective maintenance on injection molding machines, including clamp systems, injection units, and hydraulic/electric components.

• Reads and use schematics, manuals, technical drawings and diagnostic tools effectively.

• Maintain and troubleshoot auxiliary equipment, including dryers, thermolator, Hot runner controllers, robots, EOAT, and material handling systems.

• Clearly communicates issues, root causes, and repair status.

• Documents work accurately in Maximo.

• Collaborates with other departments operators, supervisors and engineers.

• Strong troubleshooting skills with a logical, methodical approach, resolve issues quickly while minimizing downtime.

• Proactively identifies potential issues before they become failures.

• Participate in the installation and commissioning of new equipment.

• Make decisions within the scope of your tasks, requiring advanced technical skills and problem-solving abilities.

• Adhere to GxP regulations by strictly following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining accurate and complete documentation, ensuring rigorous quality control, and completing all required training.

• Meet individual job requirements and contribute to the overall compliance of the organization, committing to continuous improvement and compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Compliance with regulatory requirements and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential to our operations​.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English

• Work Hours: Friday - Sunday and every other Thursday, 4:45am-4:45pm

• C - shift (12-hour shift)

• Location Onsite

• Travel Requirements Up to 10%

• Relocation Assistance None

• Sponsorship Available No

PREFERRED:

• Injection molding machine experienced.

• Proven experience maintaining and repairing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic systems.

• Able to read schematics, manuals, and technical drawings.

• Strong troubleshooting skills with a logical, methodical approach.

• Comfortable using hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment.

• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, facilities, or utilities environments

• CMMS experience and basic computer skills.

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!

• Join Alcon’s mission to provide top-tier, innovative products and solutions to enhance sight & enhance lives.

• Grow your career in a highly collaborative and diverse environment.

• Alcon provides robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for salaried associates, paid time off for hourly associates and much more!

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Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.