About the role
Pay: $20.00 to $27.00 per hour
Description
The O &/or P Technician fabricates orthotic and/or prosthetic devices, including highly complex devices, with little to no guidance. This job requires quick and efficient work to handle days with multiple devices due. The Senior O & / or P Technician will also be responsible for repairs and adjustments, time management with their jobs, inventory control in their work area, and operating under the company's Six Sigma 6S policy (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Safety). From time to time this person will assist practitioners with questions pertaining to their patients.
Critically assess work orders for missing or conflicting information
Thermoforming various plastics using drape forming and/or bubble/blister forming
Laminations with different materials, resins, and fabrics
Ensures cosmetics of orthosis/prosthesis, alignment of joints and/or components meet the internal standards as well as industry and safety standards
CAD/CAM experience and knowledge
Requirements
Trade Certificate from an accredited program in O&P - preferred
High School Diploma or GED equivalent - required
Able to shape plastic or metal by bending, welding, or cutting
Ability to use rubber, felt, plastic, leather, wood, fabric, etc. to create necessary devices per specifications
Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and machinery such as but not limited to: hammers, screwdrivers, anvils, welding equipment, drills, saws, sewing machines, routers, oscillating saws, pipe cutters, torque wrenches, sand blasters, belt sanders, vacuum pumps, sonic welder, etc.
Independent in laminations
Independent in basic and complex upper extremity prosthetic systems
Independent in basic and complex lower extremity prosthetic and/or orthotic systems
Experience with adjustable socket systems
Experience with myoelectrics and/or microprocessors
Experience with hip and shoulder disarticulations
Ability to read diagrams and specifications