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Young Innovations is a manufacturer and marketer of high quality dental equipment and supplies with sales in excess of $150 million covering a broad portfolio of market-leading products across a variety of dental categories. With an outstanding reputation for quality, our company has a broad portfolio of market leading products across a variety of categories. We are a fast-paced, lean organization with tremendous opportunity for growth through hands-on experience with diverse and challenging projects.

Young Dental, a subsidiary of Young Innovations, is a leading US designer, manufacturer and marketer of clinically advanced dental hygiene products with locations in St. Louis, MO and Algonquin, IL. Young Dental has been developing dental products since 1900 having launched and built some of the industry’s most revered products. Young’s flagship product is the disposable prophy angle which set the stage for innovation in dental hygiene over forty years ago. Trusted by dental professionals worldwide, Young manufactures over 200 professional preventive products including hygiene hand pieces, prophy pastes, fluoride varnish and infection control products while maintaining strategic partnerships with well-known consumer brands like Oral B and Wrigley. For more information on our market leading products and innovative brands, please visit youngdental.com.

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Program, troubleshoot, set up, and run all currently operating CNC machines
• Build and work with assemblies and sub-assemblies
• Following GMP standards and SOPs
• In process inspection reports required
• Deburr parts (manual and rotary buff)
• Operate part cleaning/polishing equipment
• Operate gear cutters, pneumatic presses, EDM, Calipers, micrometers, and other tools
• Report machine malfunctions and provide appropriate information to supervisor
• Read and interpret drawings/blueprints
• Ensure product meets specifications
• Identify and support continuous improvement efforts or production processes

• High School Diploma or GED

• 3-5 years’ experience in a machining environment
• Experience with precision components
• Experience with CNC/Haas Mill machines
• Ability to read, analyze, interpret, proof, type and handle all common clerical functions
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram or schedule form

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s degree from a technical school
• GMP/FDA/ISO experience
• Experience with Swiss machines/programming preferred

• Must be able to stand 8+ hours a day, reach and perform lifting (occasionally up to 50 pounds). Occasional work beyond shift hours or on weekends as needed.

  Working Conditions

  Regular exposure to manufacturing plant environment, with some abnormal variations in

  Temperature, unavoidable fumes, noise, dust, and atmospheric conditions. Regularly in proximity to or using chemicals, sharp tools, and other manufacturing equipment.

  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.