Associate II, Molding & Tooling Engineering

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 Associate II, Manufacturing Science & Technology Engineering is primarily responsible for developing and evaluating new production materials, equipment, and technologies. You will conduct research, feasibility tests, and process design, requiring advanced knowledge and problem-solving skills at our Manufacturing Facility in Houston, TX . Specifics include:

• Support molding engineering and validation activities across new and existing programs.

• Assist in conducting analysis on injection molding parameters and process optimization.

• Support and drive quality deliverables across multiple quality systems, including (but not limited to) Kneat, Teamcenter, NCI investigations, and CAPA identification, ensuring crossfunctional alignment.

• Support the development and execute validation roadmaps, ensuring timely completion of all validation tasks and milestones.

• Support defect troubleshooting, quality control implementation, and ensure rigorous quality control.

• Enhance process efficiency and improve cycle times.

• Collaborate with engineers to refine mold designs and enhance part manufacturability.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying and implementing efficiency gains across molding engineering and production operations.

• Support leadership in task tracking, project timeline management, and delivery of critical project outcomes.

• Create, revise, and maintain documentation using Microsoft Office tools in compliance with regulatory and quality system requirements.

• Utilize Veeva Quality Docs to author new procedures, manage controlled document uploads, and initiate and process Documentation Change Controls (DCCs).

• All associates must 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.

• Associates are responsible for meeting their individual job requirements and contributing to the overall compliance of the organization.

• Adhere to Good Practice regulations by following Standard Operating Procedures, maintaining documentation, ensuring quality control, and completing required training.

• Meet individual job requirements and contribute to organizational compliance.

• Commit to continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO ALCON:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs)

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

• Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST

• Location: Onsite

• Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

• Relocation Assistance: None

• Sponsorship Available: No

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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