2027 Future Talent Program - 3DT Operations - Co-op

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Global Support Function Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, then this is the opportunity for you! We are seeking a Growth and Improvement minded 3D Technologies Co-op that can help drive our Strategic Operating Priorities.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement, and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

• Invent | Pursue the Most Promising Internal and External Science to Address Significant Unmet Medical Needs
• Execute | Prioritize Resources Behind Our Key Growth Drivers (Oncology, Vaccines, Select Specialty Areas, Animal Health) While Optimizing Our Base Business)
• Adapt | Develop Our People, Culture and Business Model to Evolve with a Dynamic Landscape
• Diverse Talent | We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment with supporting leadership behaviors because having a high-performing, engaged workforce is critical to our ability to deliver innovative solutions to patients and customers around the world
• Values and Standards | Our Steadfast Commitment to Our Values and Standards will Continue to Guide Us as We Take on New Challenges and Will Always be Fundamental to Our Success – They are a Competitive Advantage for Us.

Summary, Focus and Purpose:

Our 3D Technologies (3DT) enterprise team operates as a business partner for raised challenges and problems to propose ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. Our mission statement is to democratize inventing and make it easy and accessible to anyone at our company. Our core DevOps team collaborates internationally across the globe to deliver solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation, through CAD, 3D printing, and other services. Scientists, engineers, operators and others reach out to us for help on an engineering or scientific challenge, and we help them with their initiatives.

3DT Operations is the centralized location where our internal ideas and data are fabricated. The West Point 3DT lab houses about 50 3D printers, plus other fabrication equipment, such as a laser cutter or injection molder, and post-processing equipment. Hundreds of projects are developed end to end in the lab each year, and high-quality knowledge transfer between functions and fast-paced efficiency is key.

In this role, the co-op/intern will be primarily focused on Operational (Ops) support, through efforts such as:

A) Manage print queue

• Manage print queue for various printers within the lab, factoring prioritization
• Ensure project deadlines are met
• Communicate delays with project stakeholders

B) Repair, upgrade or up-knowledge existing printers

• Identify root cause of print failures across a fleet through systematic analysis
• Perform upgrades or process improvement to improve speed, reliability and versatility
• Integrate new printers or equipment into the fleet

C) Continuous improvements

• Identify workflows in the lab for improvement opportunities, such as automatic part removal on high volume small part builds
• Document best practices and create SOPs for new equipment or workflows

D) Side gig opportunities

• Participate hands-on post-processing techniques to learn practical tips and tricks for assembly, as well as ensuring high quality parts to go into a pharmaceutical cleanroom
• Manning a table at outreach events as they present themselves, such as Take Your Child to Work Day
• Exposure to and collaboration with different departments and multiple parts of a pharmaceutical processes

This role will be a primarily onsite, with an expectation for onsite attendance of 4-5 days per week.

Required Education and Experience:

• Candidate must be currently pursuing degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related discipline
• Candidate must be currently enrolled in an academic program and returning to university following this co-op assignment to complete credit requirements for graduation
• Candidate must be available for full time employment for a period of 6 months in Apr2027 – Sep2027

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Some knowledge of CAD
• Hands-on experience with 3D printers (any of: CAD / slicing / printing / fixing printers), but this will also be a great opportunity to learn and develop these skills
• Good documentation skills
• This role will most likely be best suited for a 1st or 2nd coop cycle

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