Associate I

At Alcon were passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25000 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

Alcon is looking to hire an Associate I (Sr. Tool Maker) that supports engineers in the design modification and improvement of products/processes. You will be trusted to identifying and recommending improvements/preventive actions inspecting testing maintaining repairing and installing equipment and systems. Monitors process estimates costs makes or verifies calculations analyzes and interprets data. Tests new and modified products processes and/or systems.

This role is on site in our Fort Worth Texas location and a typical day will include:

• Working in a Toolroom environment to build and maintain molds for use in Alcon R&D molding rooms.
• Setting up and utilizing various machining equipment including EDM sinker & Wire and vertical machining centers.
• Assisting molding / process engineers with debugging molds.
• An understanding of Mastercam software.
• Measuring mold critical dimensions and troubleshooting mold or tool setup issues.
• Helping set new SOPS and update existing SOPs for the mold and tool department.
• Provide training if needed to other departments/or team if vital.
• Completing or assisting with technical improvement projects or activities for process upgrades for better plastic mold part and lens quality.
• Assisting in the installation startup and validation of the injection molding or tooling equipment and systems.
• Advising and improving maintenance systems (preventative corrective predictive and spare parts).
• Resolving low-yield defect issues to molds inserts and tool plates.
• Performing molds/inserts inspections and measurements sometimes using a microscope and conducting tool plate setups and cleaning.
• Collaborating with various cross-functional teams across the manufacturing facility.

What Youll Bring to Alcon:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English
• 3 Years of Relevant Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• EDM Machine experience

How You Can Thrive at Alcon:

• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities
• Join Alcons mission to provide outstanding innovative products and solutions to improve sight improve lives and grow your career!
• Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health life retirement flexible time off and much more.
• Travel - up to 10%

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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 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.