Exciting, dynamic prosthetics company is looking to add a prosthetic technician to its growing team. We offer $15 - $40 per hour plus bonuses depending on experience along with healthcare and a 401k with employee matching, as well as a lively, fun work environment in our state-of-the-art facility.
Experience is preferable, but we will train the right candidate. All-around handyman/contractor skills are preferable. The right candidate must have significant experience with hand and power tools to be considered. All candidates will be required to demonstrate skills with hand tools and power tools in our lab.
Major duties include, but are not limited to:
- Fabricate, fit, maintain, and repair artificial limbs, carbon, silicone, plastic appliances, and other prosthetic devices, according to Prosthetist/Orthotist specifications.
- Maintain and repair prosthetic/orthotic devices under the guidance of the prosthetic/orthotic staff and/or the lab manager.
- Follow instructions from the Prosthetist/Orthotist to determine type of prosthesis to be fabricated and materials and tools required.
- Lay out and mark dimensions of parts using appropriate measuring instruments and templates.
- Must be skilled at operating machinery including power tools, mills, lathes, and welders while maintaining a high level of hand-eye coordination.
- Saw, carve, cut, and grind wood, plastic, metal, or fabric to fabricate parts, using appropriate tools.
- Drill and tap holes for rivets and screws using drill press.
- Glue, weld, bolt, sew, and rivet parts together to form prosthesis/orthosis.
- Test prostheses for freedom of movement, alignment of parts, and mechanical stability, using all appropriate tools.
- Fabricate cosmetic covers.
- Apply silicone skin covers to prosthesis.
- Basic math skills needed.
The job of a prosthetic technician is very labor-intensive and requires the employee to stand for a full eight-hour work day in the prosthetic lab. The prosthetic technician is required to carry plaster molds, which weigh between twenty and fifty pounds, and fifty-pound bags of plaster from one area of the prosthetic lab to another area. Candidates should anticipate the physical demands of the position and must be able to meet these requirements.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Experience:
- handyman/contractor: 2 years (Preferred)
- Prosthetic/Orthotic Technician: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Hicksville, NY 11801 (Required)
Work Location: In person