Engineering Technician - CAD Drafter, 1st Shift - Johnson City, TN

Engineering Technician - CAD Drafter, 1st Shift - Johnson City, TN

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Date: Aug 11, 2025

Location: Johnson City, TN, US, 37601

Company: Dentsply Sirona, Inc

Dentsply Sirona is the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona's products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona's global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company's shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.

Bringing out the best in people

As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we're looking for the best to join us.

Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:

Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.

Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.

Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.

Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.

Our Johnson City, TN Location is looking for someone to join their team as an Engineering Technician. This is a 1st shift position scheduled to work Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm.

We offer competitive wages and a full menu of benefits including health (3 options), dental (provided), vision, life (provided) + extra life, short-term and long-term disability (provided), 401k (retirement) with company matching, 10 holidays and paid time off.

SCOPE

This position develops drawings and specifications from sketches and ideas that clearly demonstrate inspection procedures, creation of product, floor plans, instruction illustrations and technical drawings. Leads and participates in projects for process improvement, cost reduction and quality improvements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uses computer assisted design equipment and software to develop/change designs, prepare final drawings of proposed drawings, check the dimensions of parts and materials to be used, relation of one part to another, and relation of various parts to whole structure or projects.
• Assists in the development of prototypes, including verifying the results of prototype drawings and specifications.
• Prepares project timelines, works on cost reduction and process improvement projects.
• Develops necessary documentation, work instructions and visual aids for process improvement activities.
• Maintains the engineering document system to ensure that related documents are properly controlled and that generally accepted engineering practices are followed.
• Follows the company's complaint handling process.
• Develops and trains employees as needed for new process implementation.
• Implements effective solutions to assigned CAPA's and other manufacturing and/or distribution related opportunities.
• Works with external vendors to develop solutions to design or component/product non-conforming issues.
• Works closely with the manufacturing shop floor to identify improvement opportunities and resolve issues with equipment, tooling and processes.
• Conducts studies of time and motion to determine production capacities, product costing, and to develop solutions to improve labor productivity and safety.
• Provides guidance on design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize projects.
• Depending on the needs of the company, the employee may be entrusted with and asked to perform other tasks related to his/her competence.

EDUCATION: Associate's degree in Industrial Sciences or drafting preferred, or, the equivalent of education and work experience

YEARS AND TYPE OF EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years related experience
• Experience with automated equipment and manufacturing processes
• High skill level in Auto CAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint and Excel required

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & CAPABILITIES:

• Knowledge and background of manufacturing processes, inspection, dimensioning, tolerance, machine shop skills also enable technician to better understand operations and assist in the design process.
• Ability to frequently solve unique problems as well as the ability to create original and unique products.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas effectively though both written and oral communication, as well as the ability to present ideas and concepts.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Read and understand documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to use various equipment including but not limited to, digital cameras, comparator, calipers, micrometer, scales, and microscopes as well as the ability to handle small sharp instruments.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and technical procedures.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence as well as technical procedures and instructions.
• Ability to effectively and clearly communicate one-on-one and small group situation. Customers, clients, and/or other employees of the organization.
• Strong knowledge of mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands:

• Infrequent - Climbing or balancing, stoop, bend, kneedl, crouch or crawl. Operates heavy equipment
• Moderate - Speaking, hearing, standing or walking
• Frequent - Reach with hands and arms; manual dexterity, uses hands to finger, handle or feel repetitive finger motion; reaching or stretching; seeing (color & close vision, focus ability); sitting
• Weight lifted: Up to 20 lbs infrequently

Environmental Demands:

• Noise level moderate (Manufacturing environment)
• Works near moving mechanical parts
• Risk of electrical shock
• Climate controlled inside building. Will have times working outside and be exposed to normal exterior climate

Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.

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