Associate Service & Repair Engineer

Arthrex; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Corporate bonus

Health & income protection

On site parking

Training and development

Highbrook location

Job summary

Arthrex is seeking a Service & Repair professional to deliver timely servicing and repairs of Arthrex products across New Zealand. You will interact with hospital staff, coordinate with the sales team, and handle repair processing from start to finish.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in medical device service, hands-on testing skills, and a customer-service mindset. Expect travel, strong problem-solving abilities, and comfort with equipment handling and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant professional experience in medical device service.
• Hands-on with device testing and basic software updates.
• Experience in hospital/clinical environments is highly regarded.
• Strong communication, time management and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Electrical Safety Regulations NZ and ISO 13485 is a plus.
• Driver’s license and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership for repair/replacement processing, troubleshooting and failure investigation of Arthrex products.
• Deliver service at hospitals, clinics, and Arthrex locations including maintenance and repair returns processing.
• Support planning of service schedules for preventative maintenance.
• Handle administrative tasks and customer service interactions with external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with local colleagues to triage service requests, book field visits, prepare repair quotes, obtain approvals and track progress to KPIs.
• Travel regularly (typical 20–40%), adaptable to service strategy changes.

Skills

Medical device service

Hands-on testing

Customer service

Hospital environment

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Electrical safety NZ

Driver's license

MS 365

Equipment handling

Vehicle travel

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better.

Benefits & Highlights

• Competitive base salary + Corporate Bonus
• Health & Income Protection Provided + On Site Parking
• Excellent leadership, mentoring support with ongoing training & development
• Work with purpose at a privately-owned company innovating in specialised areas of healthcare and medical devices
• Location: Highbrook Business Park, East Tāmaki

This role will see you perform Service and Repair solutions across New Zealand to deliver optimal performance of Arthrex products and exceptional Customer Service to our customers. This role will suit a highly motivated individual ready to learn how to deliver customer-orientated technical service in their region.

About The Role

In this role you will be responsible for ensuring that all Arthrex products that require Service & Repair from our customer base (hospitals) is attended to in a timely fashion. You’ll interact with our customers in hospitals as well as coordinate internally with our sales force to ensure issues are promptly addressed and resolved.

• Take ownership for the repair/replacement processing, troubleshooting and failure investigation of any Arthrex products requiring Service and Repair.
• Deliver service at hospitals, clinics and Arthrex locations - preventative maintenance, safety testing, troubleshooting, and repair returns processing.
• Support independently or with others planning of service schedules for preventative maintenance.
• Strong ability to handle administrative tasks, customer service focused interactions with external stakeholders.
• Team up with your local colleagues - triage service requests, book field visits, prepare repair quotes, obtain approvals and track progress to KPIs.
• Expect regular travel (typical range 20-40%, varies by demand/scheduling but expected to grow according to changes in service strategy)

About You

This position will suit somebody with ideally the below skillsets:

• 1-3 years of relevant professional experience desired, medical device service or AV installation/technical support experience preferred
• Practical exposure with tools/equipment; hands-on with device testing and basic software updates
• Experience in hospital/clinical environments (or similar high-pressure facilities) is highly regarded
• Customer service mindset - you can quickly understand hospital operating theatre priorities & commercial medical device company goals
• Strong communication, time management, and problem solving
• Familiarity with Electrical Safety Regulations NZ, IEC60601, 62353, AS/NZS 3551, ISO 13485 highly regarded
• Proficient in Microsoft 365; SAP/Salesforce experience is a bonus
• Electrical test & tag license desirable (not essential)
• Driver’s license & own vehicle (reimbursement for use provided); willingness to travel
• Comfortable with the physical requirements technical service work, including handling of equipment and tools up to 20kg
• Curiosity about AI tools to improve service delivery (nice-to-have, not required)

About Arthrex

Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in new product development and medical education in Orthopaedics. With a corporate mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better, Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year. We are a privately held company with a family business culture committed to delivering uncompromising quality to the health care professionals who use our products, and ultimately, the millions of patients whose lives we impact.

Arthrex Australia & New Zealand is proud to be Great Place to Work Certified based on feedback from our dedicated and growing team. We are renowned in our industry for our positive culture, integrity, leadership, and inclusivity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.