2nd Shift Senior Technician, Maintenance

Edwards Lifesciences LLC; United States; On-site; USD 53,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences Gruppe seeks a Senior Technician, Maintenance to sustain production equipment and ensure compliance with EHS, GMP and Good Documentation Practices in our medical device manufacturing environment.

You will perform weekly preventive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment, document actions in CMMS, and support continuous improvement while collaborating with cross-functional teams to minimize downtime and keep production on schedule.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent with 3 years related experience.
• Trade school program in electrical, mechanical, and/or electronics, including internship.
• Experience with electrical, mechanical, lubrication, pneumatic, boiler, autoclave, and/or HVAC systems operations.
• Good communication skills including ability to read, speak, and write English.

Responsibilities

• Perform weekly preventive maintenance on a wider range of equipment to avoid program downtime.
• Check for failures and perform corrective actions, including writing impact assessment reports and ENCRs / EWOs / OOTs.
• Review and follow checklists for all equipment, document device history, and enter information into CMMS.
• Apply knowledge of processes to use machines effectively, devise changes, and assess new equipment for preventive maintenance schedules.
• Arrive on time, maintain regular attendance, and work a full 8 hour or longer shift.
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings and maintain required operation area standards.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

Trade school in electrical/mechanical/electronics

Tools

CMMS

SOPs

MS Office

Job description

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.

The Senior Technician, Maintenance applies skill in the preventive and unexpected in-process maintenance of production equipment for commercial products and equipment used in pre-commercial products to ensure ongoing optimum performance, in compliance with EHS, Good Manufacturing and Good Documentation Practices, and other applicable quality and regulatory guidelines associated with medical device manufacturing.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Perform weekly preventive maintenance routines on a wider range of equipment to avoid program down time.
• Check for failures in equipment and perform corrective actions to affected areas that have down time, including conducting and writing impact assessment reports of incidents, exception work orders (EWOs), Equipment Non-conformance Reports (ENCRs), and Out of Tolerance (OOTs).
• Review, follow and perform check list actions for all equipment in compliance with established work instructions and adherence with SOPs, including recording traceable information on device history records and entering information into CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
• Apply knowledge of processes in the use of machines to ensure successful outcomes, as well as to devise process changes and to assess new equipment and establish preventive maintenance schedules.
• On time arrival to work, regular attendance without excessive absenteeism, and working a full 8 hour or longer work period.
• Other incidental duties: General work area housekeeping, cross-functional team meetings, maintaining certification in required areas of operation.

What you’ll need (Required):

• H.S. Diploma or equivalent with 3 years experience related experience; working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, lubrication, pneumatic, boiler, autoclave, and/or HVAC system operations.
• Other: in completed trade school program in electric, mechanical, and/or electronics, including internship.

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Substantial knowledge of routine preventive maintenance of production equipment.
• In-house training on specialty equipment operations.
• Good communication skills including ability to provide feedback in a professional, direct, and tactful manner.
• Able to read, comprehend, speak, and write English.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing and Good Documentation Practices supporting a medical device environment.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision by following detailed maintenance instructions.
• May collaborate on troubleshooting and recommending maintenance to limit downtime and keep production on schedule.
• Work in a Team environment, including inter-departmental teams and may represent the organization to outside contacts, e.g., contractors, vendors, suppliers.
• Good computer skills, including MS Office.
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $53,000 to $75,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.