Medical Device Equipment Technician — Uptime & Quality

Angel Aligner; Oak Creek (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Benefits

Job summary

Valid8 Financial, Inc. Oak Creek, WI is seeking an Equipment Technician to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment for a medical device manufacturing operation.

You will ensure uptime, calibration, and documentation in line with FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485, supporting engineering with improvements and process validations. The role requires strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, the ability to read schematics, and familiarity with regulated quality

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ year of experience in operation and maintenance of automated production line equipment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read schematics, technical drawings, and equipment manuals.
• Familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, or other regulated quality systems.
• Experience with PLCs and electrical control principles in manufacturing or medical devices is preferred.
• Proficient in using testing tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes and megohmmeters.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production equipment and tooling.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system issues to minimize downtime.
• Install new equipment and assist with IQ/OQ/PQ
• Maintain maintenance logs, calibration records, and equipment history files.
• Ensure compliance with FDA/ISO13485 and internal quality systems.
• Respond quickly to equipment issues to support manufacturing teams.
• Coordinate with external calibration vendors as needed.
• Support engineering with equipment improvements and process validations.
• Monitor spare parts inventory and request replenishment.
• Follow lockout/tagout and safety procedures; handle tools/chemicals properly.
• Participate in root cause investigations, CAPA, and nonconformances.
• Provide equipment documentation to support audits.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical knowledge

Reading schematics

Quality systems compliance

PLC programming (Siemens/Mitsubishi)

Calibration tools

Documentation

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical certificate or associate degree preferred

Tools

Siemens PLC programming

Mitsubishi PLC programming

Electrical control principles

Calibration instruments (multimeters/oscilloscopes/megohmmeters)

Job description

Valid8 Financial, Inc. Oak Creek, WI is seeking an Equipment Technician to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment for a medical device manufacturing operation.

You will ensure uptime, calibration, and documentation in line with FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485, supporting engineering with improvements and process validations. The role requires strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, the ability to read schematics, and familiarity with regulated quality