Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Supply Chain 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.
Applies skill in the maintenance of production equipment to ensure ongoing optimum performance, in compliance in EHS and other applicable quality and regulatory guidelines.
How you'll make an impact:
• The standard hours for this role are Tuesday - Saturday 5:30am - 2:00pm.
• Performing both scheduled and unscheduled preventive maintenance routines on a wider range of complex equipment to validate user operation and avoid program down time.
• Applying in-depth knowledge of processes in the use of machines to ensure successful outcomes, as well as to devise complex process changes.
• Providing training, coaching, guidance, and information to lower level technicians as requested and needed.
• Checking for failures in equipment and perform corrective actions to affected areas that have down time, including conducting and writing impact assessment reports of incidents.
• Reviewing, following and performing check list actions for all equipment in compliance with established work instructions and adherence with SOPs, including recording traceable information on device history records.
• Troubleshooting and recommending maintenance to limit downtime, to keep production on schedule, and to ensure ongoing validation compliance.
• Collaborating with Quality in devising and implementing corrective actions, exception work orders (EWOs), Equipment Non-conformance Reports (ENCRs), and Out of Tolerance (OOTs).
• On time arrival to work, regular attendance without excessive absenteeism, and working a full 8 hour or longer work period.
• Other duties as assigned by leadership (e.g. occasional photo copying or deliveries).
What you'll need (Required):
• 5 years related experience; working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, lubrication, pneumatic, boiler, and/or autoclave required
• Other: in Industrial Technician in Electronics/Electricity Degree from a recognized institution in electric, mechanical, and/or electronics
• Must be able to work independently and provide guidance and training to lower-level technicians
What else we look for (Preferred):
• Good communication skills.
• Able to read, comprehend, speak, and write English.
• Good computer skills, including MS Office and Maximo.
• Full knowledge of routine preventive maintenance of all production equipment including PLC and automatic access control systems.
• External training in system troubleshooting (e.g., electrical, mechanical, and/or electronics).
• Knowledge of and adherence to Edwards Environmental Health and Safety and Quality guidelines as they relate to department clean room medical device manufacturing.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing and Good Documentation Practices supporting a medical device environment.
• 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
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.
For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $60,000 to $84,000 (highly experienced).
The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.
Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.
COVID Vaccination Requirement
Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.