Senior Technician, Maintenance

Imagine how your ideas andexpertisecan change a patient’s life. Our GlobalOperations &Qualityteam plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease.You’llpartner 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.

The standard shift hours for this role are Sunday-Thursday 5:30am-2:00pm.

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:
• 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 required and
• Other: in completed trade school program in electric, mechanical, and/or electronics, including internship required What else we look for:
• 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.

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 $53,000 to $75,000 (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.