Subassembly (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and every other Wednesday, 5:00 am - 5:30 pm)

Artivion Careers•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. specializes in developing innovative medical devices aimed at addressing challenging cardiac and vascular conditions. Our Austin facility houses a diverse team dedicated to producing the On-X Mechanical Heart Valves. With over 1,400 employees globally and manufacturing sites in Atlanta, Austin, and Hechingen, Germany, Artivion serves healthcare professionals in over 100 countries. For more details, visit our website at www.artivion.com. Position Objective : A Component Processing Technician in Subassembly inspects, tests, and assembles heart valves. This person also cleans and packages heart valves and OEM components and visually and dimensionally inspects components for conformance to written specification with the unaided eye and the aid of a microscope.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Ability to read and understand detailed manufacturing instructions and drawings
Ability to use a microscope
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
Ability to lift or bend forward with a load of up to 25 lbs
Ability to tolerate exposure to environments with cooler temperatures, noise, dust, odors, etc.
Good or corrected eyesight and good eye/hand coordination

Nice To Haves

Two years experience working in a manufacturing environment, preferred
Experience in inspection or assembly or similar intricate hand work, preferred
Experience working within FDA & ISO manufacturing practices, preferred
Basic computer skills, including MS Office, internet, and email

Responsibilities

Visually inspect components with the aid of a microscope fitted with reticle.
Understand cosmetic and functional discrepancies, critical and non-critical areas to make pass/fail decisions.
Perform in-process measurement using calipers, loading fixtures with digital readouts, electronic scale, or similar equipment.
Perform and record various inspections e.g. visual and functional inspections, leak test, proof test, and peel tester.
Work in clean room environment to clean, package and inspect product. Requires ability to move independently into or out of a clean room controlled environment area while maintaining overall cleanliness of the hands and wearing special clothing provided.
Operate vacuum furnace, vent cover application, heat sealing, ultrasonic and press equipment per written procedures. This requires monitoring and documenting results.
Other responsibilities as assigned.