Manufacturing Technician I - Shockwave Medical
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Manufacturing Technician I – Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA. Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque. Position Overview The Manufacturing Technician performs complex or specialized technical assignments usually in the nature of projects, which requires the ability to work independently. Uses considerable judgment, a high degree of initiative, creative approaches in troubleshooting, and adapts to rapidly shifting priorities and a fast-paced environment. The Manufacturing technician monitors and improves manufacturing processes and makes recommendations for continuous improvement of work processes for Manufacturing Engineering.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED or equivalent experience
- Minimum of three (3) years’ of experience in a medical device environment or equivalent experience in a similar work environment.
- Experience performing maintenance activities and working in a CMMS (Maximo preferred)
- Understanding and experience with 5S, Lean and waste reduction in manufacturing.
- Written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities
- Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.
- There may be continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
- Employee may be required to lift objects up to 25lbs or more.
- Employees will be required to work in an air-conditioned office space and possibly perform some tasks in our non-controlled temperature warehouse space.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to Solidworks (preferred), Pro-E, AutoCAD or other CAD software
Responsibilities
- Supports day-to-day manufacturing operations through process and equipment troubleshooting.
- Evaluates and analyzes manufacturing processes to find ways to improve efficiency and quality.
- Performs maintenance activities as assigned including preventative, corrective, equipment moves/transfers, emergency repairs, scheduling, asset initiation and decomissioning
- Identifies opportunities to improve product flow, 5S, and mistake proofing in the manufacturing process, maintenance requirements and implements process improvements alongside engineers
- Masters the processes, procedures and testing requirements used to build company products, and qualified to train new employees (including assemblers, technicians, engineers).
- Updates and implements manufacturing procedures, work instructions, drawings, lot history records, data collection sheets and maintenance records to improve clarity and accuracy by redlining documents and initiating Document Change Orders
- Collects and monitors process data and makes suggestions for improvements.
- Participates in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
- Interacts and communicates frequently with operators and engineers to ensure the highest quality of products and processes.
- Contributes to the development of processes and/or fixtures and tooling.
- Ability to read, understand and update engineering drawings and specifications.
- Support testing and provide data to Engineers for qualification and validation studies.
- Assists in transferring products from R&D environment to commercial production and between manufacturing sites.
- Leads training sessions related to procedures and processes
- Needs to be available to support production on Saturdays, as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
- Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
