Principal Extrusion Engineering Technician (IV)
Principal Extrusion Engineering Technician (IV)
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$ 68800 - 103200
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Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
In this exciting role you will be responsible for extrusion process development as part of the AME Extrusion team. This will support a variety of Medtronic Operating Units (SH PVH RTG CAS CRDN CRM) on numerous therapies and disease states to help patients across the globe. In this role you will work with engineering to develop new processing with a variety of resins and compounds to create robust and repeatable processes in a pre-market setting with the goal of implementing into production. Extrusion processes may include: free extrusion co-extrusion multi-lumen reel-to-reel continuous extrusion and vacuum sizing. Strong experience in set-ups and processing in one previously listed extrusion process is required.At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Provides technical support to engineers to achieve improvements in cycle-time yield unit cost quality safety and compliance of production and operations processes and products.
- Monitors instruments and equipment and collects operating data including calibration inspection testing and repair activities to assist in making on-line adjustments to instruments equipment or products.
- Analyzes and resolves malfunctions and deviations of instruments and control systems to identify and resolve problems.
- Conducts analyses and prepares reports using metrics from salvage tracking trending reporting and root-cause analyses.
- Maintains process designs to optimize process equipment and facility use while conforming to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
Required Knowledge and Experience:Requires minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
Requires high school diploma or equivalent (United States) vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Operating Extrusion Equipment:
- Setting up operating and troubleshooting extrusion machinery. Knowledge of temperature control automated feedback loops and ancillary equipment
- Technical Skills:
- Experience with extrusion processing tooling and equipment basic math skills and ability to read technical drawings and specifications.
- Problem-solving:
- Ability to identify and troubleshoot issues that arise during the extrusion process.
- Material Knowledge:
- Experience with thermoplastic resins and compounds. Loading and drying materials to recommend specifications.
- Quality Assurance:
- Performing quality checks on the extruded products and ensuring compliance with specifications.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Identifying opportunities for streamlining work reducing waste and improving the overall extrusion process.
- Maintenance:
- Troubleshoots and conducts maintenance on extrusion equipment. Ability to make minor repairs and adjustments to the equipment and reporting issues to engineering staff
- Documentation:
- Executing equipment qualifications. Filling out Engineering Build Request (EBR) paperwork documenting proof that operations are within established parameters knowledge of GDP. Familiarity with Agile PLM system.
- Safety:
- Following safety guidelines wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and maintaining a clean work area.
- Attention to Detail:
- Ensuring product quality and adherence to specifications and monitoring process changes or drifts
- Physical Stamina:
- Performing manual tasks and standing for extended periods. Lifting 50lbs for short durations
- Teamwork:
- Working collaboratively with other team members including operators maintenance staff supervisors and engineers.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
