Maintenance Technician

COLLINS MCNICHOLAS RECRUITMENT

LIMERICK

Maintenance Technician – Our client is offering a unique and exciting opportunity in Limerick / Clare to be part of a Start-Up. We are exclusively working with Edwards Lifesciences a world leading Medical Device company. This is an excellent career opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Technician on a permanent basis. Medical device experience essential. Strong ability to work independently, a client seeking someone with hands-on broad experience. A fantastic opportunity for the right person. The Technologist / Maintenance Technician provides technical manufacturing support to Operations and Engineering. Job Function: Troubleshoot and recommend maintenance to limit downtime, to keep production on schedule, and to ensure ongoing validation compliance. Design, set-up and execute feasibility studies, experiments, and tests - both creating and following established protocols - to develop findings for the validation and improvement of equipment and manufacturing processes/methods based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations, and develop reports for Engineering review. Lead projects related to new equipment validation, equipment investigations, testing, objective evidence of product dispositions and rework. Perform both scheduled and unscheduled preventive maintenance routines on a wider range of complex equipment to validate user operation and avoid program down time. Check for failures in more complex equipment and processes, and perform corrective actions to affected areas that have down time, including conducting and writing impact assessment reports of incidents. Collaborate with Quality in devising and implementing corrective actions, exception work orders (EWOs), Equipment Non-conformance Reports (ENCRs), and Out of Tolerance (OOTs. Review documentation and take appropriate actions to ensure that information is appropriately catalogued and follow through to validation and qualification of equipment, including transferring information to appropriate locations, e.g., ECRs, SOPs, drawings, and tooling, for Engineering approval. Utilize manufacturing software (e.g., JDE, QMS,PLM) to update documentation in systems. Required Education & Skills: Associate’s degree with a minimum of 6 years experience in manufacturing and/or related medical device experience. Good written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills. Problem solving methodology, root cause analysis, and GDP (Good Documentation Practices. Good computer skills, including usage of MS Office Suite. Moderate knowledge of validation and improvement of automated equipment. Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing equipment. Basic knowledge of material compatibility in the proposed use environment. Moderate knowledge of routine preventive maintenance of production equipment. Moderate knowledge electrical, mechanical, electronic, pneumatic, and controls. 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. Strict attention to detail. Must be able to work under limited supervision. Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements 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. For more information on our Recruitment and HR Services, and to see a full list of our available jobs across Ireland, please visit our website at www.collinsmcnicholas.ie. Follow us on LinkedIn and connect with our consultants to discuss all the latest jobs!.

1685 days ago