Production Technician

Production Technician

Assists lead floor tech with daily production management including personnel, scheduling and prioritization issues. Assists R&D engineers with repair diagnosis and troubleshooting. Performs advanced surgical system or component trouble shooting and diagnostics. Maintains production area in a presentable and organized condition. Maintains production documentation. Contributes to quality improvement processes (data retrieval and trending reports). Assists and may lead ongoing production related training to employees, customers and technicians for future development. Experienced in all supplemental interfaces on surgical systems. Assists lead floor tech to ensure proper training and training guide lines, materials, and procedures are followed by production personnel on the production floor. Performs repair and NCR processing and tracking as necessary. Assists with the integration of new product lines onto the production floor. Assists with system questions, problems, and non-conforming product issues at time of system installations. Assists lead floor tech with reporting and critical metrics. Ability to seek and implement solutions to problems in a team environment and the ability to work with and support a variety of personalities. Mature, self-directed, professional with the ability to effectively establish priorities and manage a diverse workload. Ability to communicate effectively and employ a high level of diplomacy and tact both verbally and in writing. Demonstrates good team behaviors and a commitment to the Medtronic competencies. Travels to customer site to perform responsibilities when necessary. All activities must be performed in compliance with the Quality System. Performs duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety related site rules, policies or governmental regulations. All other duties as assigned.

Travel requirement: Less than 10% SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED: Self-motivated and detail oriented. Proven technical and diagnostic skills. Proven organizational, communication and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to prioritize work load and meet deadlines. Computer literacy. Experience in a production/manufacturing facility. Working relationship and successful communication with engineering.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Two-year technical degree preferred.

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS: Physical capabilities to perform the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to use a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Must be able to regularly lift up to 30 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION REQUIRED: High School Diploma or GED. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 1+ years of successful employment in a production/manufacturing facility.