Technician, Maintenance/Manufacturing Support

The patients we serve are at the heart of Edwards Lifesciences’ culture. We help our teams achieve this mission by building safe, clean, and innovative workspaces so our people can feel effective with their work. As part of our Facilities team, we’ll provide you with the resources needed to ensure you can keep our offices, plants, and facilities running smoothly so they may be a supportive and dynamic place to work. Your commitment to creating an effective and healthy working environment helps co-workers connect and feel engaged, allowing teams around the world to better contribute and focus their renewed energies on the patients we support.

How you'll make an impact:

- Execute experiments and tests (following protocols) to develop findings for the validation and improvement of equipment, software and manufacturing processes/methods based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations, and develop reports for Engineering review.
- Operate a variety of test equipment to assess characteristics of the manufacturing.
- Compile documentation for archives to ensure appropriate documentation for development work, including ECRs, SOPs, drawings, and tooling, for Engineering approval.
- Consult with Engineers, Technicians, and Assemblers on processes to execute experiments and/or production runs. Support related to equipment investigations, testing, objective evidence of product dispositions and rework support work necessary.
- Utilize manufacturing software (e.g., JDE, QMS, PLM) to update documentation in systems.
- Collaborate with Engineering in the development of training and documentation materials (e.g., work instructions) for production to enable the seamless knowledge transfer of project and manufacturing processes.
- Provide feedback to Engineering on potential opportunities for re-design/design of basic equipment, tools, fixtures, etc. to improve manufacturing processes.
- Other incidental duties.

What you'll need (Required):

- High School Diploma and Technical Degree and/or diploma in industrial maintenance, electromechanical, electrical and/or electronics.
- 1 -2 years of experience in preventive and corrective maintenance for production equipment and ability to troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
- Availability to work in Shift B Monday to Friday 3.30 p.m. - 10.30 p.m. and Saturday 7.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
- Availability to work in La Lima, Cartago.

What else we look for (Preferred):

- Good computer skills, including usage of MS Office Suite.
- Basic written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills.
- 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.