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Medtronic Manufacturing Engineering Technician in North Haven, Connecticut
Careers that Change Lives
Act boldly. Compete to win. Move with speed and decisiveness. Foster belonging. Deliver results…the right way. That’s the Medtronic Mindset — our cultural norms. Our brand is rooted in action, not just words. The Medtronic Mindset defines the expectations of our culture. Every person here plays a role in bringing it to life. We recognize your extraordinary potential to ensure future generations live better, healthier lives.
The Manufacturing Engineer Technician is responsible for providing support of multiple product families with specific regard to machine support, product quality, product cost, process improvements, safety, and customer feedback of automated assembly, packaging and vacuum drying processes.
A Day in the Life
The Manufacturing Engineer Technician will be responsible for trouble shooting and machine support, root cause analysis for machine outages or production performance issues, and participation in cross functional teams to accomplish project specific goals. This person will be mentored to become the resident expert on production equipment and processes.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Provide daily production support to set up, trouble shoot, repair, and monitor automated assembly, packaging and vacuum drying processes.
Diagnoses, troubleshoots and repairs production equipment for electrical and controls issues.
Generate standard work procedures/troubleshooting guides based on machine failures and resolutions.
Supports Preventative Maintenance activities on production machinery.
Review manufacturing equipment and processes for improvement potential using OEE metrics.
Team with manufacturing and quality personnel on a daily basis to review / disposition production defects and provides potential process and/or equipment corrective actions to assure production schedules and quality expectations are met.
Use Root Cause Analysis tools such as 6M, 5 Why’s, and A3’s to address manufacturing and quality nonconformance reports.
Provide support as needed in specification development, procurement, build, documentation, validation, and personnel training for automated assembly, packaging and vacuum drying related processes.
Support new product development, quality improvement, and integration projects.
Maintain excellent communications with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Safety, Planning, and Metrology departments on an as needed basis.
Follow established guidelines and management direction with regard to engineering decisions and departmental/company policy.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
High School degree or GED required
Minimum of 15 years of experience of relevant and may require vocational or technical education and advanced certification in addition to prior work experience
Nice to Have
Associates degree in a technical program or other technical training/certification experience with technical capability to troubleshoot electro-mechanical, pneumatic and automated controls.
Perform electrical and mechanical repair on automated packaging machines and robotic assembly equipment.
Ability to read machine schematics, investigate wiring and component issues.
Allen Bradley PLC and ladder logic troubleshooting.
Robotic systems, Cognex vision systems, and labeling systems.
Perform troubleshooting of automated Vision systems, Robotic systems and labeling systems.
Hands on, Self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision while learning applications.
Strong communication, project management, and leadership skills.
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
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. Learn more about our benefits here (http://benefits.medtronic.com/) .
The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations). The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience, certification/education, market conditions, location, etc.
Physical Job Requirements
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. (ADA-United States of America)
Min Salary
82080
Max Salary
123120
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.