Technician III

Position Summary

As a Repair Technician III you will perform surgical instrument and device inspection, repair, and refurbishment in a lab based setting. You will delivers superior Customer Experience by providing timely and quality repairs to meet compliance standards in a production facility as part of a high performing team. You will use standardized, varied, and complex testing procedures; examines and tests mechanisms for defects. Recommends advanced repair solutions to technicians based on expertise of repairs in the product category 

What you will do as Repair Technician III

• Services, restores and repairs surgical devices/instruments and equipment to specifications.
• Identifies problems within the job role and uses standardized and varied testing procedures; examines and tests mechanisms for defects.
• Replaces or repairs defective parts.
• Reassembles surgical devices or equipment and tests assembly for conformance to specifications.
• Orders routine repair parts.
• Request parts from stock room. Trouble-shoots in area of surgical device/instrument responsibility of role.
• Participates in the development of setting standard work instruction (SWI’s).
• Participates in repair to inform validation of work instruction.
• Conforms and abides by all Company safety and health policies and procedures.
• Uses personal protective equipment, as required.
• Completes Safety observations per site requirements.
• Conducts Safety audits.
• May perform inventory transactions in current role.
• May perform estimation of repair, as necessary.
• May train other technicians in On-The-Job Training programs.
• Conforms to Company ISO goals and objectives and supports ISO requirements.
• Completes workplace (5S) organization audits per site requirements and leads the Metrics Board Meetings that focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC). Job Description 2
• Support Engineering team as required to provide feedback on repair trends & improvement recommendations.

The experience, skills, and abilities needed

Required

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 years experience in maintenance, assembly, or related aptitude, 3 years experience in surgical device or instruments required. (related certifications in technical or mechanical area, competitive equipment training or related military experience may be considered towards experience requirement.)
• Successful in achieving Technician II training and promotional requirements
• Demonstrated advanced diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a cross functional team
• Ability to train employees on new repair skills for surgical devices and/or instruments.
• Must be able to meet flexible schedules with early/late hours and sometimes outside normal business hours including nights and weekends, based on Customer and business needs.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times and push instrument carts ranging from 10-150 pounds at times

Preferred

• Vocational / Technical Degree preferred.
• Certifications in technical training preferred.
• Good eye to hand coordination.
• Ability to assemble small parts.
• Attention to detail.
• Displays Positive Attitude and Confidence.
• Ability to understand repair concepts and follow sequencing or repairs.
• Advanced in role based on the Skills Matrix.
• Demonstrates ability to determine correct spare parts required to complete a repair. If parts are controlled by inventory numbers, the technician knows and understands parts requisition procedures necessary for repairs in role and the role of others.
• This position has knowledge to perform transactions to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Demonstrates advanced proficiency of standardized Metrics such as Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost (SQDC).
• Utilizes advanced technical knowledge in solving complex problems to optimize metrics.
• Demonstrates awareness of costs and other key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Has learned role and is often leading processes such as creation of some standardized work instructions (SWI’s), estimation, inventory/requisition, Safety, Quality,
• Delivery and Cost (SQDC) Metric Meetings.
• Informal experiential leading of others when Team Leader is not available.

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market competitive pay plus quarterly bonus
• Flexible Time Off + 9 Corporate Holidays Per Year
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Healthcare and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts
• Long/Short Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) with a Company Match
• Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Additional Add-On Benefits/Discounts