Quality Inspection Technician

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The primary objective for this role is to inspect the tissue models produced in the manufacturing process to ensure that they meet quality, efficiency, and productivity standards. As a quality technician, the technician is responsible for identifying any potential defects in variable biological material and determining whether it is suitable for use by understanding the end-user’s interaction with the products. The technician will also work closely with production & engineering & assist in meeting the production goals.

Essential Job Duties

• Perform final inspection of highly variable assembled tissue models to ensure quality (meeting requirements).
• Assist production team on any questions pertaining to quality & escalate any potential issues to Quality Engineering.
• Ability to perform receiving, incoming quality (IQC) functions as needed.
• Ability to assemble variety of tissue products according to manufacturing instructions (MPI) and prints to meet production goals.
• Proficient in inspecting complex steps like suturing, surgical knot tying, bonding on tissue models.
• Assist production on minor repairs on tissue models post inspection to meet the spec.
• Be proficient at inspecting raw tissue/material for usability and escalate to engineering/production as needed.
• Assist in training technicians by understanding the MPI, prints and requirements.
• Assist in running the Material Review Board (MRB) process onsite with Quality Engineering.
• Initiate/assist in drafting deviations, inspection plans, reports and recording measurement as needed.
• Lead as SME & assist production technician as needed.
• Assist engineering on failure investigations & report findings/results.
• Ensure production to follow all corporate, regulatory, safety & production policies and procedures.
• Facilitates Quality Circle/Kaizen discussions.
• Understands 5S concepts and offers suggestions to the production team if needed.
• Willing to take on additional responsibilities as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 5 or more years’ related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum experience: Certification to 8 assemblies or processes (with 1 or more advanced certifications – G2/G3/G4) or comparable experience equivalent to a minimum of 3 years.
• Ability to read, write and understand English.
• Ability to use clocks, timers, tools, calculators, and rulers.
• Ability to use computers as part of daily work.  
• Performs other duties that may be assigned.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to perform fine motor tasks such as sewing and cutting, with attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work in a controlled environment (i.e., clean room), this includes wearing scrubs, and slip-resistant shoes as well as meeting other room standards.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions.
• Must have ability to complete training courses (online and in-person).
• Ability to work in