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Production Maintenance Technician 3 - 3rd Shift

Illumina
San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Mar 2025

About the role

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

The Equipment Maintenance Technician 3 is major part of the equipment engineer team who provides expertise, service, and support to San Diego Illumina headquarters by maintaining equipment at impressive levels in a fast pace regulated environment and providing high level reliability exceeding Illumina’s dynamic development and manufacturing demands.  The Equipment Maintenance Technician 3 will support the day to day manufacturing equipment maintenance operations by owning high complexity maintenance task and challenges, with minimal supervision. This individual will work in a dynamic team-oriented environment that supports multiple operations and technologies helping Illumina deliver its highly complex product pipeline in a reliable and sustainable manner. 

3rd Shift - 10pm - 630am

Responsibilities:  

  • Electronic liquid dispense board assessment and repair.

  • Able to complete high complexity tasks with minimal supervision and report/track progress through a digital ticketing system. 

  • Capable of executing procedures without established instructions and capable of referencing written documentation. 

  • Escalate problems to engineers, suggest solutions, and work with engineers to address advanced issues. 

  • Independently plan, coordinate, and execute multiple parallel activities like calibrations, preventive maintenance, supplier support, and project activities with minimal guidance to ensure work is completed on-time. 

  • Make suggestions for continuous improvement and cost savings

  • Monitors equipment technical performance and manage technical inventory for area of responsibility with minimal oversight. 

  • Use optical, mechanical, electrical, and or fluidics knowledge to perform equipment troubleshooting. 

  • Work in a team environment to improve equipment reliability and uptime. 

  • While performing the duties of this job, is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, crouch, or wear safety gear. Must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 

Requirements: 

  • PCB repair: component removal, component replacement, soldering

  • Ability to operate in a fast pace environment, adapt to changes in priority, and redirect ef

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