Manufacturing Technician I - Shockwave Medical

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Production Equipment Repair & Maintenance

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Manufacturing Technician - Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Manufacturing Technician performs complex or specialized technical assignments usually in the nature of projects, which requires the ability to work independently. May design, develop, maintain or modify manufacturing equipment, materials, systems and products. Uses considerable judgment, a high degree of initiative, creative approaches in troubleshooting, and adapts to rapidly shifting priorities and a fast-paced environment. The Manufacturing technician sets up and maintains the equipment up to standards. Makes recommendations for continuous improvement of work methods for manufacturing Engineering.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports development and manufacturing teams by testing specific aspects of products, processes, or equipment to meet defined requirements and timelines.

• Troubleshoots and resolves equipment issues requiring hands-on experience and technical interpretation of procedures and practices.

• Masters the processes and procedures used to build company products, and is qualified to train new employees (including assemblers, technicians, engineers).

• Demonstrates ingenuity, creativity and a high degree of independent action and initiative.

• Communicates effectively with team members and multi-functional partners to ensure the highest quality products, processes, or equipment to meet identified needs.

• Supplies ideas and solutions to improve processes and equipment.

• Analyzes data to identify trends and isolate cause-effect relationships; reports findings and presents progress and plans to engineers and/or management.

• Provides support data for  Engineers during qualification and validation studies.

• Plans and organizes project assignments of substantial variety and complexity; initiates or maintains work schedules and project milestones; establishes priorities.

• Facilitates meetings and training sessions on procedures and processes for all levels of technical personnel, including engineers.

• Must be available to support production on Saturdays, as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required with a minimum of 1 year experience as a manufacturing technician (or relevant experience) in the medical device industry or with 3 years’ other relevant hands on medical device experience.

• Knowledge of and compliance with applicable Quality System req