Job Summary

This position has the responsibility for basic aspects of the products manufactured and/or the equipment at the Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) Elkton, MD facility in terms of performance, safety, reliability, and quality. The work performed involves investigating, planning and implementing changes to support alteration of existing product, introduction of new products, and improvements to manufacturing processes.

Job Details

1. Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintain and follow TMC Quality System requirements; including but not limited to understanding of change control, validation, documentation practices, and design control requirements.
2. Work directly with machine operators and manufacturing technicians to provide technical support in the daily operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of manufacturing process and equipment.
3. Generate, approve, organize, and maintain technical documentation AND/OR develop safe and efficient procedures in accordance with document and data control practices.
4. Train production personnel in equipment operation and safe work practices.
5. Support production through daily interaction with operational personnel and Engineering team members.
6. Plan and implement equipment upgrade projects focused on continuous improvement and obsolescence.
7. Working collaboratively with various operations and engineering functions to execute process and equipment validations.
8. Participate in project team meetings in order to provide ideas, methods, or processes for performance improvement.
9. Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
10. Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• Typically requires an AA degree in a related field or demonstrated relevant work experience.
• Typically requires exacting attention to work being performed.
• Considerable standing, reaching, pulling, stooping, etc., with occasional assistance lifting of weights up to 100 lbs.
• Excellent mechanical skill with the ability to rapidly assimilate knowledge of the controls systems or molds to effectively troubleshoot, repair, and/or develop processes for the installation or upgrading of new equipment and/or molds.
• Ability to make precise adjustments and measurements to delicate equipment/molds.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Typically requires an Electrical Technology AAS degree or demonstrated relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of Industrial controls components, motors, PLCs, HMIs and robots.
• Familiar with NFPA 70 (NEC) and NFPA 79
• Ability to read and update electrical schematics
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills and use of measurement tools and other calibrated devices
• Considerable standing, reaching, pulling, stooping, etc., with occasional assistance lifting of weights up to 100 lbs.
• Excellent electrical skills with the ability to support the installation and troubleshooting of controls components, vison systems, and high precision measurement devices for industrial equipment upgrades or replacement..
• Understanding of machine change orders, equipment installations and functional verification of industrial manufacturing equipment. Ability to make precise adjustments and measurements to delicate equipment.

Experience

• Experience in medical device industry and manufacturing environment a plus.
• Certified electrician or electrical skilled trades
• Building and wiring electrical control panels
• Experience with data networking
• PLC ladder logic and configuring electrical components

Benefits and Compensation

We provide competitive and comprehensive benefit options that allow you to design your own plan based on your individual needs which include: paid vacation, paid holidays, health, dental and vision benefits, 401(k), with matching contributions, tax advantage savings accounts, legal plan, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, voluntary long-term disability, short term disability, critical illness and accident insurance, parental leave, personal leave, tuition reimbursement, travel assistance, and an employee assistance program. This is an hourly position in the range of $31.00 - $45.00 per hour.

Employee Value Proposition

We believe that the future is bright for everyone at Terumo. We work with the future in mind to generate lasting change, create a bigger impact and produce greater outcomes for today, and for decades to come.

At Terumo we believe in the power of personal growth and will encourage you to get in the driver's seat - progressing in the direction you want to go by deepening your skills throughout your career. We want you to be bold, think outside the box, experiment, innovate and deliver what's next for quality healthcare. You will be part of a collaborative, respectful and resilient team of associates and leaders around the world, working together as partners to achieve more than you thought possible, providing real-world, sustainable solutions for patients.

Join us, and help shape wherever we go next! Advancing healthcare with heart