Assembler II

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• Career development with an internional company where you can grow the career you dream of .

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU educion benefit - an affordable and convenient ph to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a gre place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Temecula, CA locion in the Abbott Vascular Devices division.

Abbott Vascular provides innovive, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the trement of vascular disease.

Assembler II, working under close supervision, may perform a combinion of assembly, weld, x-ray, repair, and test operions on pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillors (ICDs), leads, and reled medical device assemblies. Performs routine assignments according to specified and/or standardized procedures. Work is closely and continually reviewed. Certain problems may be referred to supervisor or more senior level personnel within assigned department.

Job Duties

Performs Electronic Assembly functions

• Assembles, welds, solders and x-rays medical devices and reled parts using microscopes and applicable tools; 

• Loces and corrects problems by examining x-rays and performing visual inspection of parts; 

• Repairs and tests units using computerized test equipment.

Performs Casting/Coing functions

• Examines medical devices and reled assemblies after molding operions to loce bubbles, nicks and/or excess epoxy. 

• Utilizes small drills, reamers, taps and knives to access bubbles and remove excess epoxy. 

• Pches and repairs bubbles or voids using syringes and small tools; bakes parts to cure epoxy pches.

Performs Mechanical Assembly functions

• Kits, assembles, bonds cos and processes medical devices and reled parts using microscopes and applicable tools. 

• Loces and corrects problems by examining devices and components and visually inspecting parts/assemblies. 

• Repairs and corrects devices and reled components using microscopes and applicable tools. 

Performs Packaging Functions 

• Kits, assembles and packages devices and reled accessories using applicable tools. 

• Loces and corrects problems using microscope and applicable tools. 

• Reviews all device documention for completeness and accuracy. 

Other Duties

• May set-up/utilize special test equipment. 

• Notifies supervisor of the need to replenish supplies/merials and of any production difficulties th cannot be readily corrected. 

• Performs other reled duties as directed or assigned. 

• Support all Company initiives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulory requirements. 

• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administrion (FDA) regulions, other regulory requirements, Company policies, opering procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperive communicions and collaborion with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Equipment

• Works with a variety of production equipment, small hand tools, test equipment, and precision measuring instruments.

• Use standard office equipment such as telephone, fax/copier, and a personal computer with standard office software.

Working Conditions

• Works in a production or air-conditioned clean room manufacturing environment; requires gowning tire to maintain a particle free environment.

• Low to modere noise level. Minor exposure to chemicals. May work a desk or workstion. 

Physical Demands

• Activities require a significant amount of time standing and/or sitting a workstion, walking to and from different workstions, and in interaction with other assembly, inspection, engineering and production personnel.

• Significant use of hands and arms plus finger dexterity to lift, hold, insert, reach, point and otherwise use and opere instruments, devices and equipment, plus good eye-hand coordinion.

• Use of voice and hearing are important in discussions with other co-workers.

• Requires clear vision (correctable) in reading instruments and devices, plus reading of blueprints, specificions, operion sheets/procedures, and reled production documents.

• May on occasion lift up to approximely 25 pounds.

Note: The above stements are intended to describe the general nure and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements, which may change from time to time based on business needs.

This job description supersedes any previous job description with the same or similar title. All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, nional origin, marital stus, age, citizenship, protected veteran stus, sexual oriention, gender identity and/or gender expression, stus with respect to public assistance, or disability stus. 

Required Qualificions

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Typically, six plus months of relevant training/experience in the assembly of digital/analog circuitry, devices, components or equivalent.

• Demonstred manual dexterity and hand/eye coordinion.

• Must be able to use standard hand tools used in the assembly of bio-instruments/bio-devices. Incumbents are required to work cooperively and productively with others.

• Must be able to multi-task and rote through all jobs performed in the assigned work group as needed. Incumbents must also be able to meet deadlines on multiple projects.

• Incumbents are required to have demonstred spelling, punctuion, grammar, basic mh/numerical, organizional skills, and a familiarity with standard manufacturing/office equipment and procedures.

• The ability to read, write, and communice effectively in English is also required; this requirement includes clear, understandable speech and demonstred comprehension skills.

• The ability to successfully pass a reading comprehension pre-employment examinion is mandory.

• The demonstred ability to understand and comply with applicable Food & Drug Administrion (FDA) regulions and Company opering procedures, processes, policies and rules is essential.

• Must have the ability to on occasion lift up to approximely 25 pounds.

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

• Ability to work in a highly mrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.

• Strong verbal and written communicions with ability to effectively communice  multiple levels in the organizion.

• Strong organizional and follow-up skills, as well as tention to detail.

• Ability to maintain regular and predictable tendance.

• Regularly scheduled overtime is a requirement of this position.

Desired Qualificions

• Some formal training in assembly techniques; experience with assembling manufactured items in a bio instruments/bio-devices reled facility.

• Prior experience working in an air-conditioned clean room manufacturing environment requiring stringent environmental controls

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