What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test Technician position at STERIS?
At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.
Position Summary
Conduct a variety of electrical and mechanical tests on medical devices to ensure unit performance meets specifications. Perform testing, troubleshooting, repair of equipment and documentation of corrections.
Duties
- Test functional performance of systems, subassemblies, and components.
- Perform quality assurance testing during assembly to detect and prevent defective components from being installed and reaching the end user.
- Complete equipment setup and calibration in preparation of product testing.
- Download/input system parameters used to control the device operations and evaluate performance.
- Troubleshoot finished product’s electrical and mechanical systems to assure equipment meets all specifications.
- Analyze test results on defective units to determine root cause of failure.
- Complete and maintain all manufacturing documentation assuring compliance to regulatory and business requirements.
- Record discrepancies/failures in test log for defect reports and trending.
- Confer with supervisors, engineers, other technicians, and other production personnel regarding results and make recommendations to resolve problems.
- Perform various assembly tasks of sub-assemblies & systems.
- Ability to work in a team environment requiring participation and leadership of team meetings to address daily productivity and quality issues.
- Understanding/familiarity of lean manufacturing concepts including 5S, Kaizen and other lean principles, and the ability to apply these concepts to daily work.
Duties - cont'd
Education Degree
Required Experience
- 2-3 years’ job experience trouble shooting/repairing electronic equipment or a two-year technical degree in electronics
- Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills
- Basic mechanical aptitude and electronics knowledge of solenoids, PLC’s, slaves, relays, check valves, pumps, and other hydraulic components and ability to trouble shoot
- Ability to read and interpret schematic drawings, assembly drawings, and bills of materials.
- Competent in using various types of testing equipment such as ohm meters, frequency meters, etc.
- Ability to draw conclusions from test data and the ability to read and understand complex test instructions
- Competency with Microsoft based software including word processing, spreadsheets and/or databases.
STERIS is a leading provider of products and services that meet the needs of growth areas within Healthcare: procedures, devices, vaccines and biologics. We exist to fulfill our MISSION TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD. STERIS is a $3B, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 16,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.
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STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.
The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.
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