Senior Assembler – Medical Devices

About the role

Edwards Lifesciences' manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies and devices that improve patients' lives worldwide. This Senior Assembler position sits within the sewing, assembly, delivery and distribution teams, where attention to detail and a commitment to continuous improvement turn innovative ideas into reality.

Key responsibilities

• Apply skill and dexterity to assemble components into finished devices in line with regulatory and company guidelines.
• Use a broad range of tools and equipment to assemble medical devices precisely and on time across multiple workstations, following work orders and drawings and entering parts status data.
• Reconcile inventory at the start of the day and when switching to the next work order.
• Follow work instructions and SOPs, record traceable information on device history records and enter data into manufacturing data systems.
• Coach and train lower-level employees, monitor line performance and give constructive feedback; in the absence of the lead, perform line clearance such as cleaning and sanitising workstations.
• Ensure components and tools are ready for the build, inspect work visually and escalate issues to the supervisor.
• Keep the general work area tidy.

Required profile

• 4 years of previous related experience.
• Secondary education; previous medical device assembly experience preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English at an elementary level, including basic numerical functions.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision following detailed manufacturing instructions and to work in a team.
• Flexibility to work overtime to keep manufacturing running smoothly.
• Adherence to environmental health and safety and quality guidelines, including clean-room manufacturing, and to company rules such as pandemic protocols.