Aesculap, Inc., a B. Braun company, is part of 180-year-old global organization focused on meeting the needs of an ever-changing healthcare community. Through close collaboration with its customers, Aesculap provides advanced technologies for general surgery, neurosurgery, and closure technologies. Aesculap continues a proud heritage of leadership and responsiveness as we strive to deliver products and services that improve the quality of patients’ lives.
Position Summary
Responsible for repairing, refurbishing, and cleaning basic BiPolar surgical instruments under the supervision of a Lead Technician.
Schedule : 7am-3:30pm Monday-Friday
Responsibilities: Essential Duties
- Buff, polish, grind, and perform repairs on basic BiPolar surgical instruments.
- Instruments include, but are not limited to, BiPolar surgical instruments.
- Perform surface treatment and coating of instruments.
- Conduct red-wheeling and bead blasting as needed.
- Repair, replace, and realign components to complete full refurbishment of BiPolar instrumentation.
- Evaluate, adjust, and test instrumentation.
- Maintain daily work logs.
- Tape instruments as required.
- Comply with applicable ISO and FDA regulations as stated in the Quality Manual.
- Successfully complete all required ISO and SOP training as outlined in the career path guide.
- Clean work area daily.
Expertise: Qualifications – Experience/Training/Education
Required
- High School Diploma.
- Previous experience with machining or handling delicate metal instruments is desirable.
Preferred
- Six months of refurbishing experience.
- Successful completion of Technician I BiPolar Basic Repair training schedule requirements, including but not limited to:
- Passing quality inspection.
- Demonstrating how to locate applicable inspection instructions.
- Identifying and listing applicable test materials on the worksheet.
- Identifying and listing the appropriate equipment and tools on the worksheet.
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel objects and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
Responsibilities: Other Duties
The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind work assignments due to reasonable accommodation or other business-related reasons.
Language Skills
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to communicate effectively with groups of customers or employees within the organization.
Mathematical Skills
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
- Ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Work Environment
In compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, Aesculap provides a safe working environment for all employees.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Salary Range : $19.31- $27.03 Hour
