Principal Technician

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience and may require vocational or technical education and advanced certification in addition to prior work experience

• Progressive technical certifications
• Ability to work overtime as required
• In depth knowledge of machinery maintenance
• Start-up and Troubleshoot Extrusion / compounding process
• Good electrical problem-solving skills
• Good mechanical problem-solving skills
• Able to define PM procedures and review/maintain spare parts for the equipment
• Contact outside vendors for purchasing of materials, components, fixturing, and outside services
  Ability to read and redline engineering documentation (eg. execute IQs, EBRs, equipment documentation)
• 5S and Lean Manufacturing Skills
• Excellent manual dexterity
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to use bench top test equipment and custom manufacturing test stations
• General metrology skills (eg., experience with machinist microscopes, calipers, ROI, and weight scales)
• Experience with GMP requirements
• Basic understanding of EHS requirements.
• Able to use Excel, Word and Outlook
• Ability to escalate equipment downtime
• Experience with all requirements of electrical LOTO, chemical handling and hazardous waste guidelines
• Knowledge of the English and Metric measuring systems with the ability to perform mathematical conversions to each
• Prioritize and balance workload of multiple project assignments based on business and functional objectives.
• Knowledge of Plastics Processing and Plastics machinery maintenance
• Braiding Manufacturing
• Machine shop experience
• SolidWorks modeling experience
• Minitab or statistical software
• PLC programming
• Experience in process and tooling development, test method development, data acquisition and analysis 

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Day in the Life section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.