Subassembly

Position Description:

A Component Processing Technician in Subassembly inspects, tests, and assembles heart valves. This person also cleans and packages heart valves and OEM components and visually and dimensionally inspects components for conformance to written specification with the unaided eye and the aid of a microscope.

Company Overview    

Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons’ most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic diseases. Our Austin facility comprises a diverse team, including quality engineers, sustaining engineers, production associates, IT professionals, and various other experts dedicated to supporting the production of our On-X Mechanical Heart Valves. Artivion has over 1,400 employees worldwide with sales representation in over 100 countries. The Company has manufacturing facilities located in Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Texas and Hechingen, Germany. Additionally, it has sales and distribution offices in various countries throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. For additional information about Artivion, visit our website, www.artivion.com.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect components with the aid of a microscope fitted with reticle. Understand cosmetic and functional discrepancies, critical and non-critical areas to make pass/fail decisions.
• Perform in-process measurement using calipers, loading fixtures with digital readouts, electronic scale, or similar equipment.
• Perform and record various inspections e.g. visual and functional inspections, leak test, proof test, and peel tester.
• Work in clean room environment to clean, package and inspect product. Requires ability to move independently into or out of a clean room controlled environment area while maintaining overall cleanliness of the hands and wearing special clothing provided.
• Operate vacuum furnace, vent cover application, heat sealing, ultrasonic and press equipment per written procedures. This requires monitoring and documenting results.
  
  

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two years experience working in a manufacturing environment, preferred
• Experience in inspection or assembly or similar intricate hand work, preferred
• Experience working within FDA & ISO manufacturing practices, preferred
• Basic computer skills, including MS Office, internet, and email
• Ability to read and understand detailed manufacturing instructions and drawings
• Ability to use a microscope

Physical requirements: 

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift or bend forward with a load of up to 25 lbs
• Ability to tolerate exposure to environments with cooler temperatures, noise, dust, odors, etc.

• Good or corrected eyesight and good eye/hand coordination