Clean Room Maintenance Leader

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Clean Room Maintenance Leader to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

Just 150 miles north of Phoenix and 80 miles south of the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff is an ideal place to join Gore and change. Surrounded by pine forests and mountains, Flagstaff offers natural beauty, small-town charm, a vibrant educational community, and a diverse culture. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy all four seasons here, with 300 days of sunshine and a variety of recreational activities. A major employer in Arizona's growing bioscience sector, Gore has led Flagstaff's growth in medical-device jobs since 2002.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will lead maintenance activities at one of our manufacturing plants as well as perform hands-on maintenance work. You will partner with diverse teams within the facility as well as with other maintenance leaders and associates throughout the organization.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be passionate about installing, maintaining, and repairing equipment used to manufacture state-of-the art implantable medical devices
• Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
• Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

• Driving resource planning and hiring to ensure appropriate resources to support manufacturing equipment reliability and new equipment builds
• Partnering with engineering and manufacturing to understand needs and priorities
• Ensuring prompt and efficient responses to manufacturing equipment breakdowns and effective scheduled maintenance and calibration activities
• Maintaining a safe work environment and providing support for safety programs
• Establishing and communicating clear priorities and focus for the team
• Monitoring and understanding of each shop associate's contributions, holding individuals and the team accountable for meeting needs and expectations
• Promoting associate growth and development; providing mentorship and coaching
• Ensuring the team is trained in the Medical Products Division's quality system and ensuring team compliance with quality-system requirements
• Developing operational objectives and associated metrics for the shop
• Driving continuous-improvement efforts, including improving the equipment maintenance and calibration program
• Evaluating and installing new equipment to meet manufacturing and other facility needs
• Working cooperatively with other plants and associates to meet divisional needs
• Participating in division-wide shop-improvement activities
• Aligning shop procedures and practices within the Medical Products Division
• Developing and tracking compliance with capital and operating forecasts
• Championing and modeling the Gore culture

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

• A technical degree and 2 years' experience in a shop environment supporting manufacturing, OR 5 years' experience in a shop environment supporting manufacturing
• Strong mechanical/electrical skills and background
• Experience using maintenance management tools (e.g., work orders; CMMS programs such as Blue Mountain, 7i, PMC2000, etc.)
• Demonstrated leadership of a maintenance or shop team
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects and priorities
• Knowledge of ISO, cGMP, or other quality-system requirements as they apply to shop activities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong documentation skills with superior attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse teams, both internally and externally
• Willingness to accept and drive change for continuous improvement
• Flexibility to work off-shift, weekends, and on-call as needed

Desirable Job Qualifications

• Experience in/with:
• Ultra-pure water systems
• Working in and maintaining clean rooms
• Medical-products manufacturing
• Repairing, maintaining, and calibrating manufacturing equipment
• Working in machine shops
• PLC- and PC-based machine control systems
• Reading and understanding mechanical and electrical drawings
• Knowledge of NFPA standards
• Demonstrated leadership skills

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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