Assembly Technician at Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California

Job Description:

Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and
decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient safety as our highest priority.

Primary Function of Position:

The primary objective for this person is to assemble a variety of products, meeting quality and productivity goals, within a manufacturing work environment. This person would work closely with fellow team members, the area Lead, and the supervisor to achieve team performance goals in the areas of Efficiency, DPU, Hours Reporting Accuracy, Scrap, Inventory Accuracy, and Time Lost Accuracy. Goals are set in each of these areas for each quarter and overall team performance is measured against them.

Roles an d Responsibilities:

• Assemble a variety of products according to standard work instructions and prints.


• Operate and set up (as needed), production equipment/fixtures.


• Become proficient at multiple assembly tasks while meeting requirements for workmanship, safety and productivity.


• Perform preparation work such as line clearance and changeover.


• Perform inspection of own and other's work. Perform simple repairs on own or other's work.


• Mentor others in areas of expertise (as needed).


• Properly complete manufacturing documentation. Initiate basic material requests, report quality issues, report efficiency, record measurements as needed. May report work order information into computer.


• Maintain the accuracy of identification and count of point-of-use materials. Accurately determine and report material shortages.


• Follow all corporate, regulatory, safety and production policies and procedures.


• Maintain an excellent attendance record.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skill/Job Requirements:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent


• Experience: Minimum 1 year previous mechanical assembly experience preferred.


• Language Skills: Ability to read, write and understand English. Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees, supervisors, or engineers.


• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract multi-digit numbers (including decimals); to multiply and divide; to find averages, percentages and ranges. Ability to determine the minimum, maximum and nominal value when provided with a specification and a tolerance. Ability to perform basic math on a calculator.


• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions. Ability to report quality issues. Ability to suggest simple process improvements.


• Computer skills: Ability to use personal computers as part of daily work. Ability to use on-line documentation.


• Work Schedule: This position is within a work unit that has adopted a regularly scheduled alternative workweek schedule of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 6:00 AM through 4:45 PM, for 10 work hours per day, beginning on October 14, 2019. Applicants hired into this position will be required to work the alternative workweek schedule, subject to Intuitive Surgical's obligation, if any, under federal and/or state law, to accommodate employees who are unable to work the alternative workweek schedule for any legally protected reason including, but not limited to, religious belief, religious observance, and/or disability.


• Other skills and abilities: Ability to work varying shifts. Must have the ability to complete training courses. Ability to work in a team environment. Ability to use clocks, timers, tools, and rulers. Ability to work in a controlled environment room (ie clean room), this includes wearing clean room gowns, head caps, booties as well as meeting other clean room standards such as no jewelry or make-up.

We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

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