Senior Technician, Maintenance Automation

Required.

At AliveDx, we empower diagnostic insights, transform patient care, and innovate for life. With over 30-years in in-vitro diagnostics, we put the health of patients first by creating innovative solutions designed for faster diagnostic results. Alba–– our blood bank reagents portfolio–– and MosaiQ®–– one of the first multiplexing and multimodality automated testing platforms––are designed to make labs more efficient and clinical decision-making more effective. Our journey started as Alba Bioscience, and later, Quotient. Today, as AliveDx, we innovate for life.

Required.AliveDx is a commercial-stage diagnostics company advancing blood grouping and donor disease screening solutions for safer transfusions worldwide. We are looking for a Senior Technician, Maintenance Automation (reporting to the Team Leader, Maintenance) on a fixed-term contract until the end of the year who will be responsible for the performance equipment, operation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of automated systems, production equipment, and facilities within a regulated in vitro diagnostics industrial environment. He/she actively contributes to the availability, reliability, and safety of the installations, in compliance with quality standards ( , ISO 13485, IVDR, FDA 21 CFR Part 820 & Part 11).

Note that this position is on a rotating shift pattern (2*8).

YOUR MISSION

Automation, Control, Robotic & Vision Systems, Communication PLC <> MES:

• Diagnose and resolve auomation, communication PLC <> MES, instrumentation, and industrial electrical failures.
• Implement program modifications (according to authorization level) and contribute to system upgrades.
• Improve performance equipment (yield OEE) and avoid scrap run production.
• Document interventions and update schematics, programs, and procedures.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on automated systems.

Production Equipment Maintenance:

• Perform maintenance activities on production equipment.
• Contribute to equipment reliability and performance improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality & IT to minimize downtime and secure equipment restarts.
• Contribute to equipment qualification / requalification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ, as applicable).

Facilities Maintenance:

Ensure maintenance of general facilities, including:

-> HVAC / air conditioning systems,

-> Utility networks (compressed air, water, vacuum),

-> Facility safety systems.

-> Building supervision, monitoring & electrical systems.

Coordinate and follow up on external contractor interventions.

Participate in ensuring regulatory compliance of facilities.

Quality & Compliance:

• Report any non-conformities.
• Participate in root cause analysis in he implementation of CAPAs.
• Actively contribute to the management of non-conformities and deviations in collaboration with the Quality department.
• Be involved in internal and external audits and act a field expert when needed.
• Follow good documentation practices and adhere to quality standards.
• Contribute to the updating of procedures and work instructions.

Continuous Improvement OPEX & Performance:

• Identify deviations, inefficiencies, or improvement opportunities in processes.
• Actively participate in LEAN initiatives (5S, Kaizen, VSM) within the production area.
• Propose ideas to improve workflows, methods, or work tools.
• Contribute to the monitoring of performance indicators.

Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS):

• Ensure enforcement of EHS rules on the shop floor.
• Report risky situations and participate in preventive actions.
• Proactively suggest improvements for workplace safety and working conditions.
• Support the documentation and investigation of EHS-related deviations and incidents.

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• Technician Maintenance with more 8 years of experience or Engineer Maintenance
• Significant experience in automation, robotic, vision, instrumentations systems
• Good knowledge of cGMP 's
• Experience in clean room environment type Medical Device and Pharma
• Troubleshooting & issue solving skills
• Able to identify and manage a root cause analysis
• IT skills to use automation software like Rockwell
• Punctual, flexible and responsible
• Fluent in English and Frencha