Quality Technician - Nights

About the Company

Zimmer Biomet is a long-established medical technology company with a global footprint. For close to a century, it has focused on advancing innovation that helps improve mobility and quality of life for patients worldwide, with one of its products or technologies used every eight seconds to support that mission.

As part of the team, you would contribute to a culture built around development, employee support networks, flexibility, competitive local rewards, wellness-focused incentives, and recognition for strong performance. The company places emphasis on inclusion, respect, empowerment, and appreciation for every team member.

Role Overview

This is a night-shift position, usually arranged over a rotating 3- or 4-day workweek, with each shift lasting 12 hours. In this role, you will deliver first-line quality engineering assistance to production and serve as the on-shift quality lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and close non-conforming lots placed on hold, making sure the process is completed quickly and fully aligned with procedure.
• Evaluate product builders in training and determine whether they are ready for certification.
• Review measurement equipment calibration failures, understand the product impact, and take follow-up action to contain affected material.
• Partner with Engineering on first article layout reviews and the qualification of new equipment.
• Carry out test method validation for product acceptance activities.
• Track, analyse, and present quality performance metrics, then act on any negative trends.
• Support cleanroom monitoring activities and investigate any out-of-control findings.
• Act as the main quality contact during the shift and guide production teams on quality-compliance best practices.
• Assess how unplanned maintenance may affect the validated state of a process and confirm the process is restored before equipment returns to production.
• Contribute to site transformation initiatives when required.
• Lead yellow belt problem-solving teams to address quality compliance or performance concerns.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of calipers, micrometers, and optical comparators.
• Solid understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Familiarity with QSR and FDA expectations.
• Comfort with general dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Useful experience with coordinate measuring machine (CMM) operations.
• Ability to work with production tracking software and spreadsheets.

Background Required

A STEM degree is required for this role. Previous experience in a quality-focused position would be an advantage.

Additional Information

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability