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Job Description
Production Maintenance Technician III (San Clemente, CA)
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Join a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you'll play a critical role in maintaining the equipment and systems that support production operations. As a Production Maintenance Technician III, you will independently troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production, laboratory, and facility equipment to maximize reliability, minimize downtime, and help ensure safe, efficient, and compliant operations.
What You'll Do
- Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production, laboratory, and facility equipment.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system issues to quickly restore equipment performance.
- Diagnose equipment failures, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Support production equipment including ovens, sealing systems, automated carousel systems, cold storage units, and other facility-related systems.
- Install, relocate, modify, and commission equipment as business needs evolve.
- Create and maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and documentation in accordance with quality and regulatory requirements.
- Partner closely with Manufacturing, Facilities, Quality, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to resolve equipment issues and support operational goals.
- Coordinate external vendors and contractors for maintenance, repair, and installation activities.
- Manage spare parts inventory and maintenance materials to support equipment uptime.
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and enhance maintenance processes.
- Operate forklifts, light-duty vehicles, and other maintenance-related equipment as needed.
What You'll Bring
- 4+ years of progressively responsible equipment maintenance experience within manufacturing, industrial, laboratory, cleanroom, or regulated production environments.
- Strong troubleshooting skills involving mechanical systems, electrical components, controls, sensors, instrumentation, and pneumatic systems.
- Experience working with PLC-controlled equipment and automated manufacturing systems.
- Working knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) for maintenance planning, work orders, and equipment history tracking.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, equipment manuals, technical drawings, and P&ID documentation.
- Experience performing root-cause investigations and implementing corrective actions.
- Understanding of preventive maintenance programs and equipment reliability best practices.
- Familiarity with quality systems, documentation requirements, and regulated manufacturing environments.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and prioritize competing demands.
- Flexibility to support off-shift or weekend work when required.
Education & Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Technical, trade, or vocational training in electrical systems, electronics, automation, equipment maintenance, mechanical systems, or a related discipline preferred.
- Relevant maintenance certifications are a plus.
Why Join Us This role offers the opportunity to apply advanced technical skills in a collaborative manufacturing environment while making a direct impact on equipment performance, operational efficiency, product quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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About Us
Generous. Innovative. Leadership-driven. Family-oriented. Socially responsible.
Founded in 1998, Glaukos Corporation is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders, and retinal diseases.
Our mission at Glaukos is to truly transform vision by pioneering novel, dropless therapies that can meaningfully advance the standard of care and improve the lives of patients suffering from chronic, sight-threatening eye diseases.
Innovation is at the core of everything we do, and we are resolute in our commitment to challenge conventional thinking with new treatment alternatives that are supported by real science, robust clinical evidence, and an unrelenting focus on patients.
Our constant pursuit of game-changing technologies that disrupt legacy treatment paradigms is encapsulated in the Glaukos mantra “We’ll Go First,” which articulates our willingness to take chances, our determination to forge new ground, and our commitment to continuous improvement in all that we do.
Our company completed an initial public offering in June of 2015, and our shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GKOS”. Our global headquarters is in Aliso Viejo, California with additional locations in San Clemente, California, and Burlington, Massachusetts.
Glaukos Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, including successfully passing a drug screen, based on the position and local regulations.
