Manufacturing Tech III - 1st Shift
Boston Scientific · Arden Hills, MN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Boston Scientific (medical devices) in Arden Hills, MN. A successful candidate will have a proven track record of taking direction and delivering results with little supervision.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Tooling
- Day to day
- relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 80 live postings that list pay, out of 1162 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 25 other live manufacturing postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Typical $75k–$107k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 58%
- ✓ Tooling 54%
- Value stream mapping 23%
- Lean 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Boston Scientific in Arden Hills
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Full description from Boston ScientificAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required qualifications
- ✓3 years with AA degree or equivalent combination of education/work experience
- ✓Proven record of working closely and successfully with manufacturing and process development engineers
- ✓Comfortable reading electrical schematics and part drawings
- ✓Basic understanding of medical device documentation
requirements
- ✓Great attitude and strong desire to learn new skills
- ✓Strong software aptitude
Preferred qualifications
- ✓Manufacturing background
- ✓Medical Device regulation experience
- ✓Experience with cellular phones, SW applications, and ERP systems
- ✓Basic IT troubleshooting experience, including diagnosing computer, printer, driver, and peripheral device issues.
- ✓Ability to independently identify problems and implement practical solutions.
Minimum Salary: $ 55432
Maximum Salary: $ 94224
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Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn .
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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance
At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.
About this role
This is a day/1 st shift role focused on supporting Cardiac Diagnostics operations in Arden Hills. Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including working with engineers in set-up and calibration tasks, preventative maintenance, as well as performing system debugging on cellular phones, business systems, and electronic test equipment. Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process. Works with engineers in conducting experiments and implementing changes on the manufacturing line. A successful candidate will have a proven track record of taking direction and delivering results with little supervision. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to learn new skills and work closely with manufacturing engineers to complete tasks such as new equipment evaluation forms, equipment procedures, process change analyses, validation support, etc.
Work Mode
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model, requiring employees to be in our local office five days per week.
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.
Visa
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time.
Your
will include
- •Observes and complies with all safety rules and regulations.
- •Identify and troubleshoot process, material or equipment problems to minimize down time
- •Identifies and implements corrective actions for various manufacturing related issues
- •Regularly completes scheduled/preventive and calibration maintenance
- •Routinely responds & executes equipment maintenance and/or coordinates with outside contractors
- •Installs and validates equipment and processes in the production area to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time following the established validation procedure.
- •Evaluate operating data to conduct on-line adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment. May develop or revise documents and procedures.
- •Evaluates and orders necessary equipment, tools, and fixtures.
- •Train and provide technical support or direction to product builders and other technicians
- •Modify existing and develop new tooling and fixtures as necessary
- •Additional duties as required