Instrumentation Technician
At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 110,000 employees.
Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.
Our values guide how we work:
- We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities.
- We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together.
- We Commit to doing things the right way—growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation.
Our manufacturing plant in Guadalajara, Mexico plays a key role in our global operations. The site specializes in the production of HD Liquid Acids, Diluted Solution for Hemodialysis, Bicarbonate Solution, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Sodium Citrate—primarily for export to the United States and Canada. With over 700 employees, the site also supports Product and Process Development, as well as Sustaining Engineering, contributing to the continuous improvement of our therapies and ensuring high-quality standards across our product portfolio. Join our passionate team and be part of this global impact!
As an Instrumentation Technician, you will support manufacturing operations by performing preventive and corrective maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and installation of instrumentation and control systems. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and compliance of measuring and control instruments, while supporting production processes, utilities, critical services, and validation activities under GMP requirements.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on measuring and control instruments within the assigned area.
- Ensure proper use and handling of calibration equipment, measuring devices, manual tools, and workshop equipment.
- Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot pneumatic, electronic, and automated control instrumentation, including PLC systems.
- Perform corrective actions for instrumentation and control failures in production equipment, utilities, laboratory equipment, and critical services.
- Generate and maintain calibration reports, procedures, labels, logbooks, and documentation in compliance with GMP requirements.
- Support process equipment validation activities, including calibration and validation testing.
- Assist with validation studies utilizing validation equipment such as validators, loggers, Kaye systems, and related instruments.
- Install, calibrate, configure, and adjust new instruments required for production processes and critical services.
- Maintain accurate maintenance and calibration records to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Support maintenance department activities during corrective maintenance projects.
- Monitor compliance with safety standards, GMP requirements, and company policies.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the instrumentation workshop and all assigned work areas.
- Escalate equipment or process issues as needed to ensure timely resolution.
- Assist with special projects and assignments as directed by management.
Qualifications
- Technical Degree or Engineering Degree in Instrumentation, Automation, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in instrumentation maintenance and calibration.
- Knowledge of instrumentation and control systems, including pneumatic and electronic instrumentation.
- Experience with PLC troubleshooting and industrial automation systems.
- Familiarity with GMP requirements and calibration standards.
- Experience handling calibration instruments, testing equipment, and precision measuring devices.
- Ability to read and understand technical manuals and documentation.
- Technical English proficiency preferred.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Commitment to safety, quality, and compliance standards.
- Strong organizational and documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred Competencies
- Service Orientation
- Adherence to Standards
- Learning Agility
- Accountability and Task Completion
- Effective Communication
- Emotional Stability
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Organization
- Respect for Others
- Responsibility
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Our Offer for You
There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless of your background or level of experience—all dedicated to your professional journey.
- Whether in front of or behind the scenes, you are helping make ever better medicine available to more people around the world.
- Individual opportunities for career development and professional growth.
- A culture that encourages innovative thinking and collaboration.
- The opportunity to work alongside talented and committed professionals.
- The benefits of a successful global corporation combined with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company.
Skills Required
- Vocational education, training, apprenticeship, or equivalent experience
- Experience performing electrical work installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical equipment and systems
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of electrical concepts, terminology, codes, and quality standards
- Ability to follow procedures, quality and compliance standards (FMC procedures)
- Basic written, interpersonal, analytical, and application skills
- Ability to make routine decisions within defined parameters and escalate complex issues
Fresenius Medical Care Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fresenius Medical Care and has not been reviewed or approved by Fresenius Medical Care.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as ample for 3x12-hour shifts and is complemented by paid caregiver leave, holidays, and sick time. This range of time-off options provides meaningful flexibility for many roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage includes 100% preventive care, office-visit copays, prescription coverage, and disability insurance, while dental covers preventive, basic, and major restorative services up to an annual limit. Vision benefits are also available.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs feature the Rally app with fitness rewards, virtual therapy, and an Employee Assistance Program with free counseling. Additional offerings like digital physical therapy and expert medical opinions broaden holistic support.
Fresenius Medical Care Insights
What We Do
Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases. We aim to create a future worth living for chronically and critically ill patients – worldwide and every day. Thanks to our decades of experience in dialysis, our innovative research and our value-based care approach, we can help them to enjoy the very best quality of life. Our portfolio encompasses a comprehensive range of high-quality health care products and services as well as various dialysis treatment options for both in-center and home dialysis that are individually tailored to our patients’ needs.
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