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Viant Will Expand its Costa Rica Manufacturing Facility and Expects to Create 500 New Job Positions
- Viant specializes in molding, extrusion, and complex assembly of interventional, surgical and other medical devices.
- New hires will be in the areas of engineering, production, quality, supply chain, finance and human resources.
San José, Costa Rica. October 31st. Viant, a leading global services provider to the medical device industry, headquartered in the United States, has begun a major expansion of its medical device manufacturing facility in Heredia, Costa Rica. For the second consecutive year, the company is announcing growth due to strong performance and business development within the country.
Viant specializes in molding, extrusion and assembly of complex interventional, surgical and other medical devices. The facility will grow from four buildings to seven, with a 43% increase in footprint for a total of more than 250,000 square feet.
According to Viant CEO Alton Shader, the expansion had been proactively planned to put Viant in a strong position to win new business, and the strategy has paid off with several major new programs.
“We were confident that prospective customers who visited our Costa Rica site would see that Viant is an ideal partner for large, complex programs,” Shader said.
“We have the network of facilities, the capabilities, the experienced people, the customer-focused culture and the capital to fuel growth.” The company expects new manufacturing and warehouse buildings to be in use by November 2022 with an additional manufacturing building opening March 2023.
The Minister of Foreign Trade, Manuel Tovar, said:
"The medical device industry has allowed Costa Rica to stand out as a leader in quality, efficiency, experience and productive innovation. Today we have excellent news from Viant, the expansion of its operations for the second consecutive year, which represents a 43% increase in its total space and which will lead to the creation of 500 positions by mid-2023. Viant´s decision demonstrates that Costa Rica is capable of attracting viable investments from by leading companies in sophisticated processes and reaffirms that we are the ideal location for the life sciences sector.”
Chairman of the Board of
CINDE, Eric Scharf, congratulated VIANT on its growth in Costa Rica and for developing new business.
“Viant´s expansion is an example of the good investment climate that our country offers global value chains and growth companies. This also represents the opportunity for more formal, quality jobs for Costa Ricans who, with their talent, have also made medical devices the country’s main export product and positioned our country among the top 5 most attractive nations for medical devices globally.” Talent search and development The expansion will also provide new amenities for Viant associates such as covered green spaces with tables, modern cafeterias, an expanded gym, and an open, collaborative workspace that promotes a balance between the office, shop floor and working from home.
“We’re big enough to be a stable employer and offer a strong benefits package, while small enough to be flexible and nimble, with a great family-oriented environment. We also offer career development and advancement opportunities at the Costa Rica site and at Viant’s global network of facilities,” said Kevin Quiros, general manager of Viant Costa Rica.
The medical device company expects to create 500 new jobs in the next few months. Recruitment has begun for a range of positions in the areas of engineering, production, quality, supply chain, finance and human resources. People interested in applying for any of these open positions should visit
crresumes@viantmedical.com Costa Rica Facility Expansion - Expected to create 500 jobs by 2023
- 43% increase in total space to 257k square feet
- 67% increase in cleanroom space to 92k square feet
- 3 new buildings (2 manufacturing, 1 warehouse) for a total of 7
About Viant Viant is a trusted global design and manufacturing services provider that partners and innovates with customers to provide the highest quality life-enhancing medical devices. We do this through our depth and breadth of capabilities, end-to-end integration, technical expertise, and relentless focus on customers and operational excellence. With nearly 6,000 associates across 25 locations worldwide, we offer a unique combination of small-company service and attention with big-company resources. Our customers count on us to help bring mission-critical projects to life. For more information, visit
viantmedical.com or follow us on
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