Overview
The Manufacturing Engineer 1 is responsible for providing technical support for the day-today production activities in the manufacture of custom, plastic components used in the assemblies of various medical devices.
Responsibilities
- Provides process support for extrusion department
- Hands-on position with visibility on the manufacturing floor
- Requires a high level of interaction with the production, product development, and quality teams
- Supports product development activities, continuous improvement, complaint resolution, CAPA investigations and other quality initiatives
- Supports production departments' manufacturing issues with technical support as the process expert. Uses strong reasoning and problem-solving skills to investigate and analyze complex problems to determine root cause and implement innovative solutions to prevent recurrence
- Supports and drives continuous improvement activities in the manufacturing department to improve operational performance. Leads technical aspect of process validation projects
- Assist product development teams with design for manufacturability requirements on new products. Supports new capital equipment and tooling purchases with appropriate documentation and evaluation
- Manages multiple technically oriented projects through coordinating internal and external resources
- Collaborates on product complaint resolution
Qualifications
High School Diploma with applicable experience is required; Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Plastics Engineering preferred3+ years of extrusion process development experience5+ years of work related to polymer processing preferredProcess validation (IQ, OQ, PQ) preferredEquipment qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ) preferredFundamental understanding engineering principlesExtrusion process development / Extrusion Tooling DesignMechanical aptitude preferredUnderstanding of ISO 13485 : 2016 preferredCFR, FDA, OSHA, environmental regulations preferredProficiency at using Microsoft Office applicationsTroubleshooting and problem-solving skillsEquipment / process troubleshooting preferredExperience with blue print reading preferredDesign of Experiments / Six Sigma preferredPhysical Requirements :
May exert up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objectsJ-18808-Ljbffr