Posted: 24 March
Offer description
Job Summary
This position reports to the Engineering Manager and/or Process Engineering manager. The successful candidate will work with the engineering team to develop and optimize manufacturing processes within the company. This role may be business unit specific or business-wide specific.
The key responsibilities of this role include leading a team of engineers/technicians in the Operations department in the specification, introduction, validation, and continuous improvement of equipment and processes. This person will be responsible for outlining and developing the business case for investments into the area and then managing and implementing projects to completion.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Lead a technical team to specify, introduce, validate, and continuously improve equipment and processes.
* Introduce new production processes into the company.
* Manage and optimize existing processes.
* Develop User Requirements Specifications for purchased equipment and liaise with vendors on the same.
* Coach and mentor team members to ensure that best engineering practices are employed at all times.
* Evaluate current best practices and stay up-to-date with new relevant technologies.
* Support the Development Engineering team in the development, optimization, and implementation of new processes and technologies.
* Provide guidance and mentoring to production technicians and operators.
* Drive improvements for current processes with a focus on a zero-defects philosophy.
* Collaborate with other team members in troubleshooting processing problems.
* Establish relationships with customers and equipment suppliers to pursue continuous improvement and ongoing business development.
* Attend, schedule, and facilitate internal meetings to help establish priorities and assign tasks.
* Solve customer-related problems/issues as needed in conjunction with the Quality department.
* Instruct others regarding manufacturing-related skills or knowledge and assist in the training of employees on new processes or systems introduced to the company.
* Coordinate the development of documentation in the Production and Technical areas in line with requirements and review the systems with the Group Leaders and the Quality department on a regular basis to ensure conformance to the same.
* Communicate regularly with external suppliers of materials and equipment and provide regular feedback on any issues to the management team.
* Acknowledge and adhere to the company's Guiding Principles and corporate Code of Conduct.
* Comply with all site Environmental, Health, and Safety requirements, training, and regulations.
* Comply with all local site company policies, procedures, and corporate policies.
* Perform additional duties at the request of the direct supervisor.
* Possess a degree in Polymer Processing Engineering with a minimum of 8 years' experience in injection Moulding and/or high-volume automated assembly processes.
* Prior experience in either the Medical, Packaging, or Technological industries with experience of process validations.
* Capable of leading a technical team of engineers and technicians.
* Capable of coaching and mentoring others.
* Capable of performance management of those on the team (agreeing SMART objectives, conducting regular reviews, and providing feedback as required).
* Proficient in data analysis capabilities and familiar with statistical software (ideally Minitab).
* Experience dealing with customers and suppliers in a previous employment.
* Familiarity with computer systems; integrated manufacturing systems; word processing, and spreadsheets.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to accurately document work performed.
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
* Demonstrate knowledge of 6Sigma methodology and structured systematic root cause problem-solving.
* Willingness to travel as required by the position.
* Able to lead cross-functional teams.
* Able to organize and prioritize tasks; detail-oriented and self-motivated.
* Able to deal with all levels of employees and work across various departments.
* Able to work independently on own projects while working concurrently with all departments.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* Aware of all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
* Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target.
* Able to comply with the company's safety policy at all times.
* Able to comply with the company's quality policy at all times, ISO9001 and ISO 13485 requirements.
* Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target.
* List any safety requirements applicable to the role within the country.
* List any quality requirements applicable to the role within the country.
Travel Requirements:
* Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
Physical & Mental Requirements:
* Physical: Light – exerting up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force frequently constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of force greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.
* Mental Requirements: Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment. Must be able to deal with all levels of employees and work across various departments.
Competencies/Authorities:
* Non-US only where required for certain levels.
When absent from the site duties and responsibilities will be delegated to the following designates:
* Another Senior Process Engineer.
* Engineering or Process Manager.
* Sr Engineering Manager.
