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Location: Ballina
Department: Operations
Senior Project Process Engineer
Summary
The position will be based in Ballina, and in this role the candidate will be part of the Global Engineering Continence Care team reporting to the Global Engineering Assistant Manager CC. The position will liaise with Manufacturing Operations, New Product Development (NPD), Research and Development (R&D), Quality Assurance (QA), Design Assurance (DA), and Supply Chain (SCM) in order to effectively carry out its responsibilities.
This person will lead and coordinate the project engineering activities associated with the further development of new and existing manufacturing capacity. The position will utilize learnings from existing manufacturing technologies to aid in the development of new technologies with the overall objective of developing and implementing projects on time, on budget, and to the necessary Quality and Regulatory standards. The role will include leading project engineers and providing project guidance. Further, it will include oversight of overall project execution, including liaising with cross-site internal stakeholders and external vendors to achieve desired outcomes.
Responsibilities
* New Process Implementation: Responsible for the timely implementation of new manufacturing processes in the designated Value Stream area, including Capacity, New Products, and Cost Reduction, involving highly automated production equipment. Provide leadership of a cross-functional team to deliver on the same objectives.
* New Process Concept Development: Oversee the development of concepts for fully automated manufacturing systems, working with a technology partner, driving proof of principle by prototyping key bottleneck areas, and developing a high-level concept that meets customer requirements.
* New Product Introduction: Support timely introduction of any new products or product upgrades in the designated Value Stream area, including development of product costs (COGS).
* Process Improvements: Identify and implement process and product improvements in the area.
* Collaboration: Participate with Core and Extended Teams in the development, execution, and monitoring of project plans and evaluation of product/process concepts.
* Design Transfer Management: Conduct and document Design Transfer and Change Control implementation to move projects from the design to manufacturing phase.
* Process Qualification: Support qualification of new products/processes and ensure compliance to quality standards through execution of protocols.
* Safety/Risk Assessments: Ensure safety compliance in the area and support both conduction and timely closeout of risk assessments.
* Communication: Socialize project status by identifying key project milestones, progress, and major interdependencies with stakeholders regularly. Present updates to senior leadership using clearly understood metrics to report progress management.
Skills
Leadership
* Lead teams or individuals, using direct or indirect influence techniques, to support clients' needs.
* Coordinate project activities across multi-functional and cross-geographical teams to meet project deliverables.
* Mentor others by providing guidance, direction, or other (technical) expertise.
* Demonstrate highly technical and professional competencies on medium to high-profile projects.
Project Management
* Use systematic techniques to break technical projects into fundamental task requirements.
* Obtain resources as needed, communicate direction to team members, assign tasks as appropriate, and ensure that commitments are met.
* Monitor project progress to anticipate problems and develop solutions before they become critical, using clearly understood metrics to report progress to management.
Process Development
* Develop process concepts and alternatives and prepare formal written justifications for financial authorization.
* Lead or coordinate the design and testing of prototype processes for proof of concept work.
* Create process specifications, request for quotations, factory acceptance plans, validation plans, and other relevant documentation to support process introductions.
* Foster and manage vendor partner relationships to support process introductions.
Business Acumen
* Understand accounting principles, capital and expense planning, cost center reporting, and other tools to understand project and departmental performance.
* Use sound business principles to evaluate alternatives and provide technical direction.
Qualifications
* Education
o Leaving Certificate or equivalent
o Primary Degree in Engineering or Science discipline
* Experience
o 7+ years post-qualification experience in Engineering or Science environment
o 3+ years Project Management experience
About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads
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