Job Description
As a medical device company, we help people in a truly tangible way. We are one of the most modern electronics factories, which gives us the opportunity to develop and build a career working with the latest technologies. The knowledge and skills you'll gain here are unique, and you'll find new challenges and endless opportunities along the way.
Our Fermoy, Ireland, facility is FDA registered and certified to ISO for the manufacture of high-
quality PCBAs, subassemblies and complete devices up to and including Class III medical
devices. Sanmina Fermoy’s core specialization is manufacturing automation. We provide
services for the entire product lifecycle from New Product Introduction (NPI), prototyping and
process validation to complex volume manufacturing & test, shipping and repair. We create a
state-of-the-art environment for manufacturing medical and other high-quality devices. The
facility has a track record of 30 years of outstanding operational performance and customer
service, backed by a highly experienced workforce.
Quality Engineer
OBJECTIVES OF POSITION:
1. Primary objective is to ensure customer satisfaction by monitoring, controlling and improving all related customer processes.
2. Principal customer interface for Quality metrics and improvement initiatives. Identifies, plans, and organizes regulatory affairs for ensuring compliance with the FDA’s Quality System Regulations, ISO 9000, ISO 13485:2003, JPAL as well as all international standards relevant to customer products for Sanmina manufacturing facility.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
3. Management of closed loop customer complaints and improvement processes.
4. Generation and Review and review of Quality Metrics System.
5. Overall responsibility for DMR/DHR and Technical Files.
6. Data collection, analyzing and reporting.
7. Pareto and trend analysis.
8. Initiate and drive Continuous Improvement programs.
9. NPI Approval including First Article Inspections and Reporting.
10. CAPA, NCM and RMA analysis and Improvement.
11. QSR Validation protocols and report (IQ, OQ & PQ).
12. Conducting Audits to ensure conformance and effectiveness of the Quality System
MEASUREMENTS:
13. Yields at Key Process Steps
14. Customer Satisfaction Index, (CCN, CSO etc)
15. Customer Return % and Cost (RMA)
16. Scrap %
17. Outgoing Inspection DPM & Customer Incoming Quality Levels
PERSONNEL SPECIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL:
18. Minimum NFQ Level 7 Degree/ Diploma in Science or Engineering, or a lesser qualification with sufficient job related experience
19. At least 2-3 years Quality Assurance / Regulatory affairs experience. In a similar Quality Engineering role in the electronics manufacturing industry.
20. Sound understanding and utilization of Problem Solving Techniques
21. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Power-point and Excel.
22. Good Communications and influencing skills.
23. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from internal customers and regulatory agencies. Ability to write standard operating procedures, training documents, and regulatory responses.
DESIRABLE:
24. Experience in working within a Class 3 Medical Device Manufacturing Environment.
25. Six sigma Green or Black Belt Certified
26. Experience in New Product Introduction Processes