About this Role
This exciting opportunity is for a highly skilled Materials Engineer to join our team. As a Materials Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting the introduction of new change materials/components to our site.
You will identify component-related opportunities to optimize yield and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for daily operations and also support sustaining the materials/components for the site.
Responsibilities:
* Identify the root cause of component-related manufacturing issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
* Develop Design of Experiments (DOEs), complete testing, and analyze data for continuous improvement activities and report out findings.
* Run empirical and experimental analysis and use data to make decisions.
* Support site operations to resolve material-related challenges and deliver output as per site goals.
* Support Validation activities related to material changes.
* Support R&D material trials and provide feedback.
* Monitor performance of parts and drive performance-related actions.
* Evaluate proposed changes and alternative components/designs.
* Assist in the resolution of Quality Incidents and Corrective Action Preventative Actions (CAPAs).
* Bring materials-related learnings from Line 1 to future lines.
* Apply LEAN methodologies to drive operational excellence.
* Support the delivery of site-specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and reporting, including maintaining visual dashboards.
Requirements:
* A minimum National Framework Qualification (NFQ) Level 8 qualification in Engineering/Science or a related discipline.
* A minimum of 4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
* GxP experience is preferred.
* Experience working with materials/components, including electrical, molded, and/or mechanical.
* Experience with high-volume automated lines and resolving technical issues related to them.
* Previous experience using 6M, Ishikawa, DMAIC, or Root Cause Analysis tools.
What We Offer
* An attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, family health insurance, an excellent pension scheme, life assurance, career development, and access to many more benefits.