Overview
Job Summary: Highly energetic and experienced engineer with excellent project management skills involved in providing technical support in process development for new products and process improvement for existing products.
This individual plays a critical role in a cross functional Lean Productivity team in order to deliver identified KPI process improvements and lead and complete Lean projects to drive down overall manufacturing costs and improve asset utilization.
This individual serves as an expert resource to our manufacturing teams and develops new approaches to problem resolution that cannot be addressed by the current methods / systems, and makes recommendations for strategic initiatives to support company goals and initiatives.
Responsibilities
Leads the development and introduction of new processes and equipment.
Make identifiable and substantial contributions to continuous improvement through use of Lean and 6 Sigma tools (e.g SMED / OEE / 5S) to improve productivity and asset utilization.
Maximises utilization of existing equipment.
Maximises yield and reduces waste
Introduces new products into production achieving targeted yield and assembly times.
Provide technical support to internal and external customers on process and equipment capabilities and quality issues.
Leads development of the new manufacturing technology, which influences company-wide competencies.
Provides expert input in improvement of existing systems.
Coordinates technology transfer between facilities
Leads manufacturing capacity expansion efforts when required
Performs variety of engineering tasks, which include but are not limited to preparation of experimental and validation activities for new and existing products.
Design and conduct experiments, collect data and perform data analysis and interpretation using statistical tools.
Generate reports and to make decisions and recommendations based on statistical interpretation of data.
Leads problem-solving and takes initiative to make changes to improve company profitability.
Qualifications
Level 8 (Hons Degree) in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, production)
Minimum of 5 years' Engineering experience in ISO manufacturing environment, with experience in a cGMP / Medical device environment preferred.
Experience of working with adhesives or coating processes is advantageous.
Production support in a semi-automated environment.
Qualification in Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma with demonstrated experience.
Excellent knowledge of Excel, ACAD/Solidworks, MS Powerpoint & MS Project
Understanding of the SPC and statistical software packages e.g Minitab preferred.
Project Management / other requirements
Experience in handling multiple projects and programs concurrently.
Must be flexible to work different shifts if required by assignments.
Must be able to travel to customers, vendors and sister companies (20% of the time).
Physical Demands
Physical exertion such as periods of standing, recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities should be expected.
Environmental
Work environment involves moderate risks or discomforts requiring special safety precautions, e.g., working around moving parts, machines, and irritant chemicals.
Will be required to use personal protective equipment such as masks, uniforms, blues, hairnets, gloves, safety shoes, safety glasses/goggles, shields, masks etc.
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