Process Engineer – Medical Device Manufacturing | Co. Roscommon, Ireland
Are you a driven Process Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where your ideas genuinely make an impact?
A leading medical device/component manufacturing site in Co. Roscommon is seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious Process Engineer to join their growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key technical role within a collaborative, high-performing engineering group that values continuous improvement, innovation, and personal growth.
What You'll Be Doing
As the Process Engineer, you will act as a technical leader within manufacturing, driving improvements, eliminating waste, supporting operators and technicians, and working directly with customers on product development and complaint investigations. You'll be working in a dynamic, quick-turnaround environment where no two days look the same.
In this role, you will:
1. Serve as the technical lead for assigned production areas, ensuring strong performance in yield, uptime, and quality.
2. Lead and support continuous improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
3. Conduct structured investigations into customer complaints and internal non-conformances, driving effective root cause and CAPA actions.
4. Collaborate cross-functionally to introduce and validate new technologies, processes, and equipment.
5. Support the transfer and scale-up of new products, ensuring documentation, training, and process readiness.
6. Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to solve technical challenges.
7. Champion a data-driven, hands-on approach to process optimization.
8. Ensure full compliance with GMP, ISO standards, 6S, and site safety systems.
9. Help develop technical capability across the team through training and mentorship.
What You Bring
10. Bachelor's degree in Polymer, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
11. 3+ years' experience in manufacturing or process engineering, ideally within a medical device or regulated environment.
12. Proven background in continuous improvement, waste elimination, and structured problem solving.
13. Hands-on experience with extrusion or polymer processing is a strong advantage.
14. Familiarity with ISO, FDA requirements, and quality systems.
15. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or higher) preferred.
16. Strong communication skills—verbal, written, and presentation.
17. Skilled in data analysis; Minitab experience is a plus.
18. Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast-changing environment.
Candidates must have current and ongoing unrestricted permission to work in Ireland for the duration of employment. Sponsorship cannot be provided now or in the future.
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