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Position Summary:
The Senior Staff Engineer within the Industrialization team plays a critical role in leading transformational initiatives to reduce lead time and drive process improvements across all areas of the manufacturing process. This position emphasizes Lean Engineering, cross-functional collaboration, and a hands-on approach to implementing scalable, innovative solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Act as a technical leader promoting Lean Engineering principles and ensuring robust, scalable industrialization practices from early concept through to full production.
* Partner with manufacturing process owners across key areas, including:
* Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)
* Additive Manufacturing
* CNC
* Finishing
* Inspection
* Cleaning
* Packaging
* Labelling
* Lead portfolio management efforts by anticipating the impact and integration of new products into the production system.
* Establish standard work and process times through direct observation, work content analysis, and engineering time studies.
* Conduct Takt Time and Capacity Analysis to define resource requirements and improve workflow efficiency.
* Identify and eliminate cycle time variation across workstations to increase throughput.
* Create and maintain current and future state value stream maps to analyze flow, identify bottlenecks, and uncover improvement opportunities.
* Monitor and improve Lean performance metrics such as lead time, changeover time, and inventory levels.
* Plan and lead Kaizen events focused on enhancing site performance and achieving key KPIs.
* Perform root cause analysis, develop potential solutions, and evaluate them against defined requirements.
* Develop a customer-focused continuous improvement framework for tracking and enhancing performance.
* Drive the development, assessment, and implementation of continuous improvement and process re-engineering initiatives to eliminate waste, simplify workflows, reduce risk, and enhance cost-efficiency.
* Coach, train, and mentor individuals and teams on Lean concepts to embed continuous improvement throughout the organization.
* Collaborate with leadership to define and monitor process KPIs, ensuring ownership and accountability for key inputs.
* Support the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills
Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
* 6+ years of engineering and Lean manufacturing experience.
* Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
* Demonstrated expertise in:
* Value Stream Mapping
* Time and motion studies
* Line balancing
* Simulation modeling
* Work measurement techniques
* Excel, Minitab, Power BI, AutoCAD
* Strong track record of working in team-based environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with Production System deployment.
* Background in highly regulated industries.
* Proficient with ERP systems (Oracle preferred) and Power BI.
* Knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies and Smart Manufacturing concepts.
* Experience in Operations Engineering and New Product Introduction (NPI)—preferably in orthopaedics or medical devices.
* Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to manage concurrent tasks effectively.
* Excellent communication skills, capable of clearly conveying technical concepts to all levels of the organization.
* Prior experience in an FDA-regulated or equivalent regulated environment.
* Demonstrated financial acumen and cost-conscious decision-making.
* An innovative thinker with a proactive mindset and continuous improvement orientation.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Industries
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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