Manufacturing Engineer - Medical Devices

Manufacturing Engineer

Successful manufacturing company is in need of a qualified Manufacturing Engineer to play a key role in supporting their external manufacturing process and maintaining positive and aligned working relationships both internally and with external manufacturers.

Responsibilities include (and skills needed):
- Develops formal Project Plans and continuously reviews plan execution against target and manages the ongoing process.
- Will be expected to make recommendations on the implementation of new technologies to improve production capacity, quality, product cost and better customer service.
- Will be expected to have demonstrated ability to apply financial analysis principles to achieve superior budgetary results and the effective allocation of internal/external resources.
- Anticipates problems, develops alternatives and keeps all key contributors fully appraised of changes and developments.
- Must exercise a high degree of adaptability in dealing with an ambiguous and complex work environment, balances multiplicity of demands on role in a responsive, professional manner.
- Will be required to facilitate the project development process by providing internal customers with an understanding of the sites' manufacturing capabilities and by formulating plans based on the sites' ability or potential to deliver against the required customer demand.
- Must understand complex technical issues and communicates their impact effectively in understandable terms to the team and management.
- Proactively identifies key issues and delivers efficient and innovative solutions to overcome project obstacles.
- Understand the implications of change control in a regulated environment i.e. raw material, packaging, process changes, etc.
- Anticipates impact of changes on volume, customer service, price, quality and recommends effective strategies to address the impact of the change.
- Uses planning tools as well as professional project management tools and processes to hold a complex project on schedule and coordinate parallel activities.
- This position will be expected to identify and manage potential roadblocks through ongoing communication with engineers and cross functional team members.

On a day to day basis, the Manufacturing Engineer will:
- Provide support to cross functional teams
- Review documentation change requirements
- Develop and execute process verification and validation requirements
- Develop and maintain relationships with contract manufacturers
- Support base business products and work with planners to support customer service needs
- Evaluate and recommend design changes, specifications and product materials
- Manage and identify cost saving opportunities in raw materials, manufacturing processes, supply chain, packaging materials, etc.
- Support new products launch to ensure the products meet Design For Manufacturability (DFM)
- Prepare capital appropriation requests



Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Engineering field with 2+ years relevant work experience
- Preferred candidate will have experience in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, electronic and/or medical device processes.
- Must have demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex problems data gathered from a variety of sources and, through effective analysis and communication deliver superior business solutions.
- Must have prior work experience with demonstrated success working with a range of technically and culturally diverse people, influencing them to get things done, and delivering value added business results that meet high quality requirements within tight deadlines.
- Must have successful track record of adaptability required to cope within a global change environment as well as firsthand experience of working directly with customers, management, technical experts and professional staff experience in leading a technically complex project.
- Ideal candidate will also have will have strong understanding of the product commercialization process as well as applied mastery of project management principles, tools and techniques.
- Must be proactive to manage risks and to meet the project schedule.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office is required.
- Must be conversant in various site technical capabilities and use of basic business support systems SAP, Logs, Change Control, QCQA, Regulatory.
- International travel will be required.