Associate Manufacturing Engineer

UFP Technologies•Chicopee, MA

4d•$65,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

UFP Technologies is a designer and custom manufacturer of comprehensive solutions for medical devices, sterile packaging, and other highly engineered custom products. UFP is an important link in the medical device supply chain and a valued outsource partner to most of the top medical device manufacturers in the world. The Company’s single-use and single-patient devices and components are used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging for minimally invasive surgery, infection prevention, wound care, wearables, orthopedic soft goods, and orthopedic implants. This position is based on-site in Chicopee, MA. The position holder will need to be within commuting distance (within 45 min). The position will be on-site full time. The Associate Manufacturing Engineer applies knowledge of continuous improvement to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, while assisting the Manufacturing Engineering team. May design, or work with designers to refine product designs, to increase manufacturability, and decrease costs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
2 years or less of experience in manufacturing or applications engineering (excluding internships).
Hands-on experience in the use of CAD tools required.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Strong organizational skills required.
Eligible to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Medical device environment experience
Lean manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

Applies lean manufacturing techniques to reduce medical device manufacturing waste.
Conducts time studies and advises when adjustments production standards for medical device products areas required.
Works to understands regulatory and industry requirements for medical device manufacturing (GMP, RoHS, REACH, etc.).
Provides direct production area support and identifies potential process improvements, efficiencies and safety issues. Continually monitors scrap rates and initiates projects to reduce scrap cost in manufacturing.
Works with team leaders and production management to review shop order variances (material and labor) and works on projects to eliminate variances and improve actual cost performance.
Prepares work instructions to communicate the proper set-up and operation of manufacturing processes to produce products which meet customer requirements.
Trains production team members in the development and use of visual production tools to promote improvements to product quality and production efficiency.
Collects and utilizes data to make data driven decisions.
Assists in the troubleshooting of basic manufacturing equipment.
Identifies root cause of failures using statistical methods and recommends changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
Prepares reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
Works to develop a detailed understanding of customer requirements for new product launches and product sustainment.
Drafts all documentation required for PPAP submittal (FAI, PFMEA, SOP, etc.).
Drafts and submits ECRs and SICRs internally and externally to document changes to products or processes.
Supports new product transfer into production, working with our design team.
Interacts with customers, account managers, manufacturing personnel, vendors and team members whenever necessary to satisfy project requirements.
Performs validations (IQ/OQ/PQ activities) on products to ensure proper performance to designated specifications. Drafts, executes, and reports validation protocols internally and externally.