Engineer III, Manufacturing Engineering (Process Engineering)

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Allentown, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. This position offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer through innovative manufacturing solutions. You will optimize production processes, implement new technologies, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. You'll work with cross-functional teams to ensure the efficient manufacture of high-quality products while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma, or equivalent required.
2 years of relevant engineering experience with a BS degree, or an equivalent combination of technical certification and 5-10 years of applicable GMP, pharmaceutical, food, or manufacturing experience without a degree.
Well versed in process improvement, industrial design applications that pertain to a job shop environment.
Must have prior mechanical and process equipment experience.
Must be results oriented and comfortable training and coaching others
Must have a baseline level of mechanical aptitude established by testing
Must have strong analytical skills
Must be able to multitask and respond to shifting priorities
Must be proficient with computer software (MS Office) and have expertise with spreadsheets
Must have good communication skills, both written and verbal
Mastery of skills required to read, understand, and adhere to the SOPs and policies of a GMP environment

Nice To Haves

A four-year Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in Packaging, Mechanical, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage process improvement projects
Provide technical expertise for new product introductions
Develop and validate manufacturing processes
Implement automation solutions
Optimize existing processes while ensuring consistent product quality and regulatory compliance
Drive cost reductions, improve efficiency, and enhance manufacturing capabilities across operations
Apply Good Manufacturing Principles in all areas of responsibility
Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
Establish a solid focus on long-term continuous improvement activities through interaction with the entire Engineering and Operations Staff
Recommend methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and purchase of new equipment / technology
Collaborate with Production to modify workflow barriers and arrangements in order to increase throughput
Recognize and Resolve process flow barriers through daily observations and interaction with production personnel
Recommend cost saving initiatives as it relates to business objectives, current Projects, and future investments in technology and Production / Manufacturing processes
Drive engineering project initiatives to increase machine speeds, reduce labor hours, and reduce reject rates
Complete deviation investigations, change controls and corrective/preventative actions
Evaluate and standardize machine setups to maximize both running speed and quality
Provide and maintain other supporting documentation for designs and projects
Provide technical specifications for Engineering project designs, and machine upgrades