Manufacturing Engineer

Teleflex • Jaffrey, NH

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and improvement of manufacturing processes and equipment in a medical device manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on position which will provide key technical support to the Jaffrey site. This person will have a leadership role in engineering functions such as specifying and validating new equipment and materials, troubleshooting processes, managing projects, and identifying and implementing process/product improvements. The engineer will work within a cross-functional value stream team to monitor and improve yields, resolve issues, resolve customer complaints and to review potential new business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required
• 3+ years of experience of process development/improvement and manufacturing.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and work independently
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s in Plastics, Chemical, Mechanical, or Biomedical (preferred)
• Basic understanding of extrusion tooling and processes (preferred).
• Experience with lean six-sigma manufacturing (preferred).
• Proficient in Solidworks and/or comparable CAD software (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and implement changes to reduce variation and improve scrap rates and productivity
• Provide support to R&D, manufacturing, marketing, customer service, and interface with customers and suppliers
• Using six sigma principles, identify key process parameters and develop monitoring tools to enable cost reduction efforts
• Manage projects in a matrix organization as a team leader, whose duty encompasses the full scope of the project
• Conduct validations independently and assist technicians and engineers in executing validation protocols.
• Drive capability improvements in manufacturing areas
• Assist with the design of gauges, fixtures, tooling and methods
• Conduct design and process FEMA’s
• Implement cost reduction or cost avoidance by working closely with the Value Stream Team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level