Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
The Manufacturing Engineer provides manufacturing engineering support to operations through continuous improvement, capacity improvements, and new product transfers. The role improves overall manufacturing efficiency while optimizing human work factors, quality control, and material flow. It identifies areas for improvement using statistics and root cause analysis tools. The position is based at SS White Dental’s Lakewood, New Jersey facility and includes equipment and process planning, technical support, process development and validation, and collaboration across engineering, quality, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering is listed as a preferred qualification.
- Ability to read and create technical drawings, blueprints, and engineering drawings.
- Creativity; excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to handle several projects at once with limited resources.
- Strong technical writing skills.
Nice To Haves
- AutoCAD 2D modeling.
- SolidWorks 3D modeling or equivalent.
- Experience working in ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 environments.
- Cutting tool manufacturing and CNC grinding experience.
- Familiarity with packaging of medical devices.
- Lean Six Sigma with Minitab experience.
- Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Project management skills.
- CNC machining and programming.
- Working knowledge of an ERP system.
- Automated robotics programming experience.
- Bilingual in Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Plan equipment layouts and space requirements.
- Provide technical support to maintenance, customer service, labels, sales, and marketing.
- Handle private labeling and other miscellaneous label requests.
- Participate in product and process development and ensure transition to the appropriate department at each phase.
- Provide quality assurance support for changeover decision-making.
- Support repair of machinery and printers.
- Monitor trends in new manufacturing equipment.
- Continuously improve existing processes and perform continuous improvement activities as required.
- Provide technical support in endofile crimping.
- Perform experiments as needed and generate reports of results.
- Program new programs on FANUC robots and Sylvac.
- Work with vendors to obtain blueprints, request parts for orders, and discuss new machinery and upgrades.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations teams to implement process improvements and corrective actions.
- Write process validation reports.
- Source new technology.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
