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Le Locle, CH

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER MITEK CDD 2 years-000005SR

Description
- Create and execute validation strategies for medical device assembly processes, including writing validation protocols and reports, executing process tests, and analyzing the resulting data from validation activities
- Critically assess and improve medical manufacturing processes to achieve cost reductions and quality improvements
- Lead activities to specify, select, install and validate new medical manufacturing assembly equipment
- Lead Manufacturing and Engineering activities to introduce new processes and equipments
- Provide engineering input to solve complex manufacturing process problems in the medical assembly environment, including a continuous focus on plant equipment and manufacturing processes to achieve cost and cycle time savings
- Lead Lean Manufacturing studies to improve assembly processes
- Provide detailed financial evaluations of manufacturing processes, including analyses of capital purchases, assessments of vendor costs, calculations of product standard costs, and analysis of cost-savings initiatives to satisfy company financial commitments
- Ensure all Health, Safety and Environment requirements are met and new standards are implemented
- Manage the technical interface with key manufacturing and service vendors. Develop vendor relationships to provide solutions to product/process requirements. Lead the partnership with Purchasing and Quality representatives to assure satisfactory vendor performance. Complete validation activities at vendor locations for new or transferred components.
- Analyze and implement improvements to existing vendor processes to achieve cost reductions and quality improvements
- Manage external equipment vendors through the process of machine design, procurement, and installation of new manufacturing equipment.

Qualifications

- Engineering Degree from an accredited technical or manufacturing engineering program is required
- Process Excellence Six Sigma Blackbelt or equivalent certification is highly desirable.
- Minimum 4 years of related experience required in manufacturing and equipment engineering in the medical device industry
- Project management experience to support equipment development and introduce them into Manufacturing
- Experience required in leading manufacturing process initiatives to achieve quality improvements and cost reductions
- Demonstrated vendor management experience is required to qualify vendor manufacturing processes
- Detailed industry knowledge/experience in materials forming / processing and micro medical equipment is needed
Cross-functional project management experience in the medical device manufacturing industry is also required

Primary Location:Europe/Middle East/Africa-Switzerland-Neuchâtel-Le Locle
Organization: DePuy Mitek Sarl (7334)
Job Function: Industrial Manufacturing