Job Summary:
Reporting to the Engineering Manager and/orProcess Engineering manager
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead a technical team to specify, introduce, validate, and continuously improve equipment and processes.
- Introduction of new production processes into the company.
- Management and optimization of existing processes.
- Development of User Requirements Specifications for purchased equipment and liaising with vendors on same.
- Coach and mentor team members to ensure that best engineering practices are employed at all times.
- Ensure current best practices are maintained and keep abreast of new relevant technologies.
- Support the Development Engineering team in the development, optimization and implementation of new processes and technologies.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to production technicians and operators.
- Drive improvements for current processes with focus on zero defects philosophy.
- Work with other team members in troubleshooting processing problems.
- Establish relationships with the customers and equipment suppliers in pursuit of continuous improvement and on-going business development.
- Attend, schedule, and facilitate internal meetings to help establish priorities and assign tasks.
- Solve, in conjunction with the Quality department, customer related problems/issues as needed.
- Instruct others, formally or informally, regarding manufacturing related skills or knowledge and assist in the training of employees on new processes or systems introduced to the company.
- Coordinate the development of documentation in the Production and Technical areas in line with requirements and review the systems with the Group Leaders and the Quality department on a regular basis to ensure conformance to same.
- Communicate on a regular basis (or as appropriate) with external suppliers of materials and equipment and provide regular feedback on any issues to the management team.
- Act in accordance with the company’s Guiding Principles and adherence to the corporate Code of Conduct.
- Compliance to all site Environmental, Health and Safety requirements, training, and regulations.
- Compliance to all local site company policies, procedures, and corporate policies.
- Perform additional duties at the request of the direct supervisor.
Basic Qualifications:
- Preferably a Degree in Polymer ProcessingEngineering with minimum 8years’ experience in injection Moulding and/or high-volume automated assembly processes.
- Preferably worked in either the Medical, Packaging or Technological industries with experience of process validations.
- Must be capable of leading a technical team of engineers and technicians.
- Must be capable of coaching and mentoring others.
- Must be capable of performance management of those on the team (agreeing SMART objectives, conducting regular reviews, and providing feedback as required).
- Must have good data analysis capabilities and be familiar with statistical software (ideally Minitab).
- Must have dealt with customers and suppliers in a previous employment.
- Must have knowledge of computer systems; integrated manufacturing systems; word processing and spread sheets.
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to accurately document work performed.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of 6sigma methodology and structured systematic route cause problem solving.
- Must be able to travel as required by the position.
- Must be able to lead cross functional teams.
- Must be able to organize and prioritize tasks; must be detail orientated and self-motivated.
- Must be able to deal with all levels of employees and work across various departments.
- Must be able to work independently on own projects while working concurrently with all departments.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Able to be aware of all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
- Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target.
- Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times.
- Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times, ISO9001 and ISO 13485 requirements.
- Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
- Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
- Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times
- List any safety requirements applicable to role within your country
- Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.
- List any quality requirements applicable to role within your country
Travel Requirements:
- Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
- :Light –exerting up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force frequently constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of force greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.
- Mental Requirements:Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment. Must be able to deal with all levels of employees and work across various departments.
Competencies/Authorities
- Non-US only where required for certain levels
When absent from the site duties and responsibilities will be delegated to the following designates:
- Another Senior Process Engineer.
- Engineering or Process Manager.
- Sr Engineering Manager.