Terumo Medical Corporation is hiring: Sr. Manufacturing Engineer in Elkton
Terumo Medical Corporation, Elkton, MD, United States
Job Summary:
The Senior Engineer 1 - Manufacturing Engineer position is responsible for ensuring the successful day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of a dedicated endovascular medical device manufacturing process within the Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) Elkton, MD facility. In this role, the manufacturing engineer serves as the subject matter expert (SME) for the manufacturing process they are assigned to.
Job Details:
1. Provide manufacturing engineering expertise in the daily operation and maintenance of the assigned production process and related business continuity needs. Troubleshoot manufacturing process and equipment.
2. Work with Quality Engineering and Production personnel in the conduct of root cause analyses of process non-conformances and implementation of corrective actions.
3. Provide manufacturing engineering leadership and expertise to the identification, execution and implementation of performance and cost reduction continuous improvement opportunities of assigned production process. Utilize tools such Gage R&R, Cp, Cpk, and SPC to improve processes. Implement manufacturing concepts like Value Stream mapping, 5S and lean manufacturing and Visual Workplace to improve quality, labor efficiency, and throughput.
4. Provide engineering expertise to the design, fabrication, development, installation, validation and qualification of equipment / product to ensure proper operation of the equipment.
5. Provide assistance to production as required.
6. Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintain and follow TMC Quality System requirements; including but not limited to understanding of change control, validation, documentation practices, and design control requirements.
7. Participate in project team meetings in order to provide ideas, methods, or processes for performance improvement.
8. Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
9. Perform other job related duties assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
o Demonstrated ability to design, specify, assemble and validate manufacturing equipment and processes.
o Demonstrated application of Lean Six Sigma principles and tools. Black belt certification is desirable.
o Demonstrated ability in the use of critical thinking, problem solving and analysis.
o Demonstrated ability in the use of statistical experimental design and analysis techniques. Working knowledge of Statistical Process Control (SPC), Six Sigma principals and tools and Kepner-Tregoe problem solving and decision-making tools.
o Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
Background Experiences
o BS in Engineering or other related technical field.
o Career progression of 6 or more years of experience with manufacturing processes for global Medical Devices or other highly regulated industries in accordance with global regulatory and quality standards and requirements
Benefits and Compensation
We provide competitive and comprehensive benefit options that allow you to design your own plan based on your individual needs which include: paid vacation, paid holidays, health, dental and vision benefits, 401(k), with matching contributions, tax advantage savings accounts, legal plan, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, voluntary long-term disability, short term disability, critical illness and accident insurance, parental leave, personal leave, tuition reimbursement, travel assistance, and an employee assistance program. The salary range for this position is $97,600 - $146,400.