Manufacturing Engineer

Primary Function of the Position

The successful candidate:

• Contributes to the successful support and advancement of high-volume manufacturing for stapler products.

• Keeps the line running; trouble-shooting equipment and fixture errors, test failures, and general assembly problems.

• Leads efforts that improve quality, reliability, manufacturability, capacity, and/or cost.

• Make careful, sound decisions when faced with pressures typical of a high-energy, team-oriented manufacturing environment.

Essential Job Duties

Specific responsibilities for this Manufacturing Engineer position include:

• Daily support for the Manufacturing Line.

• Provide technical support and failure analysis, for discrepant production components and assemblies.

• Manage the assembly’s material configuration (BOM) and manufacturing process (Traveler).

• Develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing processes using pFMEA as a guide.

• Design, build, document and/or specify manufacturing assembly fixtures.

• Establish and perform IQ/OQ/PQ/PPQ as necessary.

• Support Design Verification and Validation (V&V) activities.

• Contribute to iterative component designs and manufacturing processes for reliability improvements and cost reductions.

• Assist supplier quality engineers with material procurement issues.

• Support quality system compliance including, discrepant material dispositions, ECO implementation, and nonconforming evaluations.