Senior Manufacturing Engineer II

Werfen - Bedford - 180 Hartwell Road Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 United States

Country

United States

Shift

1st

Werfen

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Position Summary

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer II (Production Transfer Specialist), you will play a pivotal role in executing manufacturing strategy by driving the successful transfer of production lines. This role bridges the gap between deep technical process engineering and rigorous project management. You will be responsible for deeply understanding our current production processes, continuous improvements/optimization, documenting methodologies, managing timelines, and ensuring a seamless transition with zero disruption to quality or supply.

Because this is a highly collaborative global role, success requires a flexible schedule to accommodate early morning or evening calls with international teams, alongside the ability to travel internationally.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the resolution of production process issues utilizing problem solving techniques to analyze, identify root cause(s), develop and implement solutions
• Responsible for delivering long-term cross functional impactful projects on time and on budget
• May be required to act as Product Champion for a specific product or product line with the following leadership responsibilities
  • The focal point in operations for the products which they have responsibility for.
  • Leads the resolution of production process issues utilizing problem solving techniques to analyze, identify root cause(s), develop and implement solutions.
  • Leads the process engineering and production support activities required for the manufacture of a product line.
  • Provides technical support and leadership for continuous improvement team efforts focused on process improvement and improvements to product manufacturability.
  • Provides technical leadership and hands‑on engineering support, including specification and implementation of assembly/test methods and process optimization.
• Provides technical support for continuous improvement efforts conducting root cause analysis then formulating and implementing corrective action proposals
• Responsible for establishing the Manufacturing Quality Plan (MOP) for a product or product line including process flow, production floor layout, equipment, line balancing, etc.
• Writes process procedures, change orders, equipment specifications, validation plans, and reports
• Performs research on technology, equipment, and tooling to improve process quality, yield, or cost;
  Generates proposals for purchase and implementation, including cost of ownership, ROI and benefit analysis
• Performs engineering design of test equipment, assembly equipment, fixtures, and tools;
  Performs IQ/OQ/PQ validation activities
• Participates in the introduction of new products into manufacturing;
  Collaborate…