Process Engineer

At Eakin Healthcare, we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We are a family-owned global medical device company with a proud heritage of innovation and care. We deliver innovative solutions across Ostomy, Respiratory, and Surgical therapies, along with our Respond home delivery service. Founded over 50 years ago, we now have a team of over 700 dedicated people across three UK manufacturing sites, 12 international sales and distribution centres and export to over 60 countries.

We’ve been recognised as a Great Place to Work®! And we’re proud to be named among the Best Workplaces in Healthcare and Best Workplaces for Women.

At Eakin Healthcare, we’re united by one mission: working together to improve lives - just like we’ve been doing for over five decades.

We’re good at what we do - come and join us and you can benefit from:

• Blended Working
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28)
• Option to buy holiday days
• Wellbeing Programme
• Health Cash Plan
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Referral Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Free Parking

Reporting to the Head of Engineering & CI this is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team, and work across various functions. Working in close partnership with Operations, Quality & Research and Development teams to ensure all production requirements are in place for all new products and continuously reviewing and improving our manufacturing systems within the Coleraine plant - implementing change where appropriate.

This role is a partially hands‑on role and will suit an individual who can quickly build professional working relationships, work within a team and enjoy working to a high degree of autonomy.

• Be the internal 'Subject Matter Expert' for the manufacturing Processes you have been assigned.
• Being 'visible' and running daily standups at the line. Central to this role is monitoring existing Processes ensuring they are operating to their designed efficiency and output, leading actions when there are any identified issues.
• Maintaining process maps & pFMEAs for the Processes you have been assigned, regularly assessing process controls throughout the manufacturing environment.
• In accordance with internal change management, implement process improvements and keeping under review the effectiveness of changes.
• Liaise with the Quality team to ensure technical specifications and process validations are in place in a timely manner in accordance with the Site Master Validation Plan.
• Advise and coordinate with the Head of Engineering & CI on any new equipment, tooling etc required for new products or process improvements ensuring the lead times are considered against project plans for product launches.
• Work alongside the production team to identify skills required from production operators and develop these to achieve team goals.

• Development of lean manufacturing principles in areas you have been assigned.
• Contribute to lean manufacturing systems, visual management & 5S.

• Occasionally work on multi-site projects with the wider group operations and engineering teams.
• Collaborate on benchmarking & best practice sharing.

• To adhere to the company's Equal Opportunities policy and Dignity at work policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible.

• To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the company's' Health and Safety policy.
• To adhere to the company's Quality policy and Environmental policy.
• To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required.

• A degree / HND or be working towards an equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline.
• Applicants with an HNC (or be working towards an equivalent qualification) will be considered if they have exceptional relevant experience.
• Previous manufacturing experience in a similar role.
• Awareness of continuous improvement methods to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), quality, reduce cost, inefficiencies and waste.
• Hold a valid driving licence and able to travel internationally if required.
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