Manufacturing Engineer

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Manufacturing Operations Full-Time Exempt Employee Northbrook, IL, US

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $ Annually

Join Our Team at Hu Friedy Group  – Innovating Excellence in Dental Instrument Manufacturing

At Hu Friedy Group , we are committed to providing high-quality dental instruments to organizations and professionals worldwide. We value innovation, craftsmanship, and dedication to improving oral health outcomes globally. Our people are our strength, and we foster a collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. When you join Hu Friedy Group , you become part of a company that truly values YOU, and we are committed to investing in your future both professionally and personally.

We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive healthcare benefits, tuition assistance, generous paid time off, holidays, a matching 401(k), and annual merit and incentive plans.

• Provide general oversight and monitoring of machinery – including project coordination for maintenance, upgrades,and repair when needed
• Help with troubleshooting problems within the manufacturing process
• Assist with CAPA (corrective and preventative actions) to resolve production and customer issues using root cause analysis and then follow through with the implementation of corrective action
• Assist with formal failure analysis and issue resolution activities to ensure preventative action is accomplished.
• Upon request, create written documents, test plans, and reports demonstrating technical rationale for associated decisions(s) (e.g., qualifications, risk assessments, and work instructions).
• Provide hands‑on troubleshooting to both manufacturing equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Provide the operations department with effective technical support to meet manufacturing quality and quantity objectives.

• Utilize project management skills to drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize yield, quality, cycle time and/or ergonomics.
• Conduct time studies
• Cycle time reduction
• Assist with cost-down initiatives on manufacturing lines.
• Assist with lean transformations on manufacturing lines as well as within supporting areas.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and provide technical solutions via analysis and hands‑on interaction with designated processes, including troubleshooting of manufacturing issues when they occur.
• Research root causes for defects; work with vendors and internal manufacturing to improve quality.

• Assess and monitor manufacturing capacity capabilities and reconcile with demand. Propose capacity improvement recommendations accordingly.
• Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, and Performance Qualification
• Specify tooling, fixtures, and equipment required to meet manufacturing capacity requirements
• Coordinate efforts associated with planning, procuring, installing, and qualifying tooling, fixtures, and equipment.

• Work with product development engineering to drive back lessons learned as new products are being developed.
• Evaluate and provide input to product development teams to help ensure the introduction of a capable and efficient operation.
• Create/evaluate and release process documentation for new processes.
• Specify tooling, fixtures, and equipment required to meet manufacturing capacity requirements.
• Coordinate efforts associated with planning, procuring, installing, and qualifying tooling, fixtures, and equipment.
• Train operations personnel on new processes.

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