Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

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.