Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Walton, KY

Duration: Full-time

Shift: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday - Friday)

Note: Candidates who can work on W2 bases are encouraged to apply

Job Description:

• As one of the key members of the Operations group, the Manufacturing Engineer, with general supervision, will support & coordinate the identification.
• Implementation of improvement activities to reduce operational costs & maximize total manufacturing effectiveness for alcohol-based hand & surface sanitizers for Food Processing, Medical Device, JanSan & Healthcare Industries.
• Responsible for assuring products conform to established requirements through validation and test activities.
• Directly supports Best Sanitizers, and interacts with many different functional departments, customers, suppliers, and internal and external experts to implement manufacturing goals.

Responsibilities:

• Extensive knowledge of assembly and assembly related technology
• Be proficient on time/motion methods and studies
• Assemble effective multi-discipline core team members and effectively lead team activities
• Coordinate the acquisition of data to initiate and complete improvement projects
• Perform ergonomic analysis, justify, and implement improvement activities
• Coordinate purchase evaluate of new / existing equipment/system from design and implementation phase to ensure proper integration with human elements and budgetary compliance including new program launches
• Write & coordinate to complete validation protocols, procedures and final reports for new equipment & processes to support customer & internal requirements
• Work closely with operations to ensure operators are properly trained on processes required for production of new / existing components
• Evaluate material and information flow and identify areas of improvement includes creation of parts & inputting Bill of Materials (BOMs)
• Interface with users of systems to identify current issues and identify/justify/coordinate improvement activities
• Standardize raw material, equipment, and documents with objective of mitigating, reduction, and prevention of variation within processes
• Reduce inventory loss of finished goods, purchased components and maintaining or improving inventory accuracy targets
• Evaluate and implement proposed/required changes on manufacturing process related documents
• Ability to design, build & modify basic fixtures or equipment, automated systems, poke yokes etc. for best practices & continuous improvement initiatives
• Supports / keeps up to date with both existing & new automation technology with component & process upgrades
• Performs training of technical staff to support maintain manufacturing related equipment which includes automated systems, robotic applications, programmable controllers etc.
• Develop visual systems to facilitate management by Visual Management
• Participates/leads proactive continual improvement efforts using multi-disciplinary teams.
• Supports / participate in corrective action activities
• Effectively apply PDCA (plan, do, check, action) in all aspects of job
• Perform plant layout analysis by working directly with manufacturing on workplace layouts, manning requirements, material flow & processes along with various other activities (i.e., performance of time study analysis, task inventories, standard work content charts and ergonomic reviews) make recommendations, develops, and implements plans for new / existing model programs
• Supports / keeps up to date with both existing & new automation technology with component & process upgrades
• Performs training of technical staff to support maintain manufacturing related equipment which includes automated systems, robotic applications, programmable controllers etc.

Qualifications:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Biomedical Engineering is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in product quality within the medical device industry is preferred.
• Previous knowledge and experience in manufacturing processes of chemicals & plastics is preferred.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office and Manufacturing Management products.
• Strong communication skills and works well with team members.
• Strong decision-making skills & problem-solving skills.
• Must be familiar with cGMP requirements.
• Recommended to have experience with EPA, FDA regulations (i.e. 21 CFR 820)