Director of Engineering

Director Of Engineering

Medline's Renewal Division is focused on extending the life of medical products through advanced engineering, rigorous testing, and validated reprocessing and packaging solutions. By combining technical excellence with sustainability and cost-conscious innovation, Renewal plays a critical role in helping healthcare providers deliver safe, high-quality care while reducing waste and total cost of ownership.

The Director of Engineering for the Renewal Division is a senior leader responsible for overseeing and advancing a critical engineering function that supports product innovation, operational excellence, and long-term growth.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage a function within the Engineering Department.
• Modify existing product designs, improve production techniques and develop test procedures. Investigate current practices and scope.
• Develop and implement changes that will improve operational productivity.
• Determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Forecast operating costs of department and prepare budget requests
• Identify ways to increase operational productivity (i.e. warehouse, manufacturing, reorder, buying and production control).
• Develop quality protocols for new packaging material. Ensure that new products meet the strict quality and performance standards set by the division (i.e. burst testing & tensile tests).
• Perform complex assignments to develop new and/or enhance existing procedures, statistical analysis, inspections, and validation activities. Contribute to the organization's process improvement activities.
• Analyze costs related to capital expenditures to determine breakeven points, payback and associated hard and soft savings.
• Conduct training, when appropriate, on engineering concepts and tools, including but not limited to inspection, measurement and test methods.
• Develop and mentor staff through on-boarding, open communication, training and development opportunities and performance management processes; build and maintain employee morale and motivation; ensure the team is appropriately staffed with required competencies.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline (Industrial Engineering/Mechanical Engineering).

Relevant Work Experience

• At least 6 years experience in manufacturing / warehouse environment.
• At least 4 years of experience managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating and directing people as they work
• Intermediate skill level in computer and systems use.
• Advanced skill levels in technical writing, research paper writing and/or experimental design.
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Access (for example: modifying default field properties, creating a subform, adding a control button, modifying query criteria and query totals, using conditional formatting and/or viewing data relationships).
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: changing picture styles, customizing animation and/or setting automatic slide timings).
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: adding developer tab, creating a macro, formatting table style, inserting comments and/or creating a mail merge).
• Basic AS400 or ERP systems knowledge. Preferred Qualifications Relevant

Work Experience

• CAD experience.

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The anticipated salary range for this position:

$154,000.00 - $231,000.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant's location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

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Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.