Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Salary Range: $99,155.00 To $136,835.00 Annually

Team: Operations Engineering

As a ProMed employee, you will contribute to the manufacture of products that have a significant impact on people’s lives. Through honesty, integrity, and collaboration, we strive to be the very best as we hire the very best.

ProMed was founded in 1989 addressing an industry need for cleanroom manufacturing of silicone components, specifically those having a medical application. We treat every component and finished device as though it will be used by a beloved family member or friend. We are dedicated to our customers and to our employees while helping to improve the health and well‑being of people around the world.

Working as one to help many.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under minimal supervisory direction, take a leading role in the development of capable processes and ensures efficient and effective transfer of product into production. Responsible for initiating and conducting defined technical tasks associated within a manufacturing environment. Usually reports to a supervisor or senior technical individual but work direction may come from other sources including cross-functional teams. May also have junior technical individuals (such as technicians) reporting to them.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer ensures ProMed’s brand, philosophy, systems, policies, and procedures are properly implemented and observed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Position duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assess process capabilities, prioritizes process improvement opportunities, and innovates and implements process improvements on multiple and moderately complex processes.
• Execute the functional deliverables associated with tool design, Project Management, and Quality Systems.
• Creates technical reports, validations, and qualifications by capturing experimental results.
• Applies technical knowledge to innovate, design, and develop processes, procedures, tooling and/or automation.
• Apply internal and external customer requirements in process development.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability input to the tool design.
• Ensure proper documentation has been written to meet quality systems requirements.
• Using design for manufacturing practices and an understanding of current manufacturing capabilities, translate customer requirements into reasonable product specifications.
• Interacts and collaborates with customers to effectively support and recommend appropriate studies for their products or technology.
• Oversee development builds associated with the project.
• Based on knowledge and understanding of the manufacturing process predict technical interactions and provide contingency plans to mitigate project and manufacturing risks.
• Trains and/or provides work direction to technicians and may train manufacturing operators when required.
• Identifies and implements a comprehensive education plan to continually advance technical skills and personal development as well as enhancing organizational effectiveness.
• Establishes and cultivates a network of support (laboratory, quality, manufacturing, engineering, sales, and marketing) to facilitate completion of assignments.
• The employee is expected to develop acceptable work habits, skills, knowledge, and contributions consistent with the Senior Manufacturing Engineer position level.
• This job also requires performing other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field with a minimum of 7 years of applicable engineering experience
• or 15 years of engineering experience in a similar field.

Preferred:

• Experience with hands-on technical work
• Demonstrated interest in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry
• Experience with MS Office
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Clearly conveys ideas and receives information effectively
• Self-starter with a proven ability to successfully work with minimal supervision
• Professional, courteous, and friendly personality
• Working knowledge of English (verbal and written)
• Injection molding experience (Silicone LSR & HCR, Thermoplastics)
• Robotics and End of Arm Tooling Experience (De-molding experience preferred)
• Leadership experience with technicians or mentoring engineers

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the principal roles and responsibilities of this job.

• Exposure to heated/air conditioned, ventilated facilities with florescent lighting;
• Exposure to building where a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, and/or operation of equipment;
• The noise level in the work environment is usually minor;
• Duties are performed indoors;
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL, SENSORY, COGNITIVE & NEUROLOGICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job:

• The employee may be required to stoop, bend, squat, kneel, reach, stand, walk, lift, pull, push, grasp, talk, hear, see and use repetitive motions;
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material and the ability to adjust focus;
• The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with internal and external people;
• Employee moves about the building and be able to maneuver in tight spaces between desks, etc.;
• Employee may have duties involving walking on even or uneven surfaces;
• Employee occasionally to frequently use a whiteboard, which can require grasping whiteboard pens, reaching at, below, or above shoulder height and may require trunk or neck rotation to look back;
• Employee may use computers, overhead projectors, TV, VCR, and other work-related equipment, which may require an approximately 25+ pound force to push or pull equipment;
• It is necessary to grasp and manipulate pens, markers, scissors, staplers, etc. occasionally to frequently.
• Employee must see and hear on a continuous basis as well as speak frequently;
• Position varies from standing, sitting, walking, etc. On some occasions it may be necessary to move quickly, run, etc. over smooth or uneven surfaces.

ProMed offers a generous benefits package including:

• 401k with company match
• Profit Sharing Program
• Medical Insurance
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident, and Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance

ProMed does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection, disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, public assistance, family status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information or other segmenting factor protected by law, or local human rights commission activity.