Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title:  Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Alden, NY 

Hire Type:   Direct Hire

Pay Range: $84,000 - $120,000 plus bonus

Work Type:  Full-time 

Work Model:  Onsite 

Work Schedule:  Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm 

Recruiter Contact:   Sean Pebbles | View phone number on ziprecruiter.com|  View email address on ziprecruiter.com

Nature & Scope:

Positional Overview

The Imagine Group is recruiting for a   Manufacturing Engineer on behalf of our client, a leading global medical device outsourcing manufacturer in  Alden , NY , specializing in innovative technologies and high-quality solutions for the healthcare industry. With a strong focus on collaboration, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction, the organization partners with leading healthcare companies to bring life-enhancing products to market. This dynamic environment offers opportunities for professional growth while contributing to products that improve patient outcomes worldwide.

In this role you will be responsible for applying intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Ensures internal and external customers’ expectations are met or exceeded.   

Role & Responsibility:

Tasks That Will Lead to Your Success

• You adhere values and all safety, environmental, security and quality requirements including, but not limited to: Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety, Environmental and Security Management Systems, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, company policies and operating procedures, and other regulatory requirements.
• You will develop new and unique approaches to challenging problems and work on projects that advance technological capabilities.
• You will investigate and interpret internal or external technology and business trends and recommend best practices to the organization.
• You will evaluate, develop and implement a wide range of new technologies of moderate scope and complexity.
• You may identify and procure the new equipment and technology of moderate complexity, scope and cost.
• You will originate new documents such as protocols, reports, specifications and work-instructions; and you may also review documentation work product of peers and others.
• You will plan and develop engineering projects concerned with unique problems or team challenges, which have an important impact on moderate to large programs.
• You may lead cross-functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk and or complexity and may begin developing the skills to influence others to achieve goals.
• You will initiate and maintain relationships with individuals and business units within your site or organization.  
• You will be proficient in specialty areas or technologies and are building advanced skills to become a subject matter expert.  As a result, you may be directed to deploy your expertise across multiple organizations and/or locations.   As a result, occasional travel may be required in this position.
• You embed Quality within the Engineering discipline – “I own Quality.”  You are a standard bearer for Quality in everything we do, by assuring adherence to our Quality Management System (QMS), facilitating and/or contributing to corrective and preventive actions, and contributing to the successful attainment of our quality KPI’s and journey to 5 Sigma.
• You perform other duties, as needed and as directed by your line of supervision.
• You champion the development of and deployment of the systems and tools to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• You embrace the Manufacturing Excellence culture based on the Production System and its five focus areas:
• Strategy Alignment through Site Hoshin Plans, the regular cadence of Sales, Inventory, and Operations’ Planning (SiOP) meetings, and regular updates to the value stream maps.
• Leadership of Sustained Change by ensuring production monitoring & improvement activities and deployment of Leader Standard Work.
• Standardization   through workplace organization & visual controls (5S), Manufacturing Standard Work, and robust training & certification programs.