When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and be part of a team that values performance, quality and innovation. With revenues of $24 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.
Position Objective:
The positions objective is to assist in delivering all engineering key initiatives on time and within scope. The Manufacturing Engineer will work closely with the manufacturing, QA & EHS departments to deliver projects to enhance quality, productivity, safety and cost. The primary function of the manufacturing is to ensure that manufacturing process continues to deliver world class products as efficiently as possible through continuous improvement initiatives within the manufacturing areas.
Essential Functions:
The role of the manufacturing engineers is drive continuous improvement initiatives using PPI methodology and other Process excellence techniques.
Participate as a team member in complex multi-functional projects taking the lead role when required on engineering actions and sub project.
Lead Kaizen events and short to medium projects to completion ensuring all deliverables are delivered on time and on cost
Ensure day to day manufacturing issues are resolved and auctioned in a timely manner
Collaborate and share best practice and knowledge across functions and if required across
sites
Analyse daily metrics and use data driven decision to improve processes and generate reports to document
Ability to write and perform validation of process and equipment
Work with other departments to develop and improve current process equipment and systems to deliver change and improve key metrics
Key Skills required for this specific Role
Good Technical knowledge of process and equipment
Excellent communication skills – works across functions
Result driven
Team player and self-starter
Ability to learn and develop current skills and behaviours to progress within the function and lead by example.
Ability to set up relationships with current and new vendors to develop processes and system to drive continuous improvement within manufacturing process
Knowledge of process excellence techniques including lean , Six sigma and SPC
Good working knowledge of validation of medical devices ( IQ/ OQ/ PQ)
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum HND or higher in technical / scientific discipline
Experience working within a medical device manufacturing environment or cGMP manufacturing environment.
Previous experience of working within team and delivering projects deliverables essential
Working Conditions
Role could require occasional travel and out of hours working
Role will require working in controlled environments e.g. Cleanroom