Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Dielectrics, a UFP Technologies company; Chicopee (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Dis

401K with matching contribution

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

UFP Technologies, Inc. is a designer and custom manufacturer serving medical devices, sterile packaging, and other engineered products.

This Chicopee, MA on-site role supports the Manufacturing Engineering team to improve quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. As an Associate Manufacturing Engineer, you will apply lean methods, perform time studies, and help transfer new products into production, drafting PPAP docs and validating processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 2 years or less of experience in manufacturing or applications engineering.
• Medical device environment experience and lean manufacturing experience desired.
• Hands-on experience in the use of CAD tools required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Applies lean manufacturing techniques to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Conducts time studies and helps set production standards.
• Ensures compliance with GMP, RoHS, REACH and related requirements.
• Provides production area support and identifies process improvements.
• Develops work instructions and trains team members on processes.
• Collects data and supports root cause analysis for variance reduction.
• Drafts PPAP documentation and supports new product transfers.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

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Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Full-TimeEngineering

Chicopee, MA, US

30+ days agoRequisition ID: 1685

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

UFP Technologies is a designer and custom manufacturer of comprehensive solutions for medical devices, sterile packaging, and other highly engineered custom products. UFP is an important link in the medical device supply chain and a valued outsource partner to most of the top medical device manufacturers in the world. The Company’s single-use and single-patient devices and components are used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging for minimally invasive surgery, infection prevention, wound care, wearables, orthopedic soft goods, and orthopedic implants.

UFP Technologies, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance
• 401K with a matching contribution
• Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee discounts and much more!

Location: This position is based on-site in Chicopee, MA. The position holder will need to be within commuting distance (within 45 min). The position will be on-site full time.

Qualified applicants must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered for this opportunity. Employment based visa sponsorship (including H01B sponsorship) is not available for this position.

Associate Manufacturing Engineer Summary:

The Associate Manufacturing Engineer applies knowledge of continuous improvement to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, while assisting the Manufacturing Engineering team. May design, or work with designers to refine product designs, to increase manufacturability, and decrease costs.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Applies lean manufacturing techniques to reduce medical device manufacturing waste.
• Conducts time studies and advises when adjustments production standards for medical device products areas required.
• Works to understands regulatory and industry requirements for medical device manufacturing (GMP, RoHS, REACH, etc.).
• Provides direct production area support and identifies potential process improvements, efficiencies and safety issues. Continually monitors scrap rates and initiates projects to reduce scrap cost in manufacturing.
• Works with team leaders and production management to review shop order variances (material and labor) and works on projects to eliminate variances and improve actual cost performance.
• Prepares work instructions to communicate the proper set-up and operation of manufacturing processes to produce products which meet customer requirements.
• Trains production team members in the development and use of visual production tools to promote improvements to product quality and production efficiency.
• Collects and utilizes data to make data driven decisions.
• Assists in the troubleshooting of basic manufacturing equipment.
• Identifies root cause of failures using statistical methods and recommends changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
• Prepares reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
• Works to develop a detailed understanding of customer requirements for new product launches and product sustainment.
• Drafts all documentation required for PPAP submittal (FAI, PFMEA, SOP, etc.).
• Drafts and submits ECRs and SICRs internally and externally to document changes to products or processes.
• Supports new product transfer into production, working with our design team.
• Interacts with customers, account managers, manufacturing personnel, vendors and team members whenever necessary to satisfy project requirements.
• Performs validations (IQ/OQ/PQ activities) on products to ensure proper performance to designated specifications. Drafts, executes, and reports validation protocols internally and externally.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 2 years or less of experience in manufacturing or applications engineering (excluding internships).
• Medical device environment experience and lean manufacturing experience desired.
• Hands-on experience in the use of CAD tools required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong organizational skills required.

UFP Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

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