Manufacturing Process Engineer II

Epredia; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 74,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Holiday pay

Vacation

Job summary

Epredia in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking an Engineer II, Manufacturing Engineering to own consumable product specifications and support batching, bottling and packaging processes. You will drive improvements to safety, quality, delivery and efficiency while developing innovative solutions to streamline production and reduce waste.

This onsite role requires a bachelor’s in engineering, 3+ years of manufacturing experience, and familiarity with Lean, validation activities, and change control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial or manufacturing engineering is required.
• 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience required.
• Experience identifying sources of waste and driving down cost.
• Experience with validation for equipment and processes.
• Experience managing projects or programs.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
• ISO 9001, ISO13485, FDA experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Address waste, scrap, downtime, layout, and inventory location/accuracy issues.
• Address daily process disruptions; update SOPs and retrain staff as needed.
• Support change control activities; own SOPs and work instructions for existing and new processes.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput, waste reduction, and cost savings.
• Support IQ/OQ/PQ validations for equipment and new lines; assist with capital projects.
• Maintain costing standards, setup times, production rates and scrap factors; participate in annual standard roll.
• Support packaging design/development and product rationalization from a manufacturing perspective.
• Create and maintain product family matrix with Marketing and Inventory Control.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Lean Manufacturing

Project management

Validation experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or manufacturing engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Epredia in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking an Engineer II, Manufacturing Engineering to own consumable product specifications and support batching, bottling and packaging processes. You will drive improvements to safety, quality, delivery and efficiency while developing innovative solutions to streamline production and reduce waste.

This onsite role requires a bachelor’s in engineering, 3+ years of manufacturing experience, and familiarity with Lean, validation activities, and change control.