Process Engineer - Vulcan

Gd Energy Products, Llc; Hoover (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 comprehensive medical plan options

Vision Benefits

Company paid Dental Insurance

Wellness Plan

401k with 5% matching

Generous PTO with holidays

Company paid Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Company provided Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Casual Dress Code

Social events for employees and family

Job summary

BioHorizons in Hoover, AL is seeking a Vulcan Process Engineer to optimize manufacturing processes for existing and new products and to drive continuous improvement across departments. You will work with Vulcan management to enhance quality, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory standards.

The role requires experience with lean initiatives, cross-functional teamwork, and hands-on process validation activities, including IQ/OQ/PQ, SOP maintenance, and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 4+ years in FDA/ISO regulated medical device manufacturing.
• 2+ years with medical device workflows.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional teams and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Drive improvement projects across cross-functional teams to ensure success.
• Identify gaps and lead process improvement and waste reduction efforts.
• Utilize Lean Six Sigma to eliminate process waste throughout the system.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes for existing and new products.
• Support engineering in analyzing production for repeatability and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and participate in audits.

Skills

Effective communication

Facilitation skills

Attention to detail

Initiative & accountability

Project planning & management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

The Vulcan Process Engineer influences the company's direction with respect to production. This position works with all departments and Vulcan management to evaluate current processes with respect to continuous improvement to keep production running smoothly. Works with Vulcan managers/supervisors to optimize organizational business performance by maintaining compliance with domestic quality system regulations.

This position is onsite based in Hoover, AL and is not open to remote work.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for driving improvement projects and coordinating efforts between a cross-functional team, with both internal and external stakeholders to achieve project success.
• Works with management to identify challenge areas and key gaps within organization for process improvement/ waste reduction projects.
• Utilize Lean and Six Sigma techniques to identify and eliminate process waste throughout the system.
• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing processes for existing and new products.
• Support Engineering initiatives in analyzing the production process for repeatability and efficiency.
• Contributes process knowledge to developing and executing process validation efforts (IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Generate and maintain SOPs as needed for updated or new processes.
• Help to maintain audit readiness and assist in first-party, second-party and third-party audits.
• Communicate statuses and updates with team for all assigned projects.
• Works with management team to facilitate training for process changes.
• Works with all departments and Vulcan management to facilitate the onboarding of new products.
• Develop, analyze, and maintain key performance indicators for process evaluation.
• Develop and analyze forecasting to predict growth and capacity planning.

Qualifications:

• Effective communication and facilitation skills required.
• Strong detail on detail and accuracy.
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation with a strong sense of accountability.
• Outstanding planning and organizational skills and techniques required.
• Ability to plan and manage complex and successful projects; understand available resources, develop a timeline, budget and assign areas of responsibility.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering-related field and/or an equivalent combination of education/experience
• 4+ years' experience working at an FDA and/or ISO regulated medical device manufacturer.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with medical device workflows.
• Experience in facilitating cross-functional teams; overseeing root-cause analysis, data collection, and problem solving.
• 2 comprehensive medical plan options to choose from available the first of each month following your date of hire
• Flexible Spending Account or HSA Account available
• Company paid Dental Insurance for employee and dependents
• Wellness Plan
• 401k with 5% matching
• Generous PTO plan including 11 paid holidays, 2 Floating Holidays and Community Service Hours
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Company provided Life Insurance
• Casual Dress Code
• Social events for employees and family

Benefits:

• 2 comprehensive medical plan options to choose from available the first of each month following your date of hire
• Flexible Spending Account or HSA Account available
• Vision Benefits
• Company paid Dental Insurance for employee and dependents
• Wellness Plan
• 401k with 5% matching
• Generous PTO plan including 11 paid holidays, 2 Floating Holidays and Community Service Hours
• Company paid Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Company provided Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Casual Dress Code
• Social events for employees and family

Henry Schein, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Please note that any offer of employment made by BioHorizons is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation to include a pre-employment drug screen.