Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Process Improvement & Validation

Cardinal Health; Washington; On-site; USD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid timeoff plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

FlexPay

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to lead continuous improvement and change management of manufacturing equipment, including designing, testing and implementing process improvements, writing specifications, and managing projects.

You will validate equipment and assist maintenance with diagnosing production issues related to efficiency, scrap and quality, while collaborating with cross-functional teams on start-ups and process validations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in related field preferred.
• Previous injection molding experience preferred.
• Understanding of FDA regulations surrounding the manufacturing of medical devices, GMPs and process validations would be an asset.
• Experience with Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost saving plans - creates schedules and project timelines that cause minimal interference to production, obtains quotes, and requests funding from corporate.
• Establish and manage project budgets, assist with annual budget preparations and spending forecasts.
• Oversee development and installation of major capital projects.
• Assist production areas on equipment and process problems, support technicians in troubleshooting and develop plans and process changes to stop reoccurring issues.
• Develop and execute process validations, conduct studies, and perform evaluations as needed to ensure process capability.
• Perform daily check-ins on assigned production lines and areas.
• Coordinate new product or process start-ups with all operational departments.
• Develop machine specifications and manage outside vendors to ensure compliance with developed machine specifications and schedules.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Process validation

Equipment troubleshooting

Project budgeting

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

PLCs

HMIs

Vision systems

Instrumentation

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to lead continuous improvement and change management of manufacturing equipment, including designing, testing and implementing process improvements, writing specifications, and managing projects.

You will validate equipment and assist maintenance with diagnosing production issues related to efficiency, scrap and quality, while collaborating with cross-functional teams on start-ups and process validations.