About this opportunity
KYDA Partners Ltd lists this Manufacturing Engineer opportunity in franklin, Wisconsin. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
KYDA Partners is supporting a growing medical-device manufacturing organization in Franklin, Wisconsin with the appointment of a Manufacturing Engineer . This is a hands-on engineering position for someone who enjoys being close to the manufacturing floor — solving technical problems, improving processes, reducing scrap and supporting the introduction and validation of manufacturing equipment and processes. The role will work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance and Engineering within a regulated medical-device environment.
What you'll be doing
Provide day-to-day technical and engineering support to manufacturing operations across extrusion, molding, assembly and packaging processes.
Troubleshoot process, material, tooling, mold and equipment issues using structured root-cause analysis.
Lead manufacturing improvements focused on scrap reduction, productivity, quality, cost and process capability .
Develop and implement practical, cost-effective manufacturing solutions.
Lead and support IQ/OQ/PQ process and equipment validation , qualification and revalidation activities.
Participate in FMEA, process-flow and design/tooling reviews , as well as Kaizen and Lean improvement initiatives.
Support CAPA investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures, work instructions, troubleshooting guides and engineering-change documentation.
Work with Project Engineering and cross-functional teams to transition new products and processes into manufacturing.
Train operators and provide technical guidance to process and maintenance technicians.
Manage manufacturing-engineering projects from problem identification through implementation and validation.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline ; Polymer Science or a related background would be particularly relevant.
Approximately 3+ years of hands-on manufacturing engineering experience .
Experience within medical devices or another highly regulated manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
Practical experience supporting manufacturing processes such as thermoplastic/thermoset extrusion, molding, assembly and/or packaging would be highly desirable.
Experience with IQ/OQ/PQ, process validation, root-cause analysis, CAPA and FMEA/PFMEA .
Strong Lean/continuous-improvement mindset with evidence of improving manufacturing performance.
Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt or similar CI training is beneficial.
Comfortable spending significant time on the manufacturing floor and working directly with operators, technicians, Quality and Operations.
Worksite address
franklin, WI, 53132, US
Who can apply
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