Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Expected Travel: None

Requisition ID: 11493

 

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. 
 
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
 
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare.  For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

 

OEM – Teleflex Medical OEM is a leading global provider of product development and production services for medical device manufacturers. We set ourselves apart with deep expertise, decades of experience, a dedication to design for manufacturability, and extensive, in-house capabilities, which include engineering, regulatory services, material selection and formulation, prototyping, manufacturing, assembly and packaging. We deliver industry-changing innovations and next-generation solutions for extrusions; diagnostic and interventional catheters; balloons and balloon catheters; sheath/dilator sets; specialty sutures, braids and fibers; and bioabsorbable sutures, yarns and resins. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

This hands-on Engineering position will provide Teleflex Medical with technical support and operating knowledge for medical device manufacturing. This person will take a key role in engineering functions such as validating and troubleshooting processes as well as identifying and implementing process improvements. The engineer will support day-to-day production and the transfer of development projects into production. This position will focus on value stream support to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and delivery of catheter manufacturing.

Principal Responsibilities

•    Support manufacturing processes related to catheter manufacturing in a cleanroom environment as well as upstream processes including extrusion, molding, and braiding. 
•    Attend daily Value Stream meetings and present updates on engineering activities.
•    Lead continuous improvement projects focused on scrap reduction and increasing efficiency. 
•    Create, maintain and update manufacturing and inspection documentation. Execute document changes according to Quality Management System procedures.
•    Assist in product transfers, including but not limited to procuring equipment, capacity review, process improvements, and lead training efforts for new processes.
•    Assist with equipment and process qualifications (IQ/OQ/PQ).
•    Troubleshoot product defects and variation, perform root cause analysis, apply systematic problem-solving skills and build robust solutions.
•    Create equipment user requirement specifications, obtain quotes from internal and/or external vendors, manage capital requests, verify functionality of equipment, and implement equipment into production.
•    Identify, design, and implement fixtures to aid in the manufacturing and inspection processes.
•    Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
 

Education / Experience Requirements

•    Bachelors degree in Engineering, required. Bachelors degree in Plastics, Chemical, Biomedical, or Mechanical, preferred.
•     A minimum of one year's engineering experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred, preferably in the medical device manufacturing industry or another heavily regulated industry.
•    Experience in catheter manufacturing or development is preferred. 
 

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

•    Working knowledge of manufacturing processes related to catheter production, molding, and extrusion. 
•    Good mechanical aptitude and able to learn equipment operation.  Machine maintenance support where required.
•    Familiar with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
•    Six Sigma Yellow belt certification preferred. 
•    Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.  Must be able to create legible, accurate, and detailed documents that clearly communicate product and manufacturing expectations.
•    Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.  Experience with Microsoft Project, Visio, and Minitab is