Knowledge / Education
- Minimum education required to perform duties: Bachelor degree in Engineering (i.e. Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or science related engineering discipline, etc.)
- Knowledge on Six sigma and Lean Tools
- Knowledge on ISO 13485:2003 y CFR 820 CGMPs
- Knowledge on the Mudas
Job Experience
- From 0 to 2 years experience in manufacturing environment.
- Experience within the medical manufacturing field is a plus.
**Responsibilities**:
- Analyzing current manufacturing methods and practices in order to identify opportunities to eliminate non-value added steps; recommending, developing and prototyping new processes and production methods to enhance manufacturing. Discerning when and how to use Lean Manufacturing techniques: 6S, waste identification and elimination, value stream mapping, Kaizen, error proofing, one piece flow, set-up time reduction, Kanban, balanced work flow, etc.
- Recommend fixtures, tools and methods to meet productivity and specifications quality standards and to support Manufacturing processes, using Lean Manufacturing Tools.
- Support manufacturing engineer responsibilities in documentation changes, non-conformance product report and VIPs, using Lean Manufacturing Tools validations and others as required.
- Attend conferences, take course work and continuing education programs to maintain or improve knowledge and practices relevant to medical device manufacturing.
- Execute and monitor the implementation of continuous improvement projects.
- Update Standards times and BOMs
- Supporting the engineering and technical needs of the campus and customers (strategic and tactical, such as value improvement projects, new process / equipment, etc.).
- Providing team leadership support for process improvement projects involving quality, productivity and cost reductions for the VIP Goal
- Supporting product launches across the campus for the NPI department.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Execute training focused on continuous improvement such as Boot camp, Viant Lean Training and root cause analysis.
- Implement and promote the 6s methodology in the company.
- Support OpEx competition program.
- Elaborate cost analysis to calculate the savings generated from VIP projects.
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