Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About UFP MedTech: UFP Technologies is a designer and custom manufacturer of comprehensive solutions for medical devices, sterile packaging, and other highly engineered custom products. UFP is an important link in the medical device supply chain and a valued outsource partner to most of the top medical device manufacturers in the world. The Company's single-use and single-patient devices and components are used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging for minimally invasive surgery, infection prevention, wound care, wearables, orthopedic soft goods, and orthopedic implants.

UFP Technologies, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance, 401K with a matching contribution, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee discounts and much more!

Location: The position will be on-site full-time in Newburyport, MA. The position holder will need to be within commuting distance (within 45 min). Qualified applicants must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered for this opportunity. Employment based visa sponsorship (including H01B sponsorship) is not available for this position.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Summary: Applies advanced knowledge of continuous improvement engineering theory and methods to design, integrate, and improve companywide manufacturing systems or related processes and new process development. Work with designers to refine product designs to increase manufacturability and decrease costs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies lean manufacturing techniques to reduce manufacturing waste.
• Conducts time studies and adjusts production standards as required.
• Designs and oversees the fabrication of manufacturing tooling and fixtures to support continuous improvement projects.
• Coordinates fabrication of tools and fixtures to be used in production.
• Continually monitors scrap rates and initiates projects reducing scrap cost in manufacturing.
• Works with Team Leaders and production management to review shop order variances (material and labor) and initiates projects to eliminate variances and improve actual cost performance.
• Trains work cell team members in continuous improvement, working with Team Leaders and Production Supervisors to create a culture of continuous improvement.
• Monitors activities of Manufacturing Engineers and green belts offering support as needed.
• Prepares work instructions to communicate the proper set-up and operation of manufacturing processes to meet customer requirements.
• Trains production team members in the development and use of visual production tools to promote improvements to product quality and production efficiency.
• Collects and utilizes data to make data driven decisions.
• Provides reports summarising problem solving and corrective action efforts to production teams and customers as required.
• Ability to assist in the design, install and troubleshoot basic manufacturing equipment such as jigs, fixtures and gauges.
• Utilises six sigma tools and methodologies to determine root cause of failures using statistical methods and recommends changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
• Prepares estimates and proposals for projects to aid in the approval of continuous improvement projects through knowledge of UFP manufacturing capabilities and appropriate materials selection.
• Submits capital projects for approval, as required.
• Tracks continuous improvements projects and reports results monthly.
• Prepares reports summarising information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
• Trains production personnel in new or existing methodology.
• Supports new product transfer into production, working with our design team on new product designs to ensure that our processes are capable of meeting customer requirements.
• Interacts with customers, account managers, manufacturing personnel, vendors and team members whenever necessary to satisfy project requirements.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements: Bachelor's in Engineering or relevant discipline and 10+ years of continuous improvement experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have experience managing continuous improvement green belts and technical engineers responsible for continuous improvement. Must have a proven track record in applying lean manufacturing and other continuous improvement manufacturing methodologies. Experience with GD&T, CAD, Minitab, MS Project strongly desired. Proven track record applying statistical analysis to develop and control processes in a manufacturing environment. Manufacturing experience must include heavy emphasis on assembly operations, tooling evaluation, vendor qualification, facilities engineering and cost savings through process improvement. Basic Bridgeport, lathe and other machine shop equipment experience desired. Occasional travel may be required.

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For more information on UFP MedTech, visit www.ufpmedtech.com. UFP Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.