Continuous Improvement Engineer in Winsford

Who are Advanced Medical Solutions?

AMS is a world-leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative tissue-healing technology, focused on quality outcomes for patients and value for payers. AMS has a wide range of surgical products including tissue adhesives, sutures, haemostats, internal fixation devices and internal sealants, which it markets under its brands LiquiBand®, RESORBA®, LiquiBandFix8®, LIQUIFIX™, Peters Surgical, Ifabond, Vitalitec and Seal-G®. AMS also supplies wound care dressings such as silver alginates, alginates, and foams through its ActivHeal® brand as well as under white label.

Since 2019, the Group has made seven acquisitions: Sealantis, Biomatlante, Raleigh, AFS Medical, Connexicon, Syntacoll and Peters Surgical. AMS's products, manufactured in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Thailand, India, the Czech Republic and Israel, are sold globally via a network of multinational or regional partners and distributors, as well as via AMS's own direct sales forces in various countries. The Group has R&D innovation hubs in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Israel. Established in 1991, the Group has more than 1,500 employees.

AMS provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants. We highly value and encourage diversity across our workforce meaning that no one will be discriminated against because of their gender, race, age, nationality, disability, or any other protected characteristic as prohibited by law.

Job Details:

• Catalyst for value generation & Continuous Process Improvement through step change and incremental improvement.
• Act as process owner for appointed production area.
• Act as gatekeeper for change.
• Deliver / lead process support to maximise production up-time, minimise back order & ensure supply of optimal patient quality.
• Establish & maintain standard processes within the validated process window delivering outputs in line with the business objectives on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Champion for licence to operate mindset and Engineering standards.

What will this role involve?

• Leadership of Engineering cross-functional team for incremental OEE improvement guided by business needs and priorities.
• Improvement in the manufacturing process via process improvement projects, incremental process improvement & problem solving support.
• Delivery of CAPAs, NCs, SPPS, PPS with focus on optimised and repeatable production processes on time.
• Machines and processes are validated and in compliance with the relevant medical device regulations.
• Generation of operational improvement ideas and creation of feasibility studies.
• Development of strong process engineering and validation protocols capturing industry best practice and utilising strong statistical techniques.
• Timely resolution of identified deviations and implementation of effective actions to correct and prevent recurrence.
• Effective training delivered to the engineering and Technical Operator team to ensure competency in executing machine and process validations.
• Documented standard processes exist for all processes within your area of responsibility and objectives are met (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery) when standard processes are followed.
• Changes / improvements to existing processes, introduction of new processes, new equipment and new products are implemented & transferred to manufacturing in a controlled manner.

What we're looking for?

• Minimum Level 5 qualification (HND equivalent) required in Mechanical, Biomedical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or 15+ years’ experience in Engineering positions.
• Ability to respond flexibly to change and work to tight deadlines under pressure.
• Mindset for learning and development through self-reflection and personal drive.
• Ability to work within a team and work autonomously, with responsibility to drive yourself on varying types of work.
• Experience in process, industrial, or manufacturing engineering.
• Plant and machine related health & safety / regulatory compliance requirements.
• Process and equipment validation.
• Cross-functional project leadership in the respect of quality, time, cost.
• Lean manufacturing or six sigma.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software Word, Excel.
• Working knowledge of Minitab & AutoCAD.