Manufacturing Engineer II

Cartago, Cartago Province, Costa Rica

• Category: Manufacturing Engineering

Description

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Job Purpose

Execute manufacturing engineering actions, projects and investigations assuring the sustaining of production lines according to quality compliance regulations.

Major Responsibilities

• Coordinate the engineering process to allow the execution of priorities and projects according to manufacturing production needs.
• Coordinate with different areas (logistics, purchasing, planning and quality) assuring that production running without interruptions and products and processes improvements are in compliance with standards and quality system.
• Implement continuous improvement projects in products and processes to reduce the risks of interruptions in production or quality regulations.
• Developed processes, documentation and records, after production release assuring the manufacturing and quality regulations.
• Execute manufacturing priorities and process according to the indicators of yield, quality, and cost, through methodologies (Six Sigma DMAIC, DOE’s, Lean) assuring the SPCs.
• Perform manufacturing technical support during the validation, and post-production to avoid line interruptions and high scrap

Education 

• Electrical/Electronic Engineering; Mechatronics or related

Knowledge and skills 

• Validation medical manufacturing process experience
• Statistical techniques knowledge (DOE, SPC, etc.) is required plus experience with continuous improvement methodologies,
• SAP basic knowledge
• Fluent in spoken and written business English
• Normative ISO13485 and FDA
• Lean and six sigma knowledge
• Knowledge in CAPEX, Budget control and COGS
• Software: Minitab
• Software: AutoCAD & SolidWorks preferred
• Highly Analytical, organized and business/service oriented.

Experience 

• 2+ years in similar positions in medical industry. 
• Transfer Process Projects implementation.
• Experience supporting production lines and leading root cause investigations using problem solving methodologies.

Preferred requirements

• Guidewires & Catheter experience preferred. 
• Continuous improvement projects implementation

Company

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Heraeus

Heraeus, the technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany, is a leading international family-owned company formed in 1851. With expertise, a focus on innovations, operational excellence and an entrepreneurial leadership, we strive to continuously improve our business performance. We create high-quality solutions for our clients and strengthen their competitiveness in the long term by combining material expertise with technological know-how. 

Our ideas are focused on themes such as the environment, energy, health, mobility and industrial applications. Our portfolio ranges from components to coordinated material systems which are used in a wide variety of industries, including the steel, electronics, chemical, automotive and telecommunications industries. In the 2014 financial year, Heraeus generated product revenues of €3.4 bn and precious metal revenues of €12.2bn euros. 

With around 12,600 employees worldwide in more than 100 subsidiaries in 38 countries, Heraeus holds a leading position in its global markets.