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Job description
Job Title
Senior Staff Engineer, Process Optimisation
Reports To
Manager / Senior Manager, Automation / Engineering
Position Summary
The senior staff engineer will provide technical leadership across a range of projects and initiatives for the facility. They will be a Subject Matter Expert in a Technical, Engineering, Automation or Business Process area.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Responsible for providing technical leadership in the design and development of processes that will optimize process flow, reduce variability, and improve operating capabilities across multiple projects and initiatives.
- Research manufacturing technologies and develop new methods to manufacture product and digitally monitor processes for quality and efficiency.
- Work with senior leadership to identify, develop and execute upon opportunities for process and strategic improvements.
- Support capital acquisition activity from specifying equipment, contract negotiation, Installation, and validation.
- Champion process optimisation and manufacturing excellence across the site.
- Benchmark best practices across the Stryker network.
- Communicates with business partners to resolve process and product issues.
- Evaluates the results of projects and provides manufacturing guidance and assistance as required.
- Technical leadership of Staff engineers, Senior engineers, Engineers, Co-op Students, Technicians and operators as required.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Knowledge Skills
- Level 8 Degree in Engineering, Science or related discipline or equivalent technical experience.
- Has a minimum of 6 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Detail orientated with a passion for optimizing existing and new processes.
- Demonstrable excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, a process improvement orientation, and the ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Strong communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Skilled at interpreting information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.
- Experience in an FDA regulated or regulated industry beneficial.
- Experience in a six sigma and Lean Manufacturing environment with proven improvement results.
- Ability to effectively work cross-functionally as required.
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