Job Title: MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
Job Duties: Mizuho Orthopedic Systems, Inc. in Union City, CA is seeking Manufacturing Engineer(s) to design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes.
Job responsibilities and duties include:
- Maintain a continuing liaison relationship with R&D engineering, marketing, assembly, and quality functions to ensure readiness to meet commitments of new business and to ensure that production rates and product designs provide effective utilization of available manufacturing resources.
- Take ownership of new products during pilot production phase through successful and sustained project launch. This includes but is not limited to driving new product introduction schedules, escalating and resolving manufacturability issues.
- Design, qualify, document, and introduce production and service assembly/ test fixtures and equipment.
- Configure assembly processes, sequence of activities, and material handling toward lean manufacturing practices, supporting company goals.
- Maintain current knowledge of competitive technologies including medical, technical, manufacturing, and material developments as related to company products.
- Identify and qualify outside vendors and consultants, as required. Maintain current knowledge of competitive technologies including medical, technical, manufacturing and material developments as related to company products.
- Conduct testing as well as utilize new or existing test protocols to ensure process capability.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and timely manufacturing documentation including assembly procedures, testing methods, packaging and labeling instructions, BOM, and others as required.
- Develop test plans and procedures dealing with material acquisition and substitution problems, as well as technical issues impacting shipments.
- Reduce product cost through design, process, procedure, and improve efficiency through the implementation of lean manufacturing methods.
- Optimize manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines.
- Work with Production Managers and engineers to support product enhancements from concept through the manufacturing process and finished product.
- Participate in material review board activities to analyze and disposition non-conforming materials and assemblies.
- Participate in assigned initiatives focused on material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, and outsourcing of assemblies.
- Ensure product development plan is complete and properly implemented, ensuring manufacturing resources are properly directed during the entire product life cycle.
- Provide sustaining engineering support to production. Provide training and support to production staff such as assemblers, Quality Control Inspectors, leads, and supervisors.
- Perform failure analysis and implement corrective action to improve production and quality.
- Recommend and report on production process improvements including efficiency, cycle time, downtime, first pass yield, resource utilization, ergonomic and other continuous improvement efforts.
- Domestic travel, as needed, to support supplier audits and other business needs, as necessary.
- Train and instruct other members of the department and the company, by passing along skills and information to assist then in their development and advancement either with one-on-one or with platform training skills.
This position does not supervise any personnel or participate in any management decisions, nor does this position plan, direct or coordinate the activities of any personnel.
Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or any related field of study and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in any related position(s) in which the required experience was gained.
Qualified applicants must also have demonstrable proficiency, skill, experience, and knowledge with the following:
1. Writing manufacturing procedures.
2. 3D solid modeling package: Solid Works and AutoCad software.
Domestic travel (less than 10%). No Telecommuting
Additional Information:
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Job Site: 30031 Ahern Ave, Union City, CA 94587; Salary $118,450/year
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Interested applicants apply at https://www.mizuhosi.com/careers/
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EOE/Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
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