Manufacturing Engineer
rms Company
Summary
The Manufacturing Engineer will provide support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, optimize existing processes, and ensure that production goals are met.
Job description
Position Summary
The Manufacturing Engineer will provide support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, optimize existing processes, and ensure that production goals are met.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and improve procedures, documentation, tools, fixtures, and programs on existing products
- Coordinate, direct and lead estimating and quoting efforts to ensure optimum costing and coordination of projects and programs
- Monitor the performance of equipment, machines, and tools and correct equipment problems or process parameters that produce non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues
- Interface with Quality to integrate new products or processes into the existing production area
- Determine project scope, define requirements, work with Cretex Medical teams and others to coordinate production, meet deadlines and customer requirements
- Prioritize multiple quote packages and obtain the required information from the customer
- Identify the root cause of manufacturing process and product nonconformities and implement corrective and preventative actions
- Initiate and complete technical activities leading to new or improved products or design for manufacturability or processes
- Analyze and solve problems from basic engineering principles through to complex and advanced problems
- Develop and implement process and product improvements with supervisory guidance
- Maintain and approve device routers and bill of materials
- Develop manufacturing processes utilizing statistical process control as appropriate
- Maintain and approve manufacturing procedures
- Design and coordinate fabrication and implementation of process fixturing or gauging
- Resolve non-conformances and participate on the Material Review Board
- Analyze and map processes, assess efficiency, and implement complex project activities
- Assist with part cost estimation
- Ensure processes and procedures follow regulations
- Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, and medical device requirements
- Partner with other business segments: sales/marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance
- Maintain an organized work area (5S)
- Participate in the Operational Excellence Program
Minimum Qualifications
- Continuing Education; including participation in local chapters, associations, and/or organizations
- Experience in an ISO13485/GMP environment
- Engineering experience in a manufacturing facility
- Project management experience
- Manufacturing process design and validation
- Manufacturing equipment and fixture/gauge design
- Lean manufacturing, including statistical analysis
- Manufacturing automation, including electronic visual inspection
- Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
Requirements
- Experience in an ISO13485/GMP environment
- Engineering experience in a manufacturing facility
- Project management experience
- Manufacturing process design and validation
- Manufacturing equipment and fixture/gauge design
- Lean manufacturing, including statistical analysis
- Manufacturing automation, including electronic visual inspection
- Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Matching
- Profit Sharing
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- Onsite Medical Clinic
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Wellness Program
- Monthly Social Events
- Employee Appreciation Week
- Volunteer Opportunities
Company overview
rms Company, founded in 1967 and headquartered in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, is a premier contract manufacturer specializing in precision-machined components for the medical device industry. As part of the Cretex Medical family of companies, rms has established itself as a trusted supplier to leading medical device manufacturers worldwide, with particular expertise in orthopaedic implants and components. The company operates a 215,000 square foot manufacturing facility equipped with over 650 CNC machine tools and advanced technologies including Direct Metal Printing (DMP) for additive manufacturing of complex implant structures. rms serves six major medical markets: cardio stimulation, neurostimulation, interventional vascular, orthopedic spine, trauma and extremity, and ablation and drug delivery. With ISO 13485 certification and FDA registration, the company provides comprehensive services from design for manufacturability (DFMA) support through production, assembly, and sterile packaging. Their capabilities include precision milling, Swiss and lathe turning, wire and sinker EDM, micro laser welding, and secondary processing operations. rms processes over 2.5 million components monthly, working with a wide range of materials from implantable polymers to precious metals like platinum, and has built a reputation for supporting both Fortune 500 medical technology companies and innovative startups in bringing their products to market efficiently and reliably.