Cook Medical · 2 weeks ago
Manufacturing Engineer 1
Canton, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$76K/yr - $89K/yr
3+ years expCook Medical is focused on manufacturing custom, plastic components for medical devices. The Manufacturing Engineer 1 provides technical support for production activities, collaborating with various teams to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
HardwareManufacturingMedical Device
Responsibilities
Provides process support for extrusion department
Hands-on position with visibility on the manufacturing floor
Requires a high level of interaction with the production, product development, and quality teams
Supports product development activities, continuous improvement, complaint resolution, CAPA investigations and other quality initiatives
Supports production departments’ manufacturing issues with technical support as the process expert. Uses strong reasoning and problem-solving skills to investigate and analyze complex problems to determine root cause and implement innovative solutions to prevent recurrence
Supports and drives continuous improvement activities in the manufacturing department to improve operational performance. Leads technical aspect of process validation projects
Assist product development teams with design for manufacturability requirements on new products. Supports new capital equipment and tooling purchases with appropriate documentation and evaluation
Manages multiple technically oriented projects through coordinating internal and external resources
Collaborates on product complaint resolution
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma with applicable experience is required; Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Plastics Engineering preferred
3+ years of extrusion process development experience
Fundamental understanding engineering principles
Extrusion process development / Extrusion Tooling Design
Proficiency at using Microsoft Office applications
Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Plastics Engineering
5+ years of work related to polymer processing
Process validation (IQ, OQ, PQ)
Equipment qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ)
Mechanical aptitude
Understanding of ISO 13485:2016
CFR, FDA, OSHA, environmental regulations
Equipment / process troubleshooting
Experience with blue print reading
Design of Experiments / Six Sigma
Benefits
Company-sponsored 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
Paid time-off benefits
Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts including both healthcare and dependent care
Short and long-term disability
Life insurance
Well-being resources to support physical, emotional and financial wellness
Comprehensive EAP program
Voluntary benefits funded 100% by employees in the areas of critical illness, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and long-term care
Company
Cook Medical
Cook Medical is a medical device company that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and delivering invasive medical devices. It is a sub-organization of Cook Group.
10001+ employees
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Gayle Cook
Co-founder
Kelly Fischer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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