CooperSurgical · 1 day ago
Senior Plastics Molding Engineer- Strategic Sourcing
Trumbull, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $140K/yr
10+ years expCooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. The Senior Molding Engineer, Strategic Sourcing serves as a plastic molding/tooling technical resource on the Strategic Sourcing team, providing technical leadership and expertise for engineering activities related to CooperSurgical’s global supply chain.
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Hiring Manager
Katie A.
Responsibilities
Proactively identifies risk in the polymer/plastics supply chain and provides solutions to eliminate or significantly reduce risk while ensuring there are no gaps in supply for production
Achieves program objectives regarding transfer and new startup of tooling/equipment at supplier locations
Leads mold/tooling design activities in coordination with suppliers, oversees supplier Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), and ensures supplier validation of manufacturing cells is completed in accordance with engineering best practices and procedures
Completes tooling & equipment repairs and replacements for Cooper Surgical assets located at suppliers worldwide
Provides input to the CSI supplier asset (CSI owned tooling/equipment) replacement plan
Assists with the selection of highly qualified medical device material/component/assembly suppliers
Identify cost reduction opportunities in partnership with Category Managers, internal stakeholders and suppliers to meet year over year cost targets
Identify insourcing and outsourcing opportunities in partnership with Category Managers and Operations manufacturing strategy; supports technical component in the make/buy analysis
Provides recommendations for Design for Manufacture and Assembly for supplied components and assemblies
Assists suppliers with manufacturing equipment and tooling capacity planning in alignment with long term plan and short-term changes in demand
Identifies and maintains a world-class supply base for high quality SPI class 101, 102, & 103 injection mold tools
Leads cross-functional teams to investigate and resolve complex supplier issues, engineering changes, etc
Researches and understands raw materials used in manufacturing and makes recommendations for alternates
Qualification
Required
Practical knowledge of plastic mold design/mold building, repair, and maintenance, including knowledge of machining tolerances, steels, heat treating, plating, and stack up tolerances
Practical knowledge of Scientific Injection Molding concepts and experience with use
Practical knowledge of medical device validation process, protocols/reports, conducting IQ, OQ, PQ
Ability to lead cross-functional teams to solve problems, using problem solving methods, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action procedures
Proficient with design tools appropriate to discipline (SolidWorks, Molding simulation, GD&T, FMEA, engineering drawings and documentation)
Ability to manage projects of moderate to high complexity, build and maintain project schedules
Familiar with make vs. buy and product cost analysis
Superb oral and written communication skills including presentation skills
Computer Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, PLM system, CAD (SolidWorks))
10+ years industry experience in plastic injection molding manufacturing engineering and tooling
3+ years experience in medical device manufacturing/engineering or other highly regulated industry
3+ years experience in a supply chain engineer, supplier development engineer, or supplier quality engineer capacity, preferably in the medical device industry
Bachelor's Degree in Plastics Engineering/Engineering Technology or equivalent required
Preferred
Black Belt/Green Belt certification or Lean Six Sigma experience desired
Benefits
Medical coverage
401(k)
Parental leave
Fertility benefits
Paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays
Company
CooperSurgical
CooperSurgical provides a full portfolio of medical and surgical products. It is a sub-organization of The Cooper Companies.
1001-5000 employees
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Executive Vice President, Strategy & Market Development
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