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A-dec Inc. · 3 weeks ago

Manufacturing Engineer, Senior - Core Equipment Machining

Newberg, OR

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

A-dec Inc. creates high-quality products and services for the dental industry while providing a rewarding employment experience. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and improving manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

HardwareHealth CareManufacturing

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Strategically plans, designs, and implements manufacturing processes after a structured evaluation of alternatives. Collaborates with appropriate subject matter experts to design and implement processes that meet all applicable safety and regulatory requirements

Develops part fabrication and/or product assembly Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) route strategies and standards (setup and run times, operation sequence, etc.) and related documentation

Provides mentorship and technical leadership to MEs and ME Technicians individually and within a team to coordinate and resolve production issues (quality escalations, machine down, part shortage, etc.)

Creates and maintains manufacturing work instructions and related governing procedures to ensure appropriate access, review/approval, training, and change management

Supports new product development and introduction (NPD/NPI) program core teams providing design review, DFM, tool/fixture planning, work cell design and validation, part quoting, and inspection methodology

Engages with production leadership and team members to identify and prioritize highest impact continuous improvement (CI) initiatives. Develops, monitors and improves a balanced scorecard that includes metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for quality, inventory, delivery, and safety

Leads continuous improvement (CI) initiatives to optimize processes, reduce waste, and improve product quality. Utilize value stream mapping, kaizen, lean strategies and six sigma statistical methods to reduce waste and optimize systems

Collaborates with production leadership on capital and expense budgets and roadmaps. Leads the deployment of new equipment and related processes ensuring safety, training, preventive maintenance, documentation, and process controls are validated

Contributes to corporate and manufacturing system accuracy and effectiveness for processes such as engineering change orders (ECOs) and document control

Manages budgets, timelines, risk, and resources for assigned projects. Provides written and verbal updates with appropriate frequency and detail across a diverse set of stakeholders

Collaborates cross-functionally to understand part/product/process variability utilizing structured problem-solving techniques and statistical methods. Develops and implements data analytics to inform decision-making

Evaluates internal and external quality data to drive product/process improvements and executes assigned Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) initiatives. Determines and deploys appropriate quality control methods for inspection, testing, and process monitoring

Qualification

Manufacturing process designContinuous improvement (CI)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Lean strategiesSix SigmaData analyticsQuality control methodsTechnical leadershipProblem-solving techniques

Required

Designs, implements, sustains, and improves manufacturing processes and systems optimizing quality, safety, delivery, and cost

Collaborates cross functionally to ensure root causes of production stoppages and constraints are well understood and resolved

Ensures existing and new production processes comply with applicable safety and regulatory standards while also meeting capacity and capability requirements

Strategically plans, designs, and implements manufacturing processes after a structured evaluation of alternatives

Develops part fabrication and/or product assembly Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) route strategies and standards (setup and run times, operation sequence, etc.) and related documentation

Creates and maintains manufacturing work instructions and related governing procedures to ensure appropriate access, review/approval, training, and change management

Engages with production leadership and team members to identify and prioritize highest impact continuous improvement (CI) initiatives

Develops, monitors and improves a balanced scorecard that includes metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for quality, inventory, delivery, and safety

Leads continuous improvement (CI) initiatives to optimize processes, reduce waste, and improve product quality

Utilizes value stream mapping, kaizen, lean strategies and six sigma statistical methods to reduce waste and optimize systems

Collaborates with production leadership on capital and expense budgets and roadmaps

Leads the deployment of new equipment and related processes ensuring safety, training, preventive maintenance, documentation, and process controls are validated

Contributes to corporate and manufacturing system accuracy and effectiveness for processes such as engineering change orders (ECOs) and document control

Manages budgets, timelines, risk, and resources for assigned projects

Provides written and verbal updates with appropriate frequency and detail across a diverse set of stakeholders

Collaborates cross-functionally to understand part/product/process variability utilizing structured problem-solving techniques and statistical methods

Develops and implements data analytics to inform decision-making

Evaluates internal and external quality data to drive product/process improvements and executes assigned Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) initiatives

Determines and deploys appropriate quality control methods for inspection, testing, and process monitoring

Ability to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise maneuver up to 35 pounds with or without assistance on a routine basis

Must have manual hand dexterity to grasp, operate tools and equipment repetitively

Able to walk, stand, sit, bend, reach, and occasionally kneel, climb steps, and twist throughout an entire shift

Some areas may be exposed to chemicals, noise, vibration and /or dust, and require the use of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); such as, but not limited to safety glasses, hearing protection, foot protection, etc