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Spectrum Plastics Group, A DuPont Business · 6 hours ago

Engineering Manager

PPC - Pleasant Prairie - Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Spectrum Plastics Group, a DuPont Business, is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Medical Tubing and Film division. The role involves providing guidance and direction for the Engineering Department, managing engineering activities, and driving a culture of safety while ensuring project execution and continuous improvement.

ManufacturingMedical DevicePlastics and Rubber Manufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Actively promote and drive a culture of safety within Spectrum Plastics

Develop and maintain a diverse, well-trained, high energy, motivated engineering team by setting expectations, goals, and direction and providing training, mentoring, coaching, recognition, and feedback

Manage and drive all facets of engineering projects including design, construction, automation, assemblies, process development, validation activities, documentation, training, and transfer to production

Drive continuous improvement activities using Lean Manufacturing methodologies to improve both the efficiency and quality of manufacture with strong accountability for site savings goals

Establish and manage project schedules, delivery dates, and cost objectives. Drive engineering team to execute on these plans. Communicate this information to internal and external customers

Interacts with internal and external customers, by meeting regularly and responding to requests

Drive capital investments including resourcing, budgeting, and execution of capital projects

Apply risk management best practices to the development and manufacturing processes by identifying hazards, estimating and evaluating associated risks, controlling these risks, and monitoring the effectiveness of risk controls

Generate and keep all manufacturing documentation up to date (BOM’s, specification changes, ECO’s, reports, print revisions, fixturing, protocols, etc.)

Discover and explore new business opportunities, unmet customer/market needs, and technology opportunities to fill the pipeline

Support the commercial teams by providing customer support as the go-to technical leader for extrusion and films in medical applications

Define and manage project activities for commercial release of new products and corresponding manufacturing processes while meeting expectations for sustainable, efficient, repeatable, and reproducible manufacturing operations

Translate customer needs into quantifiable CTQs that can be used to scope projects, report progress to targets, and create actionable plans to meet customer requirements

Collaborate with site operations leadership to identify and resolve technical systemic challenges and support commercial solutions

Collaborate and communicate effectively in a cross functional organization. Use strong presentation skills to present technical information to audiences with diverse backgrounds and connect technical concepts to business outcomes

Available to travel domestically or international as needed up to 15%

Qualification

Engineering degreePolymer extrusion experienceProject managementLeadership experienceStatistical analysisCustomer serviceMicrosoft OfficeCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 8+ years of related experience or equivalent

Industry experience in polymer extrusion and converting; medical applications preferred

5+ years in management/leadership roles

Strong project management and leadership skills

Excellent problem-solving skills to identify, gather, and analyze information develop solutions and resolve problems in a timely manner

Track record of being resourceful and innovative to pull together the tools, equipment, and resources, to drive projects across the finish line

Superior level of customer service and responsiveness

Highly collaborative with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously

Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software

Experience as project manager on projects that involved all phases of product design and development, leading cross-functional teams through the execution of project activities

Demonstrates success developing full-scale project plans

Effectively communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion

Experience managing financial responsibilities for major programs, such as budget accountability and revenue recognition

Preferred

Master's Degree in Engineering discipline

High degree of understanding of requirements for medical device manufacturing (GxP, ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820)

Knowledge of applicable standards for EtO sterilization (e.g. ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11135-1, ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11135-2)

Statistical Analysis expertise highly desired (DOE, Lean Six Sigma, minitab, jmp)

Company

Spectrum Plastics Group, A DuPont Business

Acquired in August 2023 by DuPont, Spectrum’s history spans over 60 years of applications expertise including precision extrusion, specialty injection molding, blown film extrusion and conversion, medical balloon fabrication, laser processing, additive manufacturing, and complex assembly of catheters and other devices.

Founded in 1961

Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.spectrumplastics.com/

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