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Job Overview
The Manufacturing Engineer in a sustaining role focuses on maintaining and improving existing manufacturing processes to ensure consistent production of high-quality medical devices. This role is integral to troubleshooting issues, implementing process improvements, and supporting ongoing production activities while maintaining compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
This includes advanced manufacturing processes such as coiling, laser welding, moulding, reflow processes, bonding, hydrophilic coating, and assembly.
Job Responsibilities
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Process Support & Troubleshooting:
o Provide day-to-day technical support to resolve production challenges, minimize downtime, and ensure stable operations.
o Analyse root causes of production issues and implement corrective actions to address defects or inefficiencies.
Continuous Improvement:
o Identify and implement opportunities to improve yields, reduce waste, and enhance overall production efficiency.
o Utilize Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other methodologies to drive process enhancements.
Change Management:
o Lead or support engineering changes (ECOs) to existing products, processes, or equipment.
o Validate and document changes to ensure they meet quality, compliance, and operational requirements.
Equipment & Tooling Maintenance:
o Ensure the continued functionality of production equipment through preventative maintenance programs.
o Support equipment upgrades or replacements to improve reliability and performance.
Collaboration with Cross-functional Teams:
o Partner with Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to address process deviations, non-conformances, and supplier issues.
Documentation & Reporting:
o Maintain accurate process documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, validation protocols, and technical reports.
o Track and report key performance metrics, such as yields, downtime, and defect rates.
Health & Safety
o Ensure that all Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are fulfilled.
What your background should look like:
Qualifications
- Engineering level 8 degree, or equivalent qualification.
- Preferably a minimum of 3 years' experience in a similar role.
Key Requirements
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple ongoing projects.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
- Catheter assembly experience a definite advantage including braided/coiled shaft assembly and reflow, tip bonding and handle assembly.
- Must be able to plan, organize, and implement multiple concurrent tasks and projects.
- Jigs & Fixtures design and maintenance experience would be an advantage.
- Demonstrate a practical understanding of lean manufacturing principles and statistics.
- Demonstrate operating knowledge of Minitab software, would be an advantage.
- SolidWorks /AutoCAD skills would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of ISO & FDA compliance.
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Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
• Competitive Salary Package
• Performance-Based Bonus Plans
• Health and Wellness Incentives
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
• Employee Resource Group
Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.