Manufacturing Engineer
Danaher Corporation
Our Story:KaVo Kerr Group is the world leader in smart products and processes that enable dental professionals to confidently optimize their work and lives. KaVo Kerr Group is proud to serve 99 percent of dental practices around the world.
Our Brands:
KaVo Kerr Group represents a broad portfolio of industry-leading equipment, consumable and specialty brands. With more than 500 years of combined experience, our brands are market leaders and represent the very best in the world.
Our Markets:
Serving dental hygienists, general practitioners, specialists (Ortho, Endo, Perio and more) and special markets (University, Military, Government, DSO's, Community Health Organizations), KaVo Kerr Group is committed to advancing dentistry.
Our Business:
The North American Dental Technologies operating company of the KaVo Kerr Group represents a broad portfolio of industry-leading dental imaging and operatory equipment brands including: KaVo, DEXIS, i-CAT, Gendex, SOREDEX, Instrumentarium, Aribex, Pelton & Crane, Marus, and DCIE. We have North American business locations in Charlotte, NC; Hatfield, PA; Alpharetta, GA; Milwaukee, WI; Orem, UT; and Wood Dale, IL.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for providing primary engineering support for the assigned departments in the manufacturing operation. The Manufacturing Engineer also provides problem resolution to manufacturing issues to ensure the strongest processes to reduce variability and ensure ease of productivity. This position provides engineering support to ensure manufacturability of existing and new products.
Additionally, the Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for maintaining a process strategy, including equipment selection and maintenance, plant layout, tooling and operator training, for their assigned area(s). The position is responsible for continuous improvement (Kaizen and lean manufacturing) to ensure key safety, quality, and cost goals are met.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Drive process improvements and ensure appropriate capital equipment and technologies are utilized.
• Develop processes, procedures and tooling used to produce final assembly products, related sub-assemblies and new products.
• Train production personnel as needed on process changes and improvements.
• Evaluate jobs, work stations, cells for appropriate ergonomic and safety issues.
• Serve as area experts to assist in Kaizens, safety action plans, countermeasures, etc.
• Drive problem-solving for production related problems
• Periodically review processing, assembly, and packing methods, procedures and equipment for capability and efficiency of assigned areas. Develops solutions to improve financial performance or productivity as needed.
• Support the strategic objectives of the business through special projects.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
The Manufacturing Engineer role requires a motivated, results oriented individual that desires to support a specialized assigned production line in a manufacturing environment. The Manufacturing Engineer must be able to demonstrate they have skill in manufacturing processes as well as demonstrate ability to prioritize work as needed. The Manufacturing Engineer will need to be successful in both independent and team environments. This person must have good business acumen and be adaptable to changing environment.
Education and/or Experience:
BS Degree in engineering strongly preferred
2-5 years of experience manufacturing engineering preferred
Broad & detailed knowledge of manufacturing processes preferred
Proficient computer skills preferred
Most Important Competencies Required:
Prioritization- must be able to prioritize work on real time basis
Detail oriented – must be attentive to details, must be able to follow work visual and written instructions
Self Sufficient¬- must be capable to work independently
Independent Judgment- role requires judgment determine if an products meet quality standards
Action Oriented- must be able to analyze complicated issues and boil down to the key points, develop action plans, implement and see through
Influential—must be able to influence peers, subordinates, and superiors
Motivated- must be able to drive and manage change, be non-political, creative and possess a strong desire to win and passion to excel
Sense of Urgency- must be willing and able to prioritize work load, capable of determining when work requires sense of urgency and taking immediate appropriate actions
Our Parent Company is Danaher Corporation:
Danaher is a Fortune 200, NYSE-listed, science and technology leader that designs, manufactures and markets innovative products and services to professional, medical, industrial and commercial customers. Our premier brands are among the most highly recognized in each of the markets we serve. The Danaher Business System provides a foundation to our 63,000 associates around the world, serving customers in more than 125 countries. In 2012, we generated $18.3 billion of revenue from five reporting segments: Test & Measurement, Environmental, Dental, Life Sciences & Diagnostics, and Industrial Technologies.
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