POSITION SUMMARY

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide sustaining engineering activities in the Zoetis Diagnostic & Biodevice (Dx/BD) platform. Assignments may include, but are not limited to, support of manufacturing operations, process characterization and optimization, change control projects, and engineering support of non-conformances and CAPAs. The engineer will provide support for strategic capital projects under the direction of a project lead.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in projects relating to the development and optimization of production processes, including plant design, process equipment/workflows, material handling and automation.
• Provide engineering support to maintain production equipment and tooling.
• Support product variant projects to transfer product designs from development to commercial manufacture.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes for improvements in capacity, efficiency and product quality in alignment with business needs.
• Support activities to validate new or modified equipment and processes.
• Conduct testing of alternate materials to study their impact to product performance.
• Provide engineering support to troubleshoot and assess root cause for quality deviations that occur during manufacturing operations.
• Support continuous improvement projects.
• Create/update Standard Operating Procedures and manufacturing Work Instructions.
• Prepare Material Specification Sheets and manufacturing Bill of Materials.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

• BS in a field of engineering (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred)

Experience:

• 5 years' experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably in the diagnostics or biodevice industries.
• Well-versed in value stream processes.
• Experience with Project Management or indirectly leading teams.
• Functional understanding of common electromechanical components.
• Experience with automated control systems.
• Proven experience in the application of engineering principles to the design and improvement of manufacturing processes.
• Relevant experience in the design and fabrication of production tooling.
• Experience in optimizing production workflows in increase productivity and reduce waste.

TECHNICAL SKILLS and COMPETENCIES

• Experience with PLM (product life cycle management)
• Able to quickly learn new processes
• Proven ability to identify, assess and solve complex problems
• Able to analyze process data for trends and effects
• Application of Lean 6-Sigma tools
• Experienced in AutoCAD and SolidWorks
• Understanding of cGMP
• Able to work in a team and independently
• Attention to detail
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in English

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