Your new company

Here at Hays we have a fantastic permanent opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our client, a well-respected medical firm based in the heart of Galway city. The company has been steadily supporting their core market for a number of years with a high demand for its unique products for over 20 years. The company also possesses a stellar reputation as an employer, which has resulted in minimal turnover and an excellent staff retention ratio.

Your new role

• To implement appropriate process controls for manufacturing processes for robust and repeatable commercial
  Product manufacturing.
• To maximise manufacturing process performance through implementation of continuous improvement methodology.
• To apply a scientific approach to problem-solving, combining analytical and experimental skills to maximise overall
• Equipment effectiveness and efficiency.
• To ensure that all engineering work and designs are carried out to appropriate GMP, QA/Regulatory Authority
  Standards and Environmental Health and Safety standards.
• To manage projects using PM principles with effective timeline management and task coordination and
  Execution.
• To support the development of new processes in conjunction with Process/Manufacturing/Automation Engineering
  Ensuring that new processes are stable and capable.
• To provide technical support to new product/ technology introductions and ensure change is effectively managed.
• To ensure that non-conforming products and processes are evaluated and corrected on assigned projects in
  Accordance with process controls and procedures.
• To successfully complete validation and process improvements using statistical tools and six sigma techniques.
• To support the development of in-house Subject-Matter Experts (SME) across the range of core technologies.
• To support process/ equipment/ H&S risk assessment and analysis of risk to product or user.

What you'll need to succeed

• Honours Degree in Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent discipline with relevant experience
• Catheter manufacturing experience is desired
• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in a responsible Manufacturing Engineering/ Process Development role within the Medical Device/Healthcare
• Proven and successful implementation of continuous improvement initiatives is essential.
• A complete understanding of how to measure production line performance is required.

What you'll get in return

What you need to do now

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