Our client is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional’s, and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
This position works out of our Temecula, California location in our AVD Vascular business unit. Our solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers. Our products are also utilized by laboratory management to ensure efficiency in their operations.
Our client provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.
Job Summary:
Exercise comprehensive knowledge of technical skills and a deep understanding of business objectives, manufacturing operations, and the company's environment to assume a proactive and effective leadership role within a specific technical manufacturing discipline. Take charge of complex manufacturing engineering technical tasks, demonstrating the ability to anticipate and identify key issues and provide innovative recommendations for resolution in situations where precedent may not exist. Tasks may involve multiple inter-coordinating elements and could require the application of novel methods and approaches, considering impacts on other system components.
Main Responsibilities:
- Lead, direct, and take ownership of intricate manufacturing engineering technical tasks, setting clear directions and objectives.
- Utilize expertise to anticipate, identify, and creatively resolve key issues in manufacturing engineering, employing innovative approaches where necessary.
- Interact with peers and mentors to engage in peer reviews, confirming task approach rationale and validating verification/validation activities.
- Contribute to the creation and modification of manufacturing-related document instructions, ensuring accuracy and compliance with standards.
- Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing MS Office applications for effective documentation and reporting.
- Apply hands-on manufacturing experience to enhance processes and procedures, driving efficiency and quality in manufacturing operations.
- Familiarize with CO/CR process and redlining documents, incorporating best practices into manufacturing engineering activities.
- Train production personnel and work within a clean room environment, demonstrating an understanding of specific requirements in medical device manufacturing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, showcasing strong communication and interpersonal skills to achieve collective goals and objectives.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Software, Mechanical) or related field.
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience with a Bachelor of Science degree, or minimum 3-5 years of experience with an Associate's degree.
- Proficient in English, both written and verbal communication.
- Experience in manufacturing operations, including hands-on involvement and creation/modification of manufacturing-related document instructions.
- Familiarity with Abbott systems (LHR, viewpoint, sumtotal) is a plus.
- Strong multitasking abilities, with a quick learning aptitude to analyze data needs and actively participate in various projects.
- Display initiative, creativity, and leadership in troubleshooting, suggesting alternatives, and continuously striving for quality improvement in manufacturing processes.
This job description will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management.