Plant Engineer

PLANT ENGINEER

LOCATION Acton, MA COMPANY Insulet started in 2000 with an idea and a mission to enable our customers to enjoy simplicity, freedom and healthier lives through the use of our Omnipod® product platform. JOB SUMMARY The Senior Plant Manufacturing Engineer is a critical member of the plant engineering and operations teams. This role is responsible for reliability engineering, monitoring, and standardizing the manufacturing process, anticipating and resolving bottlenecks to capacity, driving uniformity of maintenance and operations principles, identifying and implementing cost and waste reductions, and general continuous improvement of the site. The successful candidate will have strong structured problem-solving skills of complex component and machine interactions and be comfortable working hands-on with automation machinery.

SALARY

Starting at $100K - Commensurate with experience RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountable to driving maintenance process improvements in support of Insulet’s primary manufacturing objectives: Best Quality, Best Service, Best Cost.
• Autonomously interprets data to drive plant decision making and prioritization of reliability efforts.
• Plan, execute, and manage efficiency improvement projects.
• Develop and implement process controls to stabilize and sustain equipment reliability.
• Develop and deliver training to build the capability of the plant engineering and operations teams as part of continuous improvement efforts.
• Independently maintains and publishes operating scorecard to track and trend projects/improvements.
• Create and modify preventive maintenance tasks and work plans to move unplanned emergency events to planned maintenance events.
• Maintain direct hands-on interaction with the manufacturing equipment including station set-up and troubleshooting using hand tools, measurement tools, machine documents, specialty gages, and high-speed filming equipment.
• Provide input and support for technology transfer and equipment design reviews.
• Ensure compliance with safety rules, quality policies, and employee guidelines.
• Maintain a cGMP compliant environment and operate within FDA guidelines for 21CFR820 manufacturing.
• Serves as back-up Maintenance Operations Manager. Off-shift support may be required.
• Perform other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of experience working on high speed automated manufacturing equipment
• Hands on experience with the operation, troubleshooting and set up of automated equipment
• Experience with SOLIDWORKS or AutoCAD a plus
• Experience with machine user interfaces (HMIs / GUIs) a plus
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in an engineering discipline

Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity in our workforce. EOE/M/F/D/V