Manufacturing Engineer

Permanent position with excellent benefits

Rewarding opportunity to challenge and build on your technical experience

Contribute to and optimise process improvement activities

Are you seeking variety in your role? Do you have an interest in medical devices? 

This is an incredible opportunity to join an experienced team and provide support to a critical area within our organisation.

Working closely with the Manufacturing Engineering & Sterilisation team, you will need to be a proactive outside the box thinker with a flexible approach to your work. 

At Cook Medical, we understand that unique perspectives, ideas and contributions only strengthen our workforce and encourage innovation through solving problems together.

• Provide engineering support for the production of medical devices manufactured at WCA. This includes sustaining and improvements to production activities, processes and equipment used to produce medical devices.
• Provide engineering expertise for diagnosis and the repair of various processes, equipment and associated facilities to help achieve reliable operation.
• Evaluate, manage and support Non-Conformance Records (NCRs), Change Requests (CRs), Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPAs) and Supplier Change Evaluations (SCEs) related to manufacturing processes, procedures, equipment or products.
• Implementation of new equipment and processes in order to drive continuous improvement in the manufacturing environment.
• Perform process validation for manufacturing processes, including authoring protocols and reports and organising tests.

To succeed in this role, you must have the following:

• Experience in product development and/or manufacturing environments, preferably in the medical device or other regulated industry essential.
• Professional engineering qualifications essential.
• A solid understanding of risk analysis/risk management techniques and concepts essential.
• Experience performing Root Cause Analysis and developing Design of Experiments (DoE) essential.
• Project management skills and experience will be highly regarded.
• Previous experience working within a quality management system essential.
• Knowledge of medical device design control requirements will be highly regarded.
• Knowledge and application of relevant national and international standards essential.
• Intermediate statistical data analysis skills and experience essential.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, balancing multiple priorities, and ensuring quality standards maintained.
• Highly organised with a focus on attention to detail.

Cook Can Offer:

• Stability of a long-established company
• Values recognition and service awards
• Base salary plus quarterly paid bonuses
• Leave loading & gym stipend
• Subsidised cafeteria
• Ongoing support, training and development
• Strong inclusive culture that values our people

Candidates applying to this role must be a permanent resident or citizen of Australia

This role is to commence as soon as possible, and shortlisting will commence immediately. 

About us:

Since 1963, Cook Medical have been inventing, manufacturing, and delivering a unique portfolio of medical devices to healthcare systems around the world. We work closely with physicians to develop technologies that improve patients’ lives. Because we remain family owned, we have the freedom to focus on what we care about: patients, our employees, and our communities.

At Cook Medical, we use our high ethical standards and core values to guide our decisions and actions. We approach innovation by first listening to understand and then creating a solution. 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce:

We are proud of our diverse workforce and value individual contribution. We appreciate that every employee can add value to our organisation in their own unique way and want to ensure that our company culture stays balanced and strong.

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI+ community, and anyone else who wants to be a part of our Cook Australia family.

Community Commitment:

Our community program seeks to have a positive, transforming impact on our people, the environment and our local community. The program has four pillars:

• Community Engagement: We support our local community through philanthropy, education and partnerships. Our employees have been at the forefront of these initiatives, and we’re proud of their contribution to making our community stronger.
• Environment and Sustainability: We are committed to being good stewards of the environment by aiming to ensure that our practices and processes are sustainable and responsible.
• Employee Engagement: We invest in our internal community through developing our employees, supporting their wellbeing and promoting an inclusive and diverse culture.
• Reconciliation: We’re exploring a pathway towards making a meaningful commitment to Reconciliation by strengthening our understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures, history and diversity.

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