Staff Engineer Manufacturing

Why engineering at Stryker?

At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products.  You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.

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Staff Engineer, Manufacturing – Stryker Limerick

Position Summary

Is the Subject Matter Expert across a number of engineering competencies within a manufacturing cell. The Staff Engineer will provide technical leadership within their manufacturing cell. They will possess and apply a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of a particular field of specialization and deliver complex assignments.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Provide specific technical leadership from an engineering perspective.
• Ownership of specific cell metrics from an engineering perspective.
• Technical and operational support to manufacturing operations
• Ensure quality of process and product as defined in appropriate manufacturing specifications. 
• Ownership of the Manufacturing Loss and Right First Time metric within the cell.
• Structured problem solving.
• Continuously improve the performance of the processes within the cell.
• Support the optimisation of cell lay out.
• Provide cross functional support on the technical development and application within the manufacturing process.
• Engage in the implementation of lean manufacture within the manufacturing cell.
• Train and mentor operators and engineers.
• Support and/or manage strategic engineering projects through PMO.
• Demonstrate measurable and ongoing positive impact on specified cell KPI’s.
• Validation, appraisal and support of raw material, consumables, equipment and/or processes.
• Support external manufacturing and Supplier Initiated Change Requests.
• Support process development and cost reduction activities within the cell.
• Communicate and participate in system and process troubleshooting with support team members and with external agents.
• Providing development and guidance for assigned Co-op /Technician Engineers,   developing and conducting Co-Op /Technician performance appraisals.
• Provide leadership to other Manufacturing Engineers and or Technicians as required.

Qualifications Knowledge Skills

• Level 8 Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant discipline.
• Proven Project Management skills through the delivery of strategic cell projects.
• Has minimum of 4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment or relevant industry experience.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with both internal and external agents.
• General understanding of machine safety and CE certification desirable.
• Capable of providing technical leadership and, influencing and providing technical direction to engineers, Coop students, technicians and operators as required.
• Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplined team in an aggressive, dynamic and results motivated environment.
• General understanding of GAMP software categories and CSV principles desirable.
• Demonstrable strong analytical & problem-solving skills, a process improvement orientation, and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent presentation and written / verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrable ability to work autonomously.
• A team player, with a flexible approach.
• Technological expert, willing to source, investigate and specify technological and automation advances.
• Confident and effective decision maker, with a proven technical leadership ability to negotiate and influence others.

About Stryker Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at  stryker.com.