Chief Plant Engineering Manager

Biomerics

$152K — $228K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 4 years of experience in medical device manufacturing
  • Proficient in establishing compliant manufacturing procedures
  • Experience with automation and controls engineering (PLC programming, SCADA/HMI systems)
  • Familiar with regulatory compliance in manufacturing environments (ISO, EPA, OSHA)
  • Technical project management skills for new equipment installation
  • Financial planning experience including budgeting and cost analysis

Responsibilities

  • Oversee efficient operations of medical device manufacturing facilities
  • Drive improvements in Liquid Resin Casting processes
  • Manage setup and development of new thermoforming equipment
  • Lead projects that enhance CNC machining cycle times
  • Conduct root cause analysis and initiate Six Sigma improvements
  • Develop fixture designs to optimize machining setup
  • Redesign plant floor layout for improved workflow and cost efficiency

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care coverage
  • Retirement plan options with employer matching
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Paid time off and holiday observances
  • Employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

As a Plant Manager in the medical devices industry, you play a critical role in ensuring the efficient operation of manufacturing facilities that produce medical devices. Your responsibilities typically include overseeing production processes, maintaining quality standards, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and managing staff. Here's a more detailed breakdown of what the role involves:

Responsibilities: (50,000 sq ft plant, 105 employees)

Job Summary

Responsible for efficient operation of engineering manufacturing facilities that produce medical devices. Oversee production processes, maintain quality standards, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and supervise staff. Drive Improvements in Liquid Resin Casting work center by leading the team to design and develop processes, improve tooling, and streamline operations. Manage and improve Thermoforming Work Center through installation, setup and process development of new thermoforming equipment. Lead team to improve cycle times in CNC machining operations with fixture improvements, cutter path improvements, and labor utilization on 3-axis equipment. Manage projects to install and develop processes for new 5-axis CNC equipment to drive cycle time, setup, and labor efficiency. Lead root case analysis (RCE), reliability centered maintenance (RCM), and Six Sigma improvement initiatives. Develop fixturing to allow machining that required two setups in 3-axis to one setup in 5-axis. Leverage Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) work center to develop engineered solutions to reduce costs and move products from LRC to 3D Printing. Redesign plant floor layout to improve process flow, eliminating wasted motion and process to reduce cost and improve employee work.

Position supervises 1 Engineering Manager, 1 Facilities Manager, and 1 Production Manager overseeing production processes.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related and 4 years of related experience in medical device manufacturing, which must include some experience in each of the following skills:

Establish and maintain compliant medical device manufacturing procedures, including overseeing engineering operations aligned with ISO standards, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), hazard identification, and mitigation, and validation and verification (V&V); Direct automation and controls engineering (using PLC programming such as Allen-Bradley and Siemens, SCADA/HMI systems, machine vision systems, and robotics integration), manufacturing process engineering (using injection molding, CNC machining, cleanroom manufacturing ISO Class 7/8, laser and ultrasonic welding, micro-assembly & micro fabrication techniques), and statistical and analytical methods; Ensure plant operations compliance and optimizing facilities engineering in regulated environments such as Cleanroom HVAC and environmental control systems, EPA, OSHA, ISO, HEPA filtration, and calibration systems (metrology), equipment reliability engineering and maintenance strategies, and process safety and risk controls for HAZOP, HAZMAT, preventative safety engineering, and EHS compliance; Coordinating CAPA engineering for investigations and corrective and preventative actions and remediations, technical project management for new equipment installation, technology transfers, and process optimization, and cross functional collaboration with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Validation, Supply Chain, and Automation Teams; Financial planning and control of budgets, designing capital expenditure projects justifications for machinery acquisition and production expansions, profit and loss, absorption, labor, overhead, and expenses, cost analysis control, cost improvement projects, and new products introduction; and Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement by guiding plant floor data standardization, collection, utilization, lean operations, and seamless production execution to maintain quality management systems and regulatory compliance.

Salary Description

$152,080.00 - $228,120.00

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