Manufacturing Engineer

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office, Rapid flashing lights, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift, Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Various outside weather conditions, Will work with hazardous/toxic materials, Working at heights

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
Join our manufacturing engineering team and make a meaningful impact on advanced technology and processes. As an Engineer II in Manufacturing Engineering, you'll support continuous improvement, ensure quality standards, and optimize production processes while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Lead technical projects and provide manufacturing support to help deliver innovative solutions that enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

You will participate in new product introductions, process improvements, and equipment optimization initiatives. Using data-driven approaches and lean methodologies, you'll identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain the highest quality standards. Work closely with operations, quality, R&D, and other teams to implement sustainable solutions that drive manufacturing excellence.

industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

Responsibilities:

• Accountability for management of maintenance activities (planned and unplanned), utilising operational excellence and continuous improvement activities to improve equipment reliability and ensure minimal equipment downtime across site including manufacturing.
• SME expert for manufacturing area, making independent judgement based on expertise.
• During reactive maintenance incidents, actively using known fault finding techniques, problem solving and lean manufacturing techniques to identify the true root cause of the issue – document and implement corrective actions.
• Complete all necessary documentation regarding maintenance activities, including highlighting errors or bad practices and making suggestions for improvements either to systems or equipment, and take ownership for progressing required documentation (e.g. Change Controls, Validation documents, etc) through to completion, in line with Company procedures.
• Utilise available resource, where appropriate, to obtain services/components, generating, completing and obtaining the appropriate documentation and approval to proceed (e.g. Purchase Orders, spares requests, quotations, etc).
• Close working relationship and regular collaboration with internal customers to provide maximum effect from focussed improvement in alignment with business priorities.
• Effective collaboration with third parties, (equipment vendors, Specialist contractors etc) to factor in equipment and system obsolescence.
• Monitor, control and adjust critical spares holding as required.
• Provide justification for the upgrade and improve equipment as appropriate.
• Write clear and accurate maintenance instructions.
• Drive improvements within the maintenance team to maximise efficiency within the Production and Maintenance departments to Lean the process, eliminating or reducing waste and/or non-value adding activities.
• Be accountable and responsible for ensuring all activities in your manufacturing area are effectively closed on time, in line with agreed targets and timelines (e.g. Area Shutdowns, PPM, Deviations, Change Controls, Training, etc).
• Ensure the workplace is kept clean and tidy in line with 5Sprinciples, maximising efficiency.
• Coach and upskill of engineering and non-engineering staff.
• Provide cover for all aspects of site support as defined within local procedures.
• Work on projects as defined by engineering management.
• Comply with GMP requirements and company rules, policies and procedures.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties compatible with your experience and competencies. This description may be varied from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Experienced engineer with at least 5 years industry experience. With a good understanding of electrical control and automated systems.
• Proactive logical approach to problem solving utilising lean manufacturing techniques.
• Ability to work to critical timelines.
• Effective communication skills.