Job description
- Lead a factory process engineering team including engineers and technicians for the Flex Buffalo Grove Facility
- Take leadership during the entire life cycle of projects and process improvements, from concept to feasibility and design to production release
- Manage and deploy engineering and technician resources to support a 24/7 production operation
- Define, develop, and deploy processes and improvements as required
- Develop process requirements and specifications.
- Develop budgets, resource plans and schedules for projects
- Conduct equipment design reviews and provide design guidance to suppliers.
- Manage automation suppliers through all phases of projects.
- Manage equipment changes and upgrades
- Provide on-site support during machine build, debugging and testing/qualification.
- Supervise installation and testing to verify requirements and specifications are met.
- Assist validation team with qualification protocols and support equipment qualification activities.
- Attend customer meetings at all levels of discussions, getting customer inputs and presenting Flex manufacturing solutions, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Support pFMEA review and analysis and provide detailed recommendations.
- Interface with customer technical and executive leadership as needed
- Report line performance and project status to Flex site as well as executive management
- Drive standards, best practices, and SOPs for the engineering group
- Drive team to meet manufacturing KPIs such as OEE, Yield, Scrap and Downtime
The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
- BS/ MS Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- Experience with implementation and support of high-speed assembly systems (>20ppm)
- Minimum 7 years related experience in a technology-based industry, where a mix of automated and manual assembly techniques is utilized.
- Industrial Engineering experience working in both HMLV and LMHV assembly processes.
- Knowledge of automation systems and tools - robotic, vision, material handling, ASRS, Conveyors, PLC, HMI, Pick-Place-Pack, Inspection/Test methods.
- Knowledge of Layout, Tooling/Fixturing, Demand Flow, Cell Concept and Lean Manufacturing and Simulation tools
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working with manufacturing of medical devices or other highly regulated products
- Knowledgeable in medical or equivalent validation activities: FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ, Test Scripts, MSA, Process Development
- Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
- Life Insurance
- Matching 401K
- PTO
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee discounts at local retailers
About Flex
CEO: Revathi Advaithi
Revenue: $10+ billion (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Company - Public
Website: www.flex.com/careers
Year Founded: 1969