Production Engineering Manager

Production Engineering Manager

As one of the world´s leading manufacturers of cardio- and endovascular medical devices, BIOTRONIK is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and represented in over 100 countries by its global workforce. The work of our committed, highly specialized, exceptionally skilled employees results in crucial advancements in the world of cardiology and changes the lives of patients every day.

The Manager, Production Engineering CRM, reporting to the Director, Operations CRM, will implement engineering projects, policies and processes, methods and procedures designed to improve operating performances, reduce scrap and delays and to promote cost reductions on a company-wide basis. He/she will be responsible for production transfers and introducing process optimizations.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily operation of the Production Engineering team, including establishing and realizing targets, KPIs, standard procedures and policies to meet the overall business objectives of the Operations department
• Lead the Production Engineering team in enabling the Production team to generate the planned performance by supporting the established production processes; taking charge in resolving downtimes and out-of-specification situation; leading the root cause investigation and corrective action implementation for NCR and CAPA
• Lead the transfer of processes from one site to the other including design layout of equipment or work spaces, machine and fixture set up; provide input for routing, BOM & control plan; create and modify work instruction and FMEA documents; conduct equipment preparation, acceptance tests and process validation
• Participate in project reviews in order to assess new product manufacturability to ensure effective new product transfer. Ensure that validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) are performed according to protocol requirements

• Manage, i.e. in the context of new product development projects, the local development of novel methods and processes, including identifying and specifying new equipment

• Manage and implement continuous process improvement and lean manufacturing projects to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability or cost-effectiveness of existing processes using knowledge of manufacturing processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods or quality control standards

• Manage the operational part of all process and design process changes and lead communication initiatives to facilitate a compliant and efficient introduction of improvements

• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. Supervisory responsibilities include the selection, training and development, assigning work and performance management of employee

• Support and/or conduct the training and certification of Process Technicians

• Ensure accurate forecast for budgeting of costs, resources and timelines for all engineering activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• Prior Engineering Management experience in medical devices industry is required
• Experience with manufacturing processes and methods, Lean, Kaizen, Kanban and other advanced manufacturing methodologies, tools and concepts
• Familiar with ISO13485 and GMP
• Proficient in SAP and MES
• Ability to demonstrate time management and leadership skills
• Strong organizational, communication and intercultural skills

What we offer

• being encouraged to think and act entrepreneurially
• working in global teams and projects
• developing yourself professionally

Are you interested? Please apply online through our application management system! We are looking forward to welcoming you.

Location: Singapore | Working hours: Full-time

Apply now under: www.biotronik.com/careers

Job ID: 29989 | Contact: Human Resources

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.