Senior Project Process Engineer

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Location: Ballina 
Department:  

Title: Senior Process Engineer

Hierarchical Level: Professional

Division/Department: Ostomy, Ballina

Number of Direct Reports: None

Travel: No Expectation (may increase due to project work)

Summary:

The Senior Process Engineer will be based in Ballina, reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor and will serve Manufacturing Operations as primary customer. The position will liaise with Global Engineering(GE), New Product Development (NPD), Research and Development (R&D), Quality Assurance(QA) & Supply Chain (SCM) in order to effectively carry out its responsibilities. 

This person will lead and coordinate the process engineering activities associated with the further development of new and existing manufacturing capacity. The position will utilize learnings from existing manufacturing technologies to aid in the development of new technologies with the overall objective of developing & implementing higher output systems while maintaining product quality. The role will include leading process engineers and providing project guidance. Further, it will include oversight of overall process development, including liaising with technology partners to achieve desired outcome.

Responsibilities.

Key responsibilities of the Senior Process Engineer Role will include:

• New Process Implementation: Position responsible for timely implementation of new manufacturing processes in the designated Value Stream area. Projects will include Capacity, New Products, and Cost Reduction, and will involve highly automated production equipment. Position will provide leadership of cross functional team to deliver on same objectives. Scope would include: User Requirements (URS), Functional Design Specifications (FDS), Capital Approval, conducting Design reviews (FMEA tools).
• Project Planning & Tracking: Position will be responsible for developing & tracking project plans, and formally communicating same. Also, position will be responsible for maintaining project budgetary control.
• New Process Concept Development: Position will be responsible for overseeing development of concept for fully automated manufacturing systems, working with a technology partner, completing proof of principle by prototyping key bottleneck areas, and developing a high level concept that meets customer requirements.
• Process Improvements: Position will be responsible for identifying and implementing process & product improvements in the area.
• New Product introduction: support timely introduction on any new products or product upgrades in the designated Value Stream area; including development of product costs (COGS)
• Process Qualification: support qualification of new products / processes and ensure compliance to quality standards through execution of protocols.
• Safety/ Risk Assessments: position will be responsible for ensuring safety compliance in the area, and supporting both conduction and timely closeout of risk assessments

Skills

Leadership

• Mentor teams or individuals, using direct or indirect influence techniques, to support clients' needs.
• Coordinate project activities across multi-functional and cross-geographical teams to meet project deliverables.
• Mentor others by providing guidance, direction, or other (technical) expertise.
• Frequently demonstrate highly technical and professional competencies on medium to high profile projects

Project Management

• Use systematic techniques to break technical projects into fundamental task requirements.
• Obtain (negotiate for) resources as needed, communicate direction to team members, assign tasks as appropriate, and ensure that commitments are met.
• Monitor project progress to anticipate problems and develop solutions before they become critical and use clearly understood metrics to report progress to management.

Process Development

• Develop process concepts and alternatives and prepare formal written justifications for financial authorization.
• Lead or coordinate the design and testing of prototype processes for proof of concept work.                                                                                              
• Create process specifications, request for quotations, factory acceptance plans, validation plans, and other relevant documentation to support process introductions.
• Foster and manage vendor partner relationships to support process introductions.

Business Acumen

• Understand accounting principles, capital and expense planning, cost center reporting, and other tools to understand project and departmental performance.
• Use sound business principles to evaluate alternatives and provide technical direction.

Education Requirements

• Primary Degree in Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical, Plastics or Electrical/Controls Engineering
• Master’s in project management or manufacturing systems or equivalent an advantage
• ASQ Green/Black Belt Certification advantage

Specialised Skills/Technical Knowledge:

• Project Management Training/Qualification
• 2D/3D CAD skills
• Pneumatic Circuits & Controls
• Familiarity with DOE techniques, statistical analysis tools, and/or DFM principles.
• 5-10 years post qualification experience in general engineering or project experience.

About Hollister Incorporated

Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings. 
 

 Hollister is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability
Job Req ID: 33380