Senior OpEx Engineer

Why Merit?

En Merit Medical, nuestra misión es desarrollar dispositivos médicos innovadores que mejoren vidas. Nuestro objetivo es integrar y desarrollar a gente que quiere construir a través de trabajo duro, en equipo y comprometido, dispositivos que salvan vidas. Juntos estamos haciendo la diferencia en la vida de pacientes de todo el mundo. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS PERFORMED

1.    Leads the daily work activities of Business Excellence Engineers.
2.    Assists with the strategic planning of continuous improvement activities. 
3.    Educates and develops supervisors and managers on the use of lean tools.
4.    Promotes a culture of business excellence by using continuous improvement principles, behaviors, systems and tools.
5.    Acts as a change agent of the Business Excellence program and drives/sustains improvements.
6.    Provides technical support to manufacturing teams in their endeavors to initiate and sustain continuous improvement.
7.    Provides guidance and is the subject matter expert on 5S, TPM, TWI program deployment.
8.    Provides guidance and is the subject matter expert on problem solving activities using provided tools.
9.    Provides guidance and is the subject matter expert on process improvement activities, such as VSM, material and information flows, DMAIC, time studies, etc.
10.    Takes a lead role with R&D at early stages of product and process development to ensure new products and processes are born lean.
11.    Recognize and receive guidance from other sources, when needed.
12.    Performs other duties and tasks as required.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

•    Lifting -- Not to exceed 50 lbs. – local practice may apply.
•    Writing
•    Sitting
•    Standing
•    Bending
•    Visual acuity
•    Color perception
•    Depth perception
•    Reading
•    Field of vision/peripheral
•    Fine motor skills
•    Noise
 

SUMMARY OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

•    Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or technical field related to the department of assignment or industry.
•    Six years of related experience, to include leadership and training skills.
•    Strong facilitation and influencing skills.
•    Ability to deliver projects within tight time frames.
•    Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 
•    Demonstrated use Lean and Six-Sigma resources and tools.
•    Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs
•    Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work effectively as a team member.
•    Excellent verbal/ written communication and presentation skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

•    Medical device industry experience
•    Green Belt Certified
•    Read/interpret documents

COMPETENCIES

•    Scientific problem solving/decision making
•    Leadership skills
•    Facilitation/influencing skills
•    Project management skills
•    Identify waste and challenge using lean tools; work with production to identify solutions; drive improvement
•    Data collection/research 
•    Model and support organizational values (Customer First, Achieving Excellence, Developing People, Flexibility and Integrity) in carrying out assigned responsibilities/tasks.

COMMENTS

Infectious Control Risk Category II:

The risk category explains whether or not employees are likely to come into contact with blood or body fluids while performing their jobs.  Risk category II states employment and procedures that may require exposure.

Como integrante de Merit, eres elegible a:
Seguro de vida, gastos médicos mayores y gastos funerarios. 
Servicio médico en planta extensivo a familia.
Días de aguinaldo, vacaciones y prima vacacional superiores a los de ley.
2 días de permiso con goce al año (1 de cumpleaños y 1 día flotante) *.
2 días adicionales de festivo (viernes santo y navidad).
Fondo de ahorro sin tope. 
Bono anual por resultados.
Comida gratis.
Academia Merit – Capacitación constante.
Comité de Responsabilidad Social.