Manufacturing Engineer, Associate Manager - M2

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Advancing possibilities for a brighter tomorrow

Purpose

Supervises, leads, and provides technical direction to a group of technicians and/or engineers. Devotes a portion of time contributing to managerial, leadership, technical coaching, and staff development responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and enhances cross-functional team relationships and works cross-functionally to identify and resolve technical and organizational issues.
• Supervises a group of Engineers, Technicians, and contract staff.
• Determines appropriate contract staff levels in order to meet current workloads.
• Monitors spending so as to ensure department budgets are achieved.
• Provides guidance and training to staff, motivates individuals to achieve results, and assists staff in attaining performance/training objectives and career goals.
• Ensure Tooling/Equipment complies with EH&S requirements.
• Ensure best design practices/tools are employed by the group so as to maximize tooling/equipment effectiveness.
• Communicates the company, site, and department vision(s) to assure that staff objectives are aligned with the vision(s).
• Leads training and development of others; cross-functionally.
• Demonstrates Manufacturing system knowledge through coaching and delivery of high quality, high impact deliverables. Leads documentation & development of all design requirements of developed designs or processes.

Quality System Requirements

In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.

For those individuals that supervise others, the following statements are applicable:

• Assures that appropriate resources (personnel, tools, etc.) are maintained in order to assure Quality System compliance and adherence to the BSC Quality Policy.
• Establishes and promotes a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System.

Job Scope and Leveling Guidelines

Functional Knowledge

• Requires in-depth conceptual, practical and technical and/or functional knowledge of principles and theories in own job function and general understanding of related job functions
• Has experience in applying this knowledge in a variety of situations to accomplish work

Business Expertise

• Applies understanding of key business drivers in the context of the organization's industry and how closely related teams integrate with others to accomplish their objectives and drive efficiencies

Leadership

• Supports team members by setting an example, coaching and providing feedback and guidance.
• May lead small projects or project steps with manageable risks and resource requirements.

Problem Solving

• Solves a range of problems of varying scope and complexity, generally applying existing solutions, while exercising autonomy to propose alternatives understanding their impact on the business or apply judgment based on experience to develop new solutions.
• Works independently guided by company policies, guidelines and procedures, receiving guidance on complex and unprecedented problems.

Impact

• Impacts quality and effectiveness of customer, operational, project/program or service activities within own team and other related teams.
• Exerts some influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the organization.

Interactions (and Communications)

• Exchanges complex information with others, potentially guiding and persuading others.
• Regularly participates in discussions and presentations in small, cross-functional meetings, logically presenting information to convey key messages.

Educational Requirements

• Level 8 required in relevant discipline.
• Competent in High Volume Automated assembly processes with the ability to provide technical guidance to more junior engineers on their systems in the VS.
• Strong working knowledge of HMI's, Vision systems (Cognex/Keyence), Electric Drives and Controls, Sensors, solenoids, printers, robots (calibration, homing, troubleshooting). All based upon an excellent mechanical aptitude foundation.
• Demonstrate ability to Innovate & influence high volume automated assembly process/technology strategy for the VS.
• Anticipates potential issues/risks and mitigates before they appear. Instill a proactive environment where all engineers and technicians are consistently monitoring their processes, know which levers to look out for to ensure the systems achieve the required uptime & yield targets.
• Technical Drawings – very strong knowledge of GD&T, dimensional criteria understanding.
• In depth knowledge of BMRAM, VIP, MES, GLS, MRB, NCEP, CAPA, Windchill, GMP.
• Acts as a technical advisor to middle management on specialized business projects and technologies.
• Technical Leadership presence, Lead by example - demonstrate best practices consistently - Essentials & Behaviour’s.
• Problem Solving leader for the VS (Minimum green belt, Black belt preferable).
• Statistical Analysis skills e.g. DOE, T-test.
• Demonstrated Stakeholder Management.

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

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At Boston Scientific, we recognise that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative. It is essential in advancing science for life and improving patient health. We stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Boston Scientific is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with a disability. Should you require a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please email TalentAcquisitionIre@bsci.com.