Siemens Healthineers Hiring for Manufacturing Engineer at Ottawa, ON Full Time

Siemens Healthineers Ottawa (SHS Ottawa) is a leading manufacturer of a clinical Point Of Care (POC) diagnostic product. The epoc© Blood Analysis System is healthcare’s first cost-effective POC testing solution to leverage Smartcard Technology and wireless communication to provide caregivers with real-time, lab-quality blood gas, electrolyte, and metabolite results at the patient bedside. This system is now a well-established tool of the medical profession available worldwide. SHS Ottawa is committed to delivering high-quality products and services that patients and providers can rely on for consistently accurate and actionable information. We deploy unique innovative technologies that not only transform diagnostic products, but also expand into new platforms and solutions with proven health and economic outcomes.

Epocal was acquired by Siemens Healthineers in October 2017. As a leading global healthcare company, we at Siemens Healthineers develop innovations that support better patient outcomes with greater efficiencies, giving providers the confidence, they need to meet the clinical, operational, and financial challenges of a changing healthcare landscape. As a leader in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, and healthcare information technology, we have a keen understanding of the entire patient care continuum – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis and treatment.

For more than 100 years, Siemens Healthineers in Canada has helped healthcare providers achieve their goal of improving outcomes while reducing costs. From the Atlantic to Pacific oceans, more than 450 employees in Canada work together to deliver solutions for healthcare providers, resulting in 70% of medical decisions being influenced by the technologies we provide.

More information is available at: www.siemens-healthineers.ca

Under the supervision of the Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, the Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for providing effective, efficient, and timely engineering support of manufacturing operations related to all products made by Siemens Healthineers Ottawa. This includes providing engineering first responses to raw material, process or product-related issues on the test card, system, accessories, and MEGA production lines. The Manufacturing Engineer actively supports QMS requirements through timely and thorough ownership and closure of Non-conformances and CAPA’s directly related to short-term process and product issues on the manufacturing lines. This includes engineering support for bracketing of product affected by these issues. To ensure correct team decisions related to process and product issues, the Manufacturing Engineer will foster close ties with Sustaining and Product Engineering personnel and will support the goals of those groups in turn. The Manufacturing Engineer actively monitors raw material, production line and product trends and anticipates changes required to maintain the required level of output and quality. To maximize the effect of his/her work, the Manufacturing Engineer will develop good working relationships with all Operations personnel and will endeavor to minimize the disruption on Operations that his/her work causes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Timely and effective first engineering response to process and product issues on all manufacturing lines in SHS Ottawa.
• Support all required QMS activities on the production lines, including short-term nonconformance and CAPA ownership and successful closure.
• Ensure that short-term raw material, process and product trends are monitored, and time-appropriate action is taken to address adverse trends, where possible.
• Maintain close connections with Sustaining and Product Engineering personnel to ensure correct engineering decisions with respect to material, manufacturing, and product issues, and to support medium-to longer term initiatives driven by those other groups.
• Maintain close operating relationships with Operations and QA personnel to support the manufacturing goals of SHS Ottawa.
• Participate as required in Material Review Board meetings and ensure subsequent lot analysis and final disposition decisions are correct and complete.
• Communicate with supervisor and others when issues are detected and improvements required.
• Drive continuous improvement and Lean engineering initiatives related to the scope of work of the Manufacturing Engineering team including generation of supporting technical documentation. (i.e., improvements related to direct manufacturing activities).
• Ensure compliance to all cGMP requirements including complete and up-to-date training status.

Note: Duties are not limited to those listed above. Additional duties may be assigned as required. However, reasonable accommodations will be made if all possible under business conditions.

Key Contacts

• Reports directly to the Manager of Manufacturing Engineering.
• Regular interaction with Operations, Materials Management, QA, Sustaining Engineering, Product Engineering and Program Management.

Job Demands

• Knowledge of and commitment to detailed product quality requirements.
• Appreciation of the need for timely reactions to manufacturing issues while driving towards root-cause solutions where possible.
• Willingness to speak up about issues and to provide possible solutions.
• A strong ability to work well in a team setting and commitment to support and develop others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills & Qualifications (Education and Experience)

• Undergraduate degree in an appropriate technical discipline and/or an equivalent combination of education and industrial experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of related industrial experience.
• Experience with process development and validation in a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals or medical devices is preferred.
• Competency using Microsoft Word and Excel is required.
• Basic understanding of statistics is required.
• Experience with Risk Analysis and Root Cause Analysis tools is preferred.

In our continued commitment to prioritize colleague health, comply with customer/business partner requirements, and help preserve our business continuity, Siemens Healthineers requires employees, contractors, and business partners to be fully vaccinated with relevant dose(s) of a Health Canada approved vaccine for all new hires by their start date.

“Fully vaccinated” means it has been 14 days after receiving the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (i.e. two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series), and which may include, at the Company’s discretion, any further doses in accordance with Health Canada guidelines.

Exemptions will only be granted for medical reasons or on the basis of a protected ground under applicable human rights legislation.

Organization: Siemens Healthineers

Company: EPOCAL INC.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Job Type: Full-time

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