A Process Engineer is needed for a manufacturing company considered one of the world's leading innovators in materials science in the Durham, NC area. This role supports and improves sterilization technology and processes for a manufacturing division by providing technical expertise, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
location: Durham, North Carolina
job type: Contract
salary: $23.17 - 35.13 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Work with internal teams (operations, quality, engineering) and external vendors to maintain and improve sterilization processes.
- Quickly respond to production issues, diagnose problems, and implement corrective actions.
- Continuously work to improve core process capabilities.
- Provide technical expertise, strategic direction, and leadership for sterilization processes, including development, validation, and requalification activities.
- Review and analyze process data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Monitor equipment performance to ensure high uptime.
- Document changes through a formal change control process and train maintenance and operations staff on new processes and machinery.
- Creative/innovative problem solving.
- Able to collaborate across organizational boundaries and integrate solutions.
- strong experimental practices and engineering problem solving; can understand fundamentals and recognize deviations and implement routine solutions.
- Proficient in the use of software programs such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Broad knowledge of sterilization techniques and fundamentals.
- Become a subject matter expert in sterilization technology.
- Experience with radiation technology, electron beam (e-beam) nuclear applications, physics, gamma irradiation or technology transferable to product sterilization via radiation technologies.
- Experience within the Life Sciences or medical device industries.
- Medical device quality systems and sterility assurance requirements.
- DMAIC and/or lean manufacturing principles.
- Equipment and product design and validation experience.
- Familiarity with radiation, heat, filtration, and chemical sterilization methods and associated international standards (ISO 11135, ISO 14937, ISO 11137, ISO 13408).
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in engineering, material science, physics, physical science or other related science degree program.
- 0-3 years experience in engineering or manufacturing environments.
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Education: Bachelors
skills:
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
