Staff Packaging Engineer

at  Stryker Corporation

WHY ENGINEERING AT STRYKER?

At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.
Need another reason to apply? Check out these 8 reasons to join Stryker’s engineering team: https://www.strykercareersblog.com/post/8-reasons-to-join-strykers-engineering-team
We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine! Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com

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Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role

WHAT YOU WILL DO-

Provide support to a packaging team with respect to packaging process sustainment. Assist in segments of complex multifunctional teams to advance assigned projects through the design /development/sustaining process and ultimately through launch into the market. Champion the use of best practices.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work on cross-functional process sustainment and problem-solving teams to develop process protocols, address process deviations, and maintain existing SOPs to ensure adherence to quality levels and industry standards that working to improve our manufacturing process.
• Develop, manage, and communicate project timelines within a cross-functional team.
• Define and implement specific solutions to technical problems, completing the tasks and writing reports that clearly document the results.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners (Advanced Operations, Engineering Services, Facilities), contract manufacturers, designers, and product specialists to optimize designs for manufacturability, resolve in-house and supplier quality problems using established problem-solving methodologies.
• Actively participate and lead teams in the development and improvement of the manufacturing process for existing and new products.
• Review and approve inspection plans, routers, and product drawings. Review current procedures and implement changes necessary to be compliant taking account of the impact of this change to the business.
• Develop, review, and approve equipment validation/qualifications. Pro-actively address quality issues and process improvements for assigned projects.
• Support product transfers from outside vendors and other plants/facilities.
• Review and approve nonconforming material and system documentation.
• Designs, develops, executes, and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Demonstrate superior technical protocol and report writing skills. Review technical document quality of junior engineers.
• Provide guidance in conducting and evaluating Verification and Validation activities so they comply with internal standards, exploit all technical challenges, and are statistically relevant.
• Provide packaging SME support for Audits and Submissions
• Assist packaging operations team as needed on projects and deliverables, such as SICR, Cost reduction, Process improvements, CAPAs, NCs, ECRs, Work Orders and Cell Projects etc.
• Support the management of workflow and packaging sustaining tasks of engineers within the scope of assigned projects.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide training on relevant packaging standards and procedures
• Serve as a mentor to others.