March 6, 2024

Freudenberg Medical

Production Sustaining Engineer - Medical Industry

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

At Freudenberg Medical, we make products that save and improve the lives of people every day, all around the world. We are a global provider for medical device design and manufacturing with more than 2,500 employees. Innovation is at the core of our company, and we are proud of our industry-leading quality, lean manufacturing, and focus on innovation in products and processing technologies. Freudenberg Medical is an exciting place to work with lots of opportunity to learn, develop, and grow your career. Come join us and together we can make a difference in the future of healthcare.

Some of your Benefits

Car Allowance

Car Allowance: You receive a monthly allowance to buy or lease and maintain a personal vehicle.

Meal Allowance

Meal Allowance: We offer an allowance that makes meals more affordable.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

Sustainability & Social Commitment

Sustainability & Social Commitment: We support social and sustainable projects and encourage employee involvement.

Education Reimbursement

Education Reimbursement: Receive financial aid to help propel your career to the next level.

Alajuela

On-Site

Freudenberg Medical srl.

You support our team as

Production Sustaining Engineer - Medical Industry

Responsibilities

Develop/ Support /encourage tools for production control, metric standardization. Establish corrective & preventive measures for KPIs improvements.
Works with a sense of urgency that enables production schedules to be met while minimizing unnecessary costs related to downtime and labor and material variances; and without jeopardizing the health and safety of the general workforce and/or the quality and accuracy of production and without violating established work standards and ISO requirements.
Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems. Root cause Analysis, Preventive & Corrective actions, Propose and implement improvements plans.
Lead interdisciplinary work force to achieve systemic solutions. Assure follow up actions.
Provide information to production supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates to adjust for changes in manufacturing conditions, including demand.
Responsible for metrics tracking and performance related to the manufacturing and ensure that all setups are designed and ready for production and that all manufacturing processes are functioning and available for production according to the schedule.
Provide accurate and up-to-date reporting about KPI’s related to production areas, Ensuring compliance with budgets and plans.
Set clear expectations and objectives for each employee. Create alignment with the company’s guiding principles, policy deployment process, annual operating plan, and department objectives.
Provide frequent, clear, and objective feedback regarding direct reports’ job performance and behavior, including formally documented feedback in the company’s performance management system.
Participates in lean sigma and other Kaizen events to improve the methods of manufacturing, workflow, and quality of production.
Demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the HSE, Environmental and Energy Management Systems by developing, leading and promoting a culture which supports the intended outcomes of the management systems. Directing and supporting persons to contribute to the effectiveness of these management systems.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
At least 3 year of experience in Medical Industry.
Must have availability to travel as required.
Must have B2+ English level.
Demonstrate leadership ability.
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute projects/ task while balancing multiple projects and adhering to deadlines
Proficiency in the use of PC and programs, particularly Project, Excel, Word, Power Point.
Knowledge in a metric driven culture specific experience in LEAN principles (Plus).
Certifications (Plus)

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.