Manufacturing Engineer I, Blood Products - Maple Grove, United States - Teleflex

Description

Manufacturing Engineer I, Blood Products

Date: May 15, 2024

Location: Maple Grove, MN, US

Company: Teleflex

Expected Travel : Up to 10%

Requisition ID :10314

About Teleflex Incorporated

Teleflex is a global provider of clinically effective medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people's lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, interventional cardiology, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, interventional urology, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit

Vascular Access – Built on a history of innovation, our Arrow brand of technically advanced vascular access devices are renowned throughout the world. Many of our vascular access products have antimicrobial and antithrombogenic protection designed to reduce vascular-related complications and include long and short dwell central venous catheters (CVC), sheath introducers, arterial lines, peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), as well as specialty devicesand an advanced vascular positioning system to facilitate precise placement of a PICC or CVC near the heart. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients' lives.

Position Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for activities supporting various areas of manufacturing. As a Manufacturing Engineer, this individual will be responsible for effectively partnering with other functions such as Quality Engineering, R&D, Process Development, Operations, etc. In addition, this individual may be part of development teams to assist with the design and development of new production lines and projects moving through the Product Development Process. Experience with IQ/OQ/PQ is required, experience with Lean Principles is preferred.

Principal Responsibilities

• Participate in timely disposition of non-conformances, root cause investigations, and CAPA actions related to materials, methods, operators, equipment, and manufacturing environment

• Serve as manufacturing representative for specified existing process/product technologies as well as new technologies as they transfer from Process Development into manufacturing

• Assist with production management in planning of and implementing the necessary technical changes required to sustain adequate production line capacity

• Ensure specific product line equipment is sustained in a functionally acceptable state and available to production when needed

• Create as required and sustain manufacturing procedures, RTs, and product structure BOMs that are accurate, complete, identify safety critical processes, and represent current approved best practices

• Ensure production specific metrics, such as yield, efficiency, etc. are met and sustained

• Perform detailed time studies and spending significant time observing the line, equipment, and product flow.

• Execute and complete improvement projects following applicable VSI business processes that either improve quality, increase capacity, reduce scrap, or reduce cost.

• Identify and implement production improvement processes and author and execute associated validations or studies.

Education / Experience Requirements

• BA/BS in Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering or relevant field

• 1-3 Years of Experience

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

• Must be able to resolve problems and interpret complex scientific processes

• Experience with IQ/OQ/PQ and validations is preferred

• Experience with Lean Principles is preferred

• Must have an ability to manage work to meet tight timelines

• Must have excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills

• Must have an ability to pay attention to minute detail to quality, take initiative, adapt and learn

• Must have an ability to be flexible and adaptable to varying situations and effectively prioritise

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Teleflex, Inc. is an affirmative action & equal opportunity employer. D/V/M/F. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at: or

Teleflex is the home of Arrow, Deknatel, Hudson RCI, LMA, Pilling, Rüsch, UroLift and Weck – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow, Deknatel, Hudson RCI, LMA, Pilling, Rüsch, UroLift and Weck are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.