Supervisor - Engineering Suture - SC - Arthrex

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education. We are a privately held company that strives to accomplish our corporate mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™. We are committed to delivering uncompromising quality to the health care professionals who use our products, and ultimately, the millions of patients whose lives we impact.

Arthrex Benefits

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Company-Provided Life Insurance
Voluntary Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
Annual Bonus
Wellness Incentive Program
Free, Onsite Medical Clinics
Free Lunch
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Trip of a Lifetime
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Time Off
Volunteer PTO
Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)

Please note, most benefits are for regular, full time employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics.  We are currently seeking a Supervisor – Engineering Suture to support our textile braiding team.  Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

Main Objective:

Designs, develops, implement superior medical device products and systems in order to create ecstatic clients.

Works with the Design Engineers, Quality Engineers and Product Managers to recommend alterations and enhancements to improve quality of products and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises Manufacturing Engineers
• Investigates and test in time reliability and quality improvements
• Drives automation to replace the manual process as much as possible
• Develops and reviews process improvements by achieving efficiency and savings
• Demonstrates quality processes by reducing or maintaining scrap on or below 5%
• Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards.
• Analyzes and plans workforce utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.
• Works very close with the Design Engineers and research team and develops ideas.
• Ability to work well on a team and alone
• Develops and measures department performance goals
• Develops full understanding of all New Product Development
• Relays design ideas to team and Manufacturing Engineer Manager
• Interviews staff, hires and oversees staff training, responsible for staff development and management
• Manages / Executes projects to support innovation / continuous improvement and growth of Operations.
• Technical expert in manufacturing related processes and able to define, conceptualize and develop manufacturing processes to meet the needs of the business.
• Supervises, assigns, and coordinates the work of manufacturing engineering and technicians and others on project and assignments as appropriate.
• Works within the Quality Systems and manage Engineering task required to qualify and validate processes.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Engineering required; Preferably Biomedical, Industrial, Mechanical or Manufacturing
• 5+ years of Medical Device manufacturing experience required
• Experience managing exempt/professional level positions required
• Textile Engineering or Textile Sciences background preferred
• Experience with fabric design & manufacturing preferred
• Experience with medical textiles manufacturing preferred
• Proven experience in leading process improvement projects required
• Medical device manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience in work flow optimization, work measurement, efficiencies required
• Recognized process improvement training (Lean, Six Sigma) preferred

Incidental Duties:

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, and indeed additional responsibilities may be assigned, as required, by management.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training:

• Ability to work independently and effectively with cross functional teams.
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Detail oriented with strong analytical skills.
• SPC (Statistical Process Control) knowledge.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff.
• Experienced user of MS Office Suite.
• Experience with planning and conducting tests to validate equipment and processes.
• Experience in completing technical documentation for engineering and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with clean room practices preferred.
• Project management skills preferred.

Machine, Tools, and/or Equipment Skills:

Twisting, winding, braiding weaving, dyeing, knitting, embroidery, laser cutting and needle attaching equipment experience desired.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Arthrex Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Free Onsite Medical Clinics
• Free Onsite Lunch
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Trip of a Lifetime
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer PTO
• Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.