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Job Details

Position Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing improvements to product designs and manufacturing processes to achieve significant gains in quality, efficiency, productivity, and cost reduction. This role supports both sustaining engineering and new product development activities by identifying design-for-manufacturability opportunities, resolving manufacturing challenges, and ensuring robust implementation of engineering changes within a regulated manufacturing environment.

The Manufacturing Engineer collaborates cross-functionally with Quality, Operations, R&D, and Supply Chain teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives, support product transfers, and maintain compliant manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct time studies, analyse manufacturing workflows, and optimize production line layouts to improve efficiency and throughput.
• Identify opportunities for selective automation and support implementation projects.
• Participate in new product development projects, ensuring manufacturability considerations are incorporated prior to product release.
• Develop, execute, and obtain approval for validation and test protocols.
• Perform or coordinate testing activities in accordance with approved protocols.
• Analyse, document, and present test results through comprehensive reports.
• Investigate manufacturing, quality, and process-related issues and develop effective corrective actions.
• Follow up on implemented solutions to verify effectiveness and sustainability.
• Review customer complaints, in-process defects, and manufacturing data to identify recurring issues and critical failure modes.
• Drive continuous improvement activities using data-driven decision-making methods.
• Generate all documentation required to support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), including: Engineering drawings Bills of Materials (BOMs) Manufacturing instructions Regulatory assessments (e.g., 510(k) reviews where applicable) Cost impact analyses Implementation plans and risk assessments
• Implement approved engineering changes within manufacturing operations.
• Develop and deliver operator training related to process and product changes.
• Ensure proper documentation, release, and implementation of approved changes.
• Support small-scale projects under the guidance of the Engineering Manager.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing performance, product quality, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required, preferably in: Mechanical Engineering Electrical/Electronics Engineering Industrial Engineering Or a related technical discipline

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience within a regulated industry (medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, automotive, or similar) is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with Design of Experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis techniques.
• Experience creating and executing test protocols and validation activities.
• Understanding of Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes and technical documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word.
• Ability to learn and utilise manufacturing databases, ERP systems, and other engineering software.

Professional Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organisational and project management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.

Pay Transparency 

The base salary actually offered to the successful candidate will take into account, without limitation, the candidate’s location, education, job-knowledge, skills, and experience in prior relevant roles. Incentives may also be provided as part of Haemonetics’ employee compensation. For sales roles, employees will be eligible for a sales incentive (i.e., commission) under the applicable plan terms. For non-sales roles, employees will be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, the target amount of which varies based on the applicable role, to be governed by the applicable plan terms. Employees may also be eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive plan, with eligibility and target amount dependent on the role.  In addition to compensation, the Company offers a competitive suite of benefits to its employees.  

Depending on your location, you may be eligible for more detailed information related to the compensation and benefits related to this job posting. If you believe you may be entitled to such information by law, you may contact HR by emailing [email protected].

The Pay Range for this role is:

For Sales roles, the range reflects on target earnings, which includes both base salary and sales incentive target.