Manufacturing Engineer I

Manufacturing Engineer I page is loaded## Manufacturing Engineer Ilocations: Durhamtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR00019751**POSITION SUMMARY**The Manufacturing Engineer I will provide sustaining engineering activities in the Zoetis Diagnostic & Biodevice (Dx/BD) platform. Assignments may include, but are not limited to, support of manufacturing operations, process characterization and optimization, change control projects, and engineering support of non-conformances and CAPAs. The engineer will provide support for strategic capital projects under the direction of a project lead.**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES*** Participate in projects relating to the development and optimization of production processes, including plant design, process equipment/workflows, material handling and automation.* Provide engineering support to maintain production equipment and tooling.* Support product variant projects to transfer product designs from development to commercial manufacture.* Evaluate existing manufacturing processes for improvements in capacity, efficiency and product quality in alignment with business needs.* Support activities to validate new or modified equipment and processes.* Conduct testing of alternate materials to study their impact to product performance.* Provide engineering support to troubleshoot and assess root cause for quality deviations that occur during manufacturing operations.* Support continuous improvement projects.* Create/update Standard Operating Procedures and manufacturing Work Instructions.* Prepare Material Specification Sheets and manufacturing Bill of Materials.**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**Education:* BS in a field of engineering (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred)Experience:* > 5 years experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably in the diagnostics or biodevice industries.* Functional understanding of common electromechanical components.* Experience with automated control systems.* Proven experience in the application of engineering principles to the design and improvement of manufacturing processes.* Relevant experience in the design and fabrication of production tooling.* Experience in optimizing production workflows in increase productivity and reduce waste.**TECHNICAL SKILLS and COMPETENCIES*** Able to quickly learn new processes* Proven ability to identify, assess and solve complex problems* Able to analyze process data for trends and effects* Application of Lean 6-Sigma tools* Experienced in AutoCAD and SolidWorks* Understanding of cGMP* Able to work in a team and independently* Attention to detail* Good written and oral communication skills* Proficient in EnglishFull timeRegularColleagueAny unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of “@zoetis.com”. In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.At , our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues’ careers, connection and support. 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