Job Description

Job Summary

Zimmer Biomet Dental is a global leader in implant and restorative dentistry solutions with more than 60 years of industry experience. We are proud to be part of one of the largest musculoskeletal companies in the world. Our mission is to alleviate pain and improve the quality of life for people around the world. Every 10 seconds, 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week patients around the world receive a Zimmer Biomet product, resulting in helping millions of people each year. ZBDental

The Continuous Improvement Sr Engineer I provides engineering support to the manufacturing team to reduce lead times, improve efficiency, reduce cost, and improve quality in the manufacturing cells. Develops and deploys standardized best practice methodologies across the global manufacturing network. Develops, implements, and communicates strategies that meet the goal of producing high quality product at high levels of efficiency for our customer. Responsible for gathering relevant, factual information and data required for problem solving.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

* Develop, implement, and communicate strategies that meet the goal of producing high quality products at high levels of efficiency for our customers.
* Assist and/or lead the implementation of continuous improvement activities of selected projects. Applies lean manufacturing and black belt techniques to eliminate waste, reduce lead times and improve product quality
* Develops processes and solves problems in a variety of complete manufacturing processes including, forging, investment casting, molding, thermal process and/or packaging.
* Seeks out best practices and latest technologies and implements them in NC machining, fixturing, tooling, automation, and product/feature inspection. Implementation will include design, installation, testing, documentation, validation, support, and maintenance.
* Formulate procedures, specifications, and standards for Zimmer products and processes. Prepares manufacturing process work instructions and operating procedures and can implement those instructions on the production floor by both providing training and facilitating discussions to address issues.
* Develops rationale and tools to set process performance and quality standards. Set-up standard for monitoring performance of processes to a set of standards.
* Collect and analyze information to improve the performance of the department and identify areas for improvement.

Expected Areas of Competence

* Ability to work within a team environment and build relationships outside of the department as well as outside the company (suppliers, regulatory agencies, etc.).
* Ability to deliver solutions, meet deadlines and be highly results orientation.
* Able to communicate both orally and in written form to multiple levels of the company.
* Microsoft Office Suite, expert knowledge of blueprint reading and GD&T, understanding of QSR/ISO regulations, design assurance, FMEA, and product testing methods, and are able to use optical comparators and CMMs.
* Knowledge of statistics, process control, and process capability
* Intermediate knowledge of lean manufacturing principles
* Experience working with six sigma problem solving techniques
* Knowledge of manufacturing and mechanisms required to implement processes and manage product flow (e.g. routers, machining, CNC programs, tooling, inspection methods, OEE, VSM, kanbans)
* Process validation experience and the ability to implement manufacturing changes within a federally regulated environment.
* Working knowledge of all supporting department needs and capabilities.

Education/Experience Requirements

* Bachelor of Science degree in in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or other engineering science
* A minimum of 3 years of experience as an Engineer, having both manufacturing and quality responsibilities with proven ability to solve problems and improve processes
* Certification as a Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) and/or Quality Engineer (CQE) is a plus
* MBA is a plus

Travel Requirements

* Up to 50%

Additional Information

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in The Power of Us, which means that we are stronger together. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and celebrated.