Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Company: Juul Labs
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: August 7, 2022
Job Description:
THE COMPANY:
Juul Labs' mission is to impact the lives of the world's one
billion adult smokers by eliminating combustible cigarettes. We
have the opportunity to address one of the world's most intractable
challenges through a commitment to exceptional quality, research,
design, and innovation. Backed by leading technology investors, we
are committed to the same excellence when it comes to hiring great
talent.
We are a diverse team that is united by this common purpose and we
are hiring the world's best engineers, scientists, designers,
product managers, operations experts, and customer service and
business professionals. If the opportunity to build your career at
one of the fastest growing companies is compelling, read on for
more details.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We seek a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Engineer to be part
of our growing Manufacturing Engineering & Sustaining group. This
person will be responsible for debugging and ramping automation
equipment for JUUL's next generation product, as well as managing
sustaining engineering operations for our existing product line at
our partner contract manufacturing site in Hudson, WI.
- Work with OEMs to troubleshoot/debug advanced automation
equipment for a new product line.
- Propose and implement equipment design improvements to reduce
yield loss, minimize unplanned downtime and improve OEE
- Develop and track metrics for critical machine outputs and
present to management
- Train Contract Manufacturer engineering and maintenance
personnel to troubleshoot and maintain new automation
equipment
- Create and maintain process and equipment technical
documentation for new automation lines
- Manage the execution of high volume manufacturing on our
existing product lines at our Contract Manufacturing site for pod
assembly, filling & packaging
- Oversee, mentor and influence the CM's sustaining engineering
team to ensure quality, availability, and output achieve daily
targets
- Co-own and drive key engineering metrics (yield, availability,
overall OEE, etc.) at a site level
- Conduct reviews of site quality and yield metrics with the
local JUUL and Contract Manufacturing team to determine improvement
opportunities
- Oversee preventative maintenance programs as well as spare
parts readiness/management
- Drive CM accountability to ensure timely escalation and issue
correction
- Provide excursion support to the CM site and coordinate
equipment suppliers as required to support downtime issues
- Ensure site adherence to agreed upon manufacturing processes
between JUUL and the contract manufacturer. Perform line walks and
verification of operations.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5+ years' experience with high volume manufacturing
engineering, sustaining engineering and/or process development,
preferably in an FDA regulated industry
- Strong ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects while
maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines. The individual should
be able to balance short-term, urgent needs with long-term
strategic initiatives.
- The preferred candidate should have previous experience in a
few of the following areas: Design Controls, Change Control and
Validation within a FDA regulated industry, Design for
Manufacturing (DFM), Lean Manufacturing, Process Control Concepts,
Design of Experiments (DOE), and design/process Failure Mode and
Effects Analysis (FMEA).
- Good understanding of statistical methods, six sigma
methodologies, design of experiments and lean.
- Outstanding technical problem solving skills - both
theoretically and in terms of hands-on troubleshooting. Ability to
apply first-principles level technical understanding to real world
problems and arrive at working solutions in a fast-pace,
high-pressure environment.
- Ability to make decisions and take accountability for those
decisions, with limited information, in high pressure time limited
situations.
- Detail orientation with a strong quality mindset. Enjoy working
in a team environment.
- Clear verbal, written, and presentation skills and demonstrated
ability to communicate effectively across all business levels and
functions, both internally and at vendors
JUUL LABS PERKS & BENEFITS:
- A place to grow your career. We'll help you set big goals - and
exceed them
- People. Work with talented, committed and supportive
teammates
- Equity and performance bonuses. Every employee is a stakeholder
in our success
- Boundless snacks and drinks
- Cell phone subsidy, commuter benefits and discounts on JUUL
products
- Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits
Juul Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is
committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment 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. We will
consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and
conviction records, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance
Ordinance. Juul Labs also complies with the employment eligibility
verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
All applicants must have authorization to work for Juul Labs in the
US.
Keywords: Juul Labs, Minneapolis , Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Engineering , Minneapolis, Minnesota
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