Product Design Engineer Winston Salem

Posted: 27th November, 2024

Title: Product Design Engineer Winston Salem

Department: Product Definition

Location: Winston Salem, USA

 

Purpose

Reporting to the Product Data Team Leader, the Product Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining product specifications that are accurate and representative of each customer’s specific requirements as well as Nelipak Healthcare Packaging Derry’s (NHPD’s) manufacturing capabilities. Design and purchase job specific tooling for use in the manufacture of our product portfolio and maintain complete and accurate records of product specification history.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities.
• Awareness of and adherence to all corporate & site; Environmental, Health, & Safety Policies & Procedures.
• Review each new product request received from customers and use knowledge of all machine capabilities to determine and engineer the most efficient route to manufacture.
• Review, interpret and control customer-supplied specifications for NHPD products. Compare customer requirements to Nelipak’s manufacturing capabilities and then develop product specifications, documenting and communicating any exceptions directly to customer.
• Translate customer-supplied information into NHPD’s customer facing specification format using AutoCAD and communicate directly with the customer for approval.
• Maintain all NHPD customer facing specifications, customer-supplied specifications and supporting documentation in organised and user-friendly customer master files.
• Generate clear and accurate internal product specifications in SAP based upon the approved NHPD customer facing specification and/or customer-supplied specifications, for use by manufacturing personnel when producing product.
• Provide the SAP data specialists with consistently accurate product information, required to generate SAP master data, Bills of Materials and routings for use in the costing, order entry, planning and manufacture of new and existing products.
• Design, order and issue job specific tooling for use in accordance with associated manufacturing specifications.
• Control of design advancement in compliance with the Company’s Quality Management System.
• Control internal and external change requests by Customer Service, Sales, Customers, Manufacturing, Technical, QA, and sub-contractors in accordance with the customer’s no change agreements and/or other customer requirements.
• Work closely on new business development projects, where applicable, in line with company sales plan.
• Use analytical skills to ensure prompt resolution of any Product Engineering (and other) related Manufacturing issues.
• Data accuracy, integrity and completeness.
• Sound engineering practice for design improvement and issue resolution.
• Participation in customer audits (where necessary).

Education and/or Experience

• Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or relevant discipline.

Skills and Abilities

A minimum of 3-5 years design/development experience.

Additional Notes

Excellent organisational & data skills with ability to incorporate good written & oral communication. Background in AutoCAD. Planning and time management skills. Vigorous problem solving and investigative abilities. Strong background/knowledge of Microsoft computer software. Strong interpretive, analytical and math skills with a strong attention to detail. A detailed knowledge of SAP would be advantageous. Ability to organise and disseminate information efficiently, must be able to work with and communicate to all levels of resources and management. Willingness to perform other job related duties as and when required.

The above list of job responsibilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

FOR INTERESTED APPLICANTS: If you are interested in this position, please send a brief cover letter, resume, please state the job title applying for and any other relevant material for the candidacy to CranstonHR@nelipak.com. Thank you!

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