Continuous Improvement Engineer

Forj Medical•Saint Paul, MN

About The Position

Exceptional People. Hard Problems. Meaningful Careers. Big Impact. Nowhere else can you touch as many life-changing medical technologies. At Forj Medical, we work side by side with more than 100 medical device companies from startups to global giants to bring life-enhancing technologies to market. Working with us means solving hard problems with extraordinary people in a collaborative work environment. Join us. Job Summary: Identify opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency in Forj Medical’s Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality Assurance processes and activities. Identified opportunities are prioritized based on impact/benefit to Forj Medical and/or it’s customers. The CI Engineer is responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring continuous improvement activities.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree (preferably in an engineering field) from four-year college or university, or equivalent experience
Minimum of at least two (2) years of experience in the medical device and/or biotechnology industry
Project management experience
Excellent oral and written communication
Strong problem-solving
Project management
Knowledge of continuous tools such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma
Change management
Cross functional collaboration
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Analyze data to plan, organize, and execute continuous improvement activities.
Establish continuous improvement goals and execute plans to deliver goal achievement.
Collaborate with Forj Medical Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality Assurance to identify and prioritize continuous improvement opportunities.
Partner with Forj Medical cross-functional leadership to establish and maintain a continuous improvement mindset across the organization.
Assists Manufacturing Engineers as needed to improve manufacturing yield rates, equipment up time, and/or throughput.
Assists Quality Assurance Engineers as needed to address product quality issues.
Provide training as needed for updated processes.
Track continuous improvement results and prepare and present continuous improvement project updates to the Forj Medical leadership.