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Description:
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Job location: White City OR
The Company
Carestream Health, Inc., formerly Eastman Kodak Company's Health Imaging Business is an internationally recognized provider of medical and dental imaging systems, healthcare information solutions; molecular imaging systems; and non-destructive products.
ONEX, one of Canada's largest corporations, acquired the Eastman Kodak's Health Imaging Division in a multi-billion-dollar transaction in May 2007. Upon closing, the business began operating as Carestream Health, Inc., an independent subsidiary of ONEX Corporation of Toronto. Prior to becoming Carestream Health, Kodak's Health Group recorded 2006 revenues of more than $2.5 billion.
Carestream Health has approximately 7,500 employees, serving tens of thousands of customers in more than 150 countries. Carestream Health's many success stories include:
-Products and services from Carestream Health are present in 90% of hospitals worldwide.
-Owning more than 1,000 patents for medical and dental imaging and information technology.
-Selling nearly two out of every five computed radiography (CR) systems in the U.S. and Canada, and being the only company that designs, manufactures and sells both CR and DR (digital radiography) systems.
-Gaining share in the healthcare IT solutions market and building an installed base of more than 1,100 systems worldwide.
-Carestream Health worldwide headquarters is located in Rochester, New York.
Carestream Health's MEDICAL FILM & PRINTING SOLUTIONS manufacturing plant in White City, OR currently has an opening for a Product Engineer.
The successful candidate for this position will work with a variety of individuals both internal and external to the WC facility to insure timely scale-up/manufacturing of assigned products and/or processes.
Responsibilities:
-Design and execute statistically designed experiments and modify manufacturing processes based on analysis of the results
-Resolve process problems by identifying root cause and implementing process controls and/or procedure changes
-Develop product quality standards for the manufacturing processes to be used to determine product acceptance.
-Lead efforts to address product populations that are outside of the standard process conditions and/or do not meet the standard quality requirements.
-Identify affected population
-Statistically characterizing the defect
-Perform experiments to understand root cause,
-Implement countermeasures to prevent reoccurrence
-Develop special test requirements to determine acceptance
-Participate in and/or lead root cause analysis, process improvement workshops, and Kaizen events to reduce waste and improve quality and productivity.
-Act as project manager to facilitate implementation of process improvements
-Make quality and manufacturing process decisions.
-Troubleshoot product issues and provide direction to operations for how to move forward with production. This may include implementing special testing, special run rules or escalation processes or the decision to shut down production until further understanding can be gained.
-Lead scale-up efforts for new products or product revisions.
-Build and maintain customer relationships through direct communication involving planning/scheduling, process specifics, product quality and understanding, improvement projects, production reports, process capability, waste, machine utilization, issues, etc.
-Drive assigned projects to completion.
-Prepare and deliver presentations to management, customers and operations when appropriate for various projects.
-Sponsor/Driver for waste reduction programs: Identify and execute projects aimed at waste reduction
Education and Experience:
-Minimum of a BS in Engineering, Physical Sciences. Chemical/Mechanical Engineering strongly preferred
-7 plus years product engineering experience
-Manufacturing experience
-Background desired in:
Large-scale fluids mixing
Coating and drying of solvent based solutions on flexible webs
Slitting and sheeting
Work Environment:
Working conditions are in a manufacturing environment including chemical mixing areas, coating machines, flexible web slitting/chopping equipment and a basic office environment. Work will require functioning in white and green low light conditions. The use of safety glasses, coveralls, and safety shoes along with occasional hearing protection is required in some areas of the facility.
Desired Skills:
-Strong chemical and mechanical background
-Technical writing
-Analytical troubleshooting
-Ability to work independently; highly self motivated, self directed and be results oriented
-Strong mathematical skills and solid understanding of statistics.
-Desire to continually enhance personal skills and knowledge.
-Demonstrated planning and organizational skills
-Competent in MS Office Suite: Excel, Word, Power Point, MS Project
-Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
-Ability to adapt easily to change and be capable of effectively dealing with stressful working situations and conditions.
-Must have a desire to contribute and work in a team environment (lead and interact with operations, maintenance, technical/engineering and management)
-Understanding of chemistry and chemical properties
-Leadership
Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates.
Carestream Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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