Manufacturing Engineer - #1405544

Our Work Matters

At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.

The Impact You Will Make

This is an exciting opportunity as a Process/Manufacturing Engineer in the Transdermal Drug Delivery manufacturing team at Kindeva’s Northridge, CA manufacturing facility. The position will be part of a cross-functional team to support the packaging manufacturing process. Focus will be on high-speed automated packaging, coating, and converting equipment.

Role Responsibilities

• Develops into subject matter expert in the Transdermal Manufacturing area for high-speed automated packaging, coating, and converting equipment.
• Initiates, identifies, recommends, and oversees programs in the manufacturing area of responsibility to improve safety, cost, service, and quality.
• Leads equipment-based breakdown and quality investigations, proactively drives innovative solutions. Partners with plant engineering to prioritize corrective maintenance to minimize downtime and optimizes preventative maintenance procedures to minimize equipment breakdowns.
• Responsible for leading projects, including the planning, validation, and installation of new equipment.
• Actively participates in lean, safety, and compliance activities.
• Authors and/or revises technical documents (i.e. SOP, validation protocols, investigations, technical reports, etc.)
• Has lean six sigma (LSS) knowledge and techniques and runs projects to improve manufacturing processes for the product lifecycle.
• May be assigned product engineering tasks such as customer communications.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Systems/Electrical, Chemical, Biomedical, or Industrial Manufacturing Engineering from an accredited University
• 3+ years experience in process/project engineering within the manufacturing industry.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• Prior experience in New Product Introduction activities
• Prior experience in CAPA closure and/or Quality Investigation Report activities.
• Experience with leading DMAIC Six Sigma projects – Green Belt Certified.
• Experience with developing and implementing Lean Systems and Standard Work.
• Solid analytical and statistical skills.
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills, both written & oral.
• Cross functional team contributions and leadership skills
  
  

California residents should review our Notice for California Employees and Applicants before applying.

The expected compensation range for this position represents a good faith estimate. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental, & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and 401k Benefits, etc.).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kindeva Drug Delivery is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, Protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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