Job Title:  Process Engineer- Indianapolis, IN

The Role

The Process Engineer in our Indianapolis, IN location will be responsible for achieving objectives for the assigned product or category, by leading the development and implementation of the overall refurbishment process, which includes defining necessary parts lists, standard work procedures, documents, and production labor estimates to establish standard costs for the assigned product category. Incumbent will be responsible to follow established engineering principles to determine the sequence of steps or processes to service and refurbish existing products that meet the businesses standards of quality and cost.

This role will provide Service Engineering and Repair of existing products with balanced focus on establishing refurbished product development to execute Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) sales strategies.

What You Will Do

Product Development, Execution & Program Management

• Work closely with the Production, Service Engineering and Marketing teams to develop refurbished product protocols and procedures.
• Collaboratively identify issues, opportunities, and associated strategies within assigned procedural areas through frequent conversations and interactions Service, Engineering, Production and Engineering.
• Drive, develop and deliver content used for work documents, Quality inspections/checklist, parts list and safety guidelines within project timelines.
• Communicate with General Manager, Operations, Marketing, and Production to assure awareness of project changes, pricing evaluations, new service tools, corrective measures, etc.     

Leadership & Team Building

• Create and drive short and long-term product /project planning process to achieve CPO strategy and goals.
• Cultivate and utilize internal relationships to support projects and (CPO) product development.
• Maintain cohesive Product Management approach to strategic issues across assigned product categories.

Project and Product Planning

• Collaborate with Service, Operations, Team Leads and production technicians on the development/execution of Plans of Action (POAs).
• Identify, establish, and maintain productive relationships with Service Engineering, Quality Team and field Service Specialist and Managers often related to product areas of focus.
• Demonstrate a robust understanding of the competitive product marketplace. Keep informed and proactively act on current market trends and sales analysis to sharpen ability to plan, review, adjust and approve product/procedural plans, including the identification of future product development opportunities.
• Provide pricing strategy stewardship within assigned product categories.

Initiate and Drive Lean Transformation

• Provide leadership in lean programs, Kaizen activities.
• Monitor processes to identify opportunities for improvements in health safety, quality, delivery and cost using formal problem-solving methods.
• Actively participate in product installation on Customers site to determine if product meets market needs.
• Follow-up and ensure that associated projects and action plans are carried out.
• Track measure and document progress in continuous improvement using standard performance indicators.

What You Will Need to Be Successful

• BA or BS degree in technical or a related field.   
• 2+ years of relevant business experience, mechanically, and/or engineering related.  
• Ability to travel up to 5-10 %,  domestically.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Business acumen and an understanding of how decisions impact production.
• Exhibit a strong sense of urgency for executing strategic plans and achieving product revenue goals.
• Proven self-starter in managing work, taking initiative, and continuous learning.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications including Pivot tables and Excel.
• Experience working effectively with cross functional teams.

Preferred Experience

• Medical device product market experience, preferred.
• Experience working in a regulated industry (FDA, ISO, medical device, food, pharmaceutical,  automotive, or aerospace industries), strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge with a variety of products and technologies is preferred.
• Experience with Lean, CI  Kaizen activities, strongly preferred.
• Project Management experience, strongly preferred

What STERIS Will Offer You

The opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS couldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people. That’s why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring people who are in it for the long run with STERIS is our ultimate goal. We do this by providing competitive salaries, healthcare benefits, tuition assistance, paid time off, holidays, matching 401(k), annual merit, and incentive plans.  Join us and help write our next chapter.

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