Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering - Cardiac Surgery, Wayne, NJ

Getinge
Wayne, NJ

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Job Overview

Provide support to manufacturing as needed to resolve production issues, evaluate new suppliers and components, and improve manufacturing operations. Lead in design for manufacturability efforts, continuous improvement, and automation initiatives.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

  • Implement process improvements and cost reduction plans to achieve sales, complaint, and cost savings targets.
  • Conduct and manage complex engineering and technical support projects, lead and initiate process and equipment improvements which improve quality and reduce the costs and time to manufacture products.
  • Lead the development of project plans including the proposed technical approach, budget, and key milestone completion dates for all assigned projects. Initiate appropriation requests for projects.
  • Drive and direct lean manufacturing practices in all phases of product handling and manufacturing.
  • Manage projects by tracking progress, assigning staff, and coordinating activities to ensure timely and cost-effective project completion in accordance with established objectives.
  • Work closely with other functional areas to identify and lead the development of technical approaches for improvement opportunities.
  • Manage engineering and equipment technician professionals and complex/critical manufacturing processes.
  • Prepare technical reports, analysis, recommendations, and presentations reflecting the status and results of projects in progress on a regular basis.
  • Lead and ensure all process changes/improvements are appropriately validated and documented to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
  • Manage departmental budgets, control expenditures to stay within spending limits.
  • Provide planning, direction and coordination for technical activities associated with the production of Cardiac Surgery products while achieving optimum use of staff, machines, materials, and facilities

Minimum Requirements

  • 7 – 10 years manufacturing and/or process engineering experience required.
  • 3 - 5 years’ experience in progressive leadership roles. Experience in medical device or other FDA regulated industry is preferred.
  • This position requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical, Mechanical, Industrial/Manufacturing or Biomedical Engineering or other related technical degree.
  • 3 - 5 years of direct experience with Lean project design and implementation in a manufacturing environment.
  • 3 – 5 years of direct experience with Automation project design and implementation in a manufacturing environment.
  • At least two years of direct or indirect P&L management experience
  • 3 – 5 years of direct experience performing technical investigations to support regulatory requirements for manufacturing
  • Direct experience with process optimization projects yielding improvements in quality and/or cost of manufacturing
  • Direct experience managing Daily Management Practices in a manufacturing environment
  • Direct experience in supporting Regulatory audits for manufacturing
  • Direct experience with NC/CAPA ownership through closure with effective results
  • Direct experience with successful manufacturing loss improvement initiatives

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Must demonstrate effective listening, verbal and written communication, sound judgment, be well organized, take initiative, be flexible, work well under pressure, work effectively with both employee and management and be able to facilitate resolution of complex issues.
  • Leadership ability in initiating and influencing, coaching, and developing professional technical staff is required.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products such as Word, Excel, Power Point and Project Manager or equivalent software applications is preferred. Previous working knowledge of SAP or equivalent is highly desirable.
  • Position requires strong evaluation skills, the ability to be a self-starter and keep pace in a fast-moving high growth organization.

Salary range: $165 - $180k

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About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.  

Benefits at Getinge:

At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
  • 401k plan with company match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
  • Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Posted 2025-11-14

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