Desirable
Experience of patient lifting and handling equipment/the medical device industry
We are seeking an experienced Production Engineer to join our engineering manufacturing team in a pivotal role focused on existing product development and new product introduction utilising lean manufacturing principles. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem solver with a strong background in engineering production processes and a passion for driving continuous improvement.
As Production Engineer, you will play a key role in the development of the existing product range with focus on ‘manufacturability’ driving right-first time, and improved efficiency, developing the manufacturing capabilities of the facilities. You will be part of a team responsible for successfully launching new products into manufacturing. Central to all will remain embedding lean practices throughout our operations.
The Rhyl operation accounts for c80% of the £25M turnover and would be the main focus for the role. Manufacturing processes at Rhyl include CNC machining, (milling and turning), mild steel tube bending and forming, welding (manual and CNC), powder coating, mechanical assembly, testing, inspection and packing.
This is a new role for the business and as such there is limited lean practice established, the opportunity for improvement is vast. Establishing lean is essential for driving efficiency to reduce product costs, to create the capacity required for the projected organic growth, and the cost-effective re-shoring and development of in-house capabilities.
Essential Duties
Essential duties will include, but not limited to the following:-
Education & Experience
Role Description
Due to group expansion in the business, an exciting new opportunity has been made available as a Test Engineer at Prism Healthcare. You will play a crucial role in ensuring that the existing and new product portfolio comply with the relevant medical ISO standards. You will be expected to be able to follow and understand the requirements of the standards and generate suitable test procedures which you will then perform and document. As the test engineer, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including the design, technical and regulatory departments. You will be responsible for maintaining the testing facility and will work closely with the Senior Product Compliance Engineer on improving the current set up. You will be required to provide updates on product testing to the project leaders as well as regular updates with the wider technical team on the overall workload and workload management. Full training for the role will be provided and support/development will be given by the group technical team on a daily basis.
Essential Duties
Essential duties will include, but not limited to the following:
Personal Characteristics
Education & Experience
Why Prism Healthcare?
Prism Healthcare Group are a highly reputable healthcare company employing circa 700 colleagues, across various locations within the UK and Europe. We work with a variety of mobility equipment, including patient moving, handling, and bathing devices, committing to the ongoing safety and wellbeing of the people who use our equipment. Through our family of brands, we are best positioned to share our experience and expertise with every client and customer.
Responsibilities
1 Transfer of CAD and production data from old to new medium
2 Modelling components in SolidWorks
3 programming components for cutting on a CNC router
Main Duties
Transfer of CAD/CNC programme data from existing media to new media. Check that transferred programmes are to drawing.
Produce nested daily run programs for CNC machines
Check existing bills of material against actual production. Correct and rewrite as required.
Check and update production routings on ERP system
Check CAD drawings against actual production parts. Log and amend any discrepancies as advised by senior management.
Requirements
Alphacam router knowledge to a high knowledge
SolidWorks knowledge
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months