Dentsply Sirona is the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona's products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona's global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company's shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. This position is located in Johnson City which is the largest city in the Tri-Cities area, located in the north eastern region of Tennessee at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The city is a growing metropolis with invigorating music, enchanting culture, and exhilarating mountain adventures. Its natural beauty and fresh mountain air combined with amenities that are often only available in larger cities make Johnson City the perfect location.
Bringing out the best in people
As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we're looking for the best to join us.
Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:
Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.
Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.
Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.
Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.
Our Johnson City, TN Location is looking for someone to join our team as a Manufacturing Engineer.
We offer competitive wages and a full menu of benefits including health (3 options), dental (provided), vision, life (provided) + extra life, short-term and long-term disability (provided), 401k (retirement) with company matching, 10 holidays and paid time off.
SCOPE
This position works closely with the manufacturing shop floor to identify needs, develop plans, and implement actions that contribute to the advancement of technology and product quality of manufactured goods. The person in this role will also be responsible for driving successful base business improvements (Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost), through the use of Lean, Six Sigma, and other Continuous Improvement methods.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Demonstrates initiative to develop and implement improvement plans based on analysis of manufacturing operations relative to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost using lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and other team-based problem-solving methods.
Performs value analysis on new process and/or new equipment to determine return on investment (ROI).
Prepares, proposes and manages implementation of capital and/or expense projects; including, team definition, project facilitation, task and time line management, and budget management.
Analyzes the process capability of new and existing equipment and processes.
Develops and implement plans to improve reliability and repeatability.
Assesses and implements process flow and plant layout solutions to maximize the utilization of space and labor/workflow.
Implements corrective actions as identified through divisional CAPA system, production monitoring, scrap trends, and rework trends.
Develops and manages software programs associated with shop floor gauging and data collection.
Develops, executes, and supports validation process.
Provides support for development of BOMs and Routes in ERP system.
Conducts studies of time and motion to determine production capacities and product costing, as well as to develop solutions to improve labor safety and productivity.
Provides guidance on design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Complies with the complaint handling process.
Depending on the needs of the company, the employee may be entrusted with and asked to perform other tasks related to his/her competence.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Engineering or similar discipline; or equivalent work and education experience.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSING:
APICS, Lean Kaizen, 5S/6S, Six Sigma (all preferred)
YEARS AND TYPE OF EXPERIENCE
2 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
Experience with capital project development/implementation.
Demonstrated success with cost savings initiatives through lean implementation.
Experience with time and motion studies, costing systems, and line balancing.
Experience with automation and associated software controls.
KEY REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITIES:
Strategic thinking skills, and ability to effectively translate strategy into operating methodology and results.
Strong project management skills and planning and organizing skills.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a team mentality.
Superb problem identification and solving skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
Ability to analyze, evaluate and estimate.
Ability to multi-task.
Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.
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