Production Engineer

Join our Production Development team and continue shaping medical device production of tomorrow.

About the position
Wellspect is continuing to step up the pace in product and production development. We offer two open positions as Production Engineer who will be delivering automated processes for medical device production.

We at Wellspect are proud to have an in-house, highly automated medical device production with interconnected chemical processes, multiple transport systems and packaging machines. We have strict requirements on material traceability and in-line quality control; an area where we apply Big Data principles and develop machine learning. As a Production Engineer you will play a key role in the development and implementation of new and improved production processes.

Your key accountabilities are;
Lead or participate in equipment investment projects all the way from concept, via risk- and requirements handling, testing and validation to commissioning and handover.
Participate in cross-functional project teams where you will collaborate with both external equipment suppliers and internal stakeholders/departments to find efficient production solutions with Design for Manufacturing as a guiding principle.
Manage and participate hands on in installation, start-up/commissioning, testing/verification activities in our clean room production in Mölndal.
Lead or participate in improvement projects both related to ongoing production but also to the ways of working within production development.
Develop documentation in compliance with Wellspect’s quality management system built on regulatory requirements from European medical device and FDA quality systems regulations.


Who you are
We think you are a structured problem solver and efficient communicator. You take pride in your engineering solutions and in getting things done.

We believe you have;
an academic background, preferably in mechanical/automation/electrical engineering or equivalent with experience from production development
knowledge of automated manufacturing process development; preferably from the food/life science or other regulated industry
some project management experience
experience from working with technical specifications and external equipment suppliers
knowledge of Lean production and Design for Manufacturing principles
experience from qualification/testing/process validation, preferably within life science or other regulated industry
an interest in and understanding of automation technology including Industry 4.0 principles
some experience with data collection and predictive analyzes in a production environment
documentation and communication skills, in English as well as in Swedish


Good to know
For more information, please contact recruiting manager, Thomas Börstell, telephone +46 31 376 43 25.

Please apply no later than July 12, 2020. Please note that we will review applications continuously, so be sure to send in your application as soon as possible.

About Wellspect HealthCare
Wellspect Healthcare, with headquarters in Mölndal, Sweden, is a leading global provider of innovative medical devices with a focus on helping people suffering from urinary retention or chronic constipation. Every day, more than 1 100 employees are dedicated to make a difference for those who need our products and services. Many of the people we serve have a spinal cord injury, enlarged prostate, spina bifida or multiple sclerosis. We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of intermittent urinary catheters, with LoFric® as our most known brand. As a help to those with chronic or severe constipation we have developed what likely is the world’s most advanced irrigation system, the Navina Systems™, combining a high degree of user convenience, clinical effectiveness and connectivity into one really smart system. Wellspect HealthCare has a presence in more than 30 countries, and is a part of Dentsply Sirona, the worlds´ largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies with headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. Visit www.wellspect.com and www.dentsplysirona.com for more information.