Production Engineer – Design for Manufacturing, Lean Product Development

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

About the position
As a Production Engineer you will be a key person in the development of new and improved production methods and processes, with a focus on Design for Manufacturing and Production Development Processes. We are proud to have a highly automated production with chemical processes, multiple transport systems, assembly and packaging lines and an order controlled batch process. In order to reach efficient and robust production processes the product and the production lines need to be designed and developed in parallel, in all phases in the product development process. This is why this role is important for us, to improve our way of working with Design for Manufacturing.

Your key accountabilities are;
Participate in cross-functional project teams where you will lead or support both internal stakeholders/departments and external suppliers to find efficient production solutions with Design for Manufacturing as a guiding principle.
Participate and coach in equipment investment projects all the way from concept, via risk management- and requirements handling, testing and validation to commissioning and handover.
Improve our way of working with DFM (tools, structure and mindset) together with Lean Product Development.
Perform training for project members/department/stakeholders.


Who you are
We think you are a positive, driven team player and efficient communicator. You are open for challenges and enjoy working together with highly skilled and committed colleagues where every day makes a difference.

We believe you have
an academic background, preferably in Mechanical/Automation/Industrial Design Engineering or equivalent with experience from production development
knowledge of Lean Product Development, Design for Manufacturing and Risk Management
experience of project management and especially within new product development and industrialization
knowledge of automated manufacturing process development
experience from working with technical specifications and external equipment suppliers
some experience from testing/validation, preferably within life science or other regulated industry
documentation and communication skills, in English as well as in Swedish


Good to know
For more information, please contact recruiting manager, Anders Westling, telephone +46 31 376 42 70.

Please apply no later than July 5, 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.