Job Description
Job Description
Join Our Team at HuFriedyGroup – Innovating Excellence in Dental Instrument Manufacturing
Co-Op/Internship - Summer and/or Fall of 2025!
HuFriedyGroup is a leading manufacturer of dental instruments and infection prevention products. Our 10,000-plus products, hand-crafted by highly skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability, and quality. To help dental professionals be The Best in Practice, HuFriedyGroup provides a unique combination of world class products, value-added services, clinical education, and dental community platforms that result in superior clinician performance and enhanced safety for dental professionals and their patients. Working at HuFriedyGroup is so much more than a job, as every employee has a part in driving and supporting the organization’s inspirational vision to be a global force in advancing dental performance through Best-In-Practice dentistry that improves lives around the world.
Position Summary
Provide Manufacturing Engineering support to Operations through line support, continuous improvement, capacity improvements and new product transfers. Improve the overall efficiency of the manufacturing operation while optimizing human work factors, quality control, material flow, etc. by identifying areas for improvement through use of statistics and root cause analysis tools.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Line Support
- Provide general oversight and monitoring of machinery – including project coordination for maintenance, upgrades, and repair when needed
- Help with troubleshooting of problems within the manufacturing process
- Assist with CAPA (corrective and preventative actions) to resolve production and customer issues using root cause analysis and then follow through with implementation of corrective action
- Assist with formal failure analysis and issue resolution activities to ensure preventative action is accomplished.
- Upon request, create written documents, test plans and reports that demonstrate technical rationale for associated decisions(s) (e.g., qualifications, risk assessments, and work instructions).
- Provide hands-on trouble shooting to both manufacturing equipment and manufacturing processes.
- Provide operations department with effective technical support to meet manufacturing quality and quantity objectives.
Continuous Improvement
- Utilize project management skills to drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize yield, quality, cycle time and/or ergonomics.
- Conduct time studies
- Cycle time reduction
- Assist with cost down initiatives on manufacturing lines.
- Assist with lean transformations on manufacturing lines as well as within supporting areas.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and provide technical solutions via analysis and hands-on interaction with designated processes, including troubleshooting of manufacturing issues when they occur.
- Conduct research on root cause for defects; work with vendors and internal manufacturing to improve quality.
Capacity Improvement
- Assess and monitor manufacturing capacity capabilities and reconcile with demand. Propose capacity improvement recommendations accordingly.
- Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, and Performance Qualification
- Specify tooling, fixtures and equipment required to meet manufacturing capacity requirements.
- Coordinate efforts associated with planning, procuring, installing, and qualifying tooling, fixtures and equipment.
New Product Transfers
- Work with product development engineering to drive back lessons learned as new products are being developed.
- Evaluate and provide input to product development teams to help ensure the introduction of a capable and efficient operation.
- Create/evaluate and release process documentation for new processes.
- Specify tooling, fixtures and equipment required to meet manufacturing capacity requirements.
- Coordinate efforts associated with planning, procuring, installing and qualifying tooling, fixtures and equipment.
- Train operations personnel on new processes.
Other
- Prototype of assembly/manufacturing concepts and product design changes
- Participate in Kaizen events
Job Specifications:
- College level coursework in pursuit of an engineering degree is required. Prefer candidates with coursework at the Junior level or higher.
- CAD experience is a plus, preferably SolidWorks
- Experience in structured problem solving and use of statistical tools preferred
- Ability to work hands-on, communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, and a strong desire to learn
Equal Employment Opportunity & Accessibility Statement
HuFriedyGroup is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you require reasonable accommodations to apply for a position, participate in the recruitment process, or perform essential job functions, please contact us at 773-868-5534. We are committed to supporting you throughout your journey with HuFriedyGroup!
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