Operations Engineer

Location : Ghent, Belgium

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supplier management, including supplier risk and opportunity analysis, auditing and order follow-up
• Development and management of the Bill of Materials (BOM), including support of product release and engineering change processes
• Inventory management, maintain stock levels and manage safety stock
• Logistics management, including delivery to customers
• Analyze and optimize supply chain and production processes, including creating work instructions, check lists, test cases and training,
• Tackle operational bottlenecks and improve efficiency
• Work on projects for data gathering, automation, KPI's and business processes for efficient supply chain and production flow

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master of science in supply chain management or engineering or equivalent through experience
• Experience in applied supply chain management in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with PLM/PDM/ERP software and Solidworks
• Ability to understand and implement change management in a quality system
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both experts and non-experts
• A fact-based approach with a strong attention to detail, and ability to develop independently
• Ability to drive design improvements related to design for manufacturing
• Relationship builder
• Fluent in English, written and spoken. Knowledge of Dutch is an advantage.

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIECE

• Knowledge of mechanical design, mechanical tolerances, and mechanical drawings
• Understanding of machining, bending, molding and sterilization processes
• Experience with the design of motion systems
• Knowledge of 3D cable routing
• High level understanding of statistics, such as regression analysis, queuing and network models
• Project management skills
• Prior experience with imaging systems or related devices
• Previous experience in the medical device industry
• Experience with 3D-printed prototyping