Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Direct and supervise activities of purchasing team responsible for quality, delivery and cost of procured materials.
• Execute CPSR-compliant purchase orders, based on approved requisitions, requests for proposals, bids and other similar and necessary documents related to the purchasing of commodities or major subcontract items.
• Facilitate and manage any supplier issues (e.g. cost, quality, delivery, customer service).
• Initiate and follow through on any supplier changes (Engineering Change Notices).
• Lead negotiations and apply knowledge of commercial contract law and guidelines, practices and requirements to assess, plan and negotiate best terms and conditions and to minimize risk.
• Establish and maintain sound professional relationships with suppliers. Resolve issues (e.g. pricing, quality, timing, claims, contract disputes, etc.) associated with terms and conditions of service agreements.
• Understand demand/spend profile for commodity areas, and provide this information as necessary.
• Track and report cost savings or avoidances.
• Maintain current accurate records and files of all vendor agreements and related procurement records.
• Communicate supplier performance including supplier visits as required.
• Assist in the development of forecast / requirements for area of responsibility.
• Assist in developing and implementing strategy for assigned area of responsibility. Implement transition plans to new suppliers.
• Assist in creating Strategic Supplier Purchase Agreements.
• Monitor metrics and take action as appropriate.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Quality on a team approach to supplier assessments and approval.
• Advising planning, engineering and drafting of item master errors, updates, or omissions in relation to mil-specs or new or obsolete items.
• Advise planning, engineering and contracts of changes in prices or lead times that make and produce cost-prohibitive or lead times detrimental to production cycles.
• Expedite critical components to ensure on-time deliveries. Be prepared to address any current or potential parts issues.
• Research and analyze costing information for cost reduction.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• 5-7 years purchasing experience in a manufacturing organization.
• BS degree in supply chain management, business, engineering or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain management tools and procedures.
• Demonstrated management skills, particularly “influence management” and “conflict resolution”.
• Experience throughout the product lifecycle from New Product Introduction through obsolescence to include: generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, strategic supplier selection, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation for cost reduction and performance improvement efforts.
• Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and DoD, ITAR, EAR, FAR, DFAR regulations.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills.
• Strong customer interface skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated success in managing manpower planning, program reviews, scheduling and budget control.
• Must have a successful track record in managing complex aerospace/defense supply chain activities.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• CPM or CPSM certification preferred.
• Experience in purchasing sheet metal; steel, copper and aluminum tubing; and copper and aluminum fin stock preferred.
• Experience in purchasing machining, welding and other outsourced processes preferred.

To Apply:
E-mail resume to employ@marlocoil.com or fax to 636-677-1203

DRS Marlo Coil, an division of DRS Technologies, is a manufacturer of custom engineered coils, refrigeration systems and air handling equipment for commercial, industrial and US Navy applications and is located in High Ridge, Missouri.

Location: Charleston, SC

Excellent Career Opportunity for a Management or Industrial Engineer

HCA’s South Atlantic Division is looking for a Management Engineer to support its labor management and process improvement efforts.

The South Atlantic Division supports 7 hospitals in Florida and South Carolina.

The successful candidate should have experience in healthcare labor management, be able to apply quantitative management techniques, perform complex data analysis, and use computer based tools.

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to identify and meet customer needs in a team environment are required.

Duties will include: responsible for ensuring the daily productivity system integrity, providing enablers and tools for department managers to meet productivity targets, providing formal and informal productivity management training, analyzing and improving work processes, implementing process best practices across the division and consulting with hospital leadership.

There is a strong career path associated with this position.

Ideal candidate will posses 3-8 years of healthcare experience with a healthcare related masters degree preferred.

Contact:

mark.dupay@hcahealthcare.com

615-344-6141

Located in Lansing, Michigan, Sparrow Health System is mid-Michigan’s premier health care organization, partner to Michigan State University’s two medical schools and the region’s largest private employer. We seek a Business and Quality Analyst with health care experience for the I.S. Process Design and Improvement organization.

The Senior Information Services Business & Quality Analyst will serve as the liaison between the clinical/operational departments and Information Services to identify and define business needs and requirements for IS related projects, develop processes and improve operational efficiencies. The Analyst will conduct business workflow analyses to assess difficulties in reaching goals and to determine strategies. The Analyst will be a change agent, a thought leader and someone who will enable the organization to reach a high level of operational efficiency as measured by comparisons to benchmark organizations.

Requirements include at least five years related work experience in healthcare, at least two years experience in applying continuous improvement methodologies, and project management training. Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Information Services, Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, Statistics, or related field.

For more information, please see a detailed description on our website, www.sparrow.org. This is requisition 83050.

To apply, please send a resume to lesley.mozola@sparrow.org

The St. Louis chapter of the Project Management Institute(PMI) is holding a career fair on May 13, 2009. The PMI career fair will benefit both experienced PM career professionals as well as students in college/university programs seeking new Project Management related job opportunities.  We will have recruiters from many different sectors of industry and will provide career counseling, interviewing tips, and various presentations on PM career strategies.

This Posting Expired on March 9, 2009

1. Requisition #: 001-09
2. Location: Marion
3. Group/Department Name: Quality
4. Reports To: Quality Manager
5. HR Rep: Kathie Winn
6. Phone No.: 618/993-9312

Major Responsibilities:

• Have a thorough understanding and be able to apply the ISO 9000 concepts and the government quality requirements.
• Be able to prepare various quality plans and reports as related to contract requirements.
• Provide imaginative, thorough and practical solutions to a wide range of technical problems involving the conventional utilization of quality engineering techniques.
• Conceives and plans projects involving the development of new methods to attain objectives.
• Reviews engineering designs and specifications for translation into inspection verification methods.
• May assist in failure mode effect analysis of product design disclosure documents and specifications.
• Determines gage and instrumentation adequacy, needs and future usage.
• As a member of the Material Review Board, participates in disposition process and reviews with customer representatives.
• Develops, implements and reviews corrective action and process improvements.
• May specify NDT techniques and equipment to meet the needs of new programs or special inspections.
• May train and certify inspection personnel.
• May review manufacturing process planning to ensure compliance with drawing, specification and contractual requirements.
• May provide technical guidance to less senior quality engineers and inspection, manufacturing and test personnel.
• May be required to provide bid input and justification.
• Conduct inspections and/or audits of supplier facilities or products.

Minimum Requirements:
BS in Engineering or other related field and four years manufacturing experience.  Candidates without a four-year degree but with significant experience in manufacturing process and troubleshooting will be considered.  Experience in defense contracts is desired but not required.

Additional Information/Special Skills:
Good interpersonal skills are required.  Must be able to interface with various functional groups, suppliers and customers.  Presentations will be made to all mentioned parties at various times.  Must have knowledge of military and industry standards.  Must be computer literate.

Posting Date: 2/23/09
Expiration Date: 3/09/09

• Interested employees should pick up a JIS Application form in the Human Resources Department or via the GD-OTS Intranet.
• Submit your application to your Human Resources Department on or before the expiration date.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Location:
St. Louis

Specialty:
Quality Engineering from Medical Device or Pharmaceutical Industries

Description:
This position is responsible for product and service quality evaluation and control.

• You will maintain and assure compliance with appropriate regulations/standards relative to medical device design, engineering and manufacturing.
• Establish and/or improve product/process quality individual and through team base problem solving efforts using Lean Six Sigma and other Quality tools.
• Participate in the Material Review Board activities during process development of product and productions. Evaluates nonconformance reports as required; coordinate corrective action activities and complete follow-up evaluations to determine completion and effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Coordinates supplier corrective action activities with purchasing and other departments as necessary for supplier quality issues.
• Provides technical guidance for supplier improvement activities.
• Reviews and evaluates Engineering Change Request/Engineering Change Order for accuracy, effectiveness and compliance and provide support to the component change control board process.
• Performs audits on supplier manufacturing processes to assure compliance at subassembly and system levels.
• Provide design inputs related to the quality during the design and development phase. Performs appropriate analyses and evaluations as needed to make recommended changes.

Experience:
4-6 years in quality engineering in either medical devices or pharmaceuticals.

Salary:
$70K - $80K DOE

Education:
BS Engineering or related degree

Skills:
Knowledge of FDA regulations, Quality Control and Documentation; Strong working understanding of 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485; ASQ certification a plus as is any Six Sigma certification

Relocation:
Yes

nterested: Send resumes to - Julie Blodgett julieb@tdm-assoc.com

Virtua Health has an immediate opening for a Management Engineer II!

The Management Engineer II position is a highly visible opportunity  to work closely with key leadership and is critical to our business  success because they drive process improvement with in the Virtua  Health System. They will achieve this by providing customer  decision support in the areas of system development, operational  analysis, work process design, information system  development/implantation, facility planning, productivity monitoring  and other process improvement implementation efforts.

We are looking for candidates who are hungry, self motivated and  enjoy working with people to enact change and process improvement.  In this position you will interact with healthcare professionals,  administrators and various business leaders. You will integrate  people, equipment, facilities and other resources to improve work  results, operating efficiency, effectiveness and productivity to new  requirements.

Being recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as “The Best  Place to Work” 3 years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008) didn’t happen by  accident. We’re always looking for ways to improve our processes and  stay on top as a Best-in-Class organization. We need an experience  Management Engineer to share this same vision. This could be your  chance share what over 8,000 employees are feeling…The Virtua  Experience.

Educational Requirements

MS in Industrial Engineering or another Engineering discipline and  2+ years of experience or BS with 5+ years of experience

Healthcare experience ideal, but not required.

Contact jon.egbert <jon.egbert@yahoo.com>.

Nature of Position:

in a steel fabrication and industrial coatings environment lead Quality initiatives in a major fabrication business unit of a leading company.

Be responsible for the implementation of the TQM process, developing quality procedures, implementing and maintaining Quality Systems such as ISO 9001, AISC & IQRS and acquiring and maintaining State certifications. Also be responsible for the analysis of internal and external rejects and present the results of the analysis to the Management team on a monthly basis. He/she will be actively involved in resolving external, internal and vendor problems, and will supervise/lead eight (8) Q.A. Techs., and clerical staff.

Principle Accountabilities:

Will be in the Quality Department and report to the Plant Manager. This position will perform tasks as assigned by the Plant Manager, as well as those tasks decided appropriate by the incumbent to achieve the organization’s goals. This person must have knowledge to TQM processes and the experience or ability to implement the process within the organization. Must have the ability to develop and facilitate the training programs to complement the TQM process. Should have a solid understanding of statistical methods to improve company and vendor performance. Must be capable of interpreting quality instructions and specifications used in the processing and production of the products.   The Lean Manager role of this position will initiate and refine Lean Manufacturing practices, principles and applications for the plant. The main goal of the Lean Manager is to bring about manufacturing process improvements, resulting in the improved productivity and delivery. Perform a variety of engineering assignments in developing production/processing methods and controls to meet quality standards in a cost effective manner.

Work closely with production personnel, administrative personnel, quality assurance personnel, suppliers, customer inspectors to communicate quality standards and procedures. This person will observe various operation processes, identify areas requiring improvement, recommending and developing actions to support and promote continuous improvement. The incumbent must possess effective human relation and communication skills in order to communicate effectively and convincingly to all group personnel, suppliers, and customers. Communication comes in the form of conversation, memorandum, presentations, reports and training classes. The incumbent will use data gathering devices, personal computers, other quality control measurements devices and personal computer database i.e. Access/Excel.

The incumbent must be capable of distinguishing conforming and non-conforming quality. It is imperative that the person is capable of reading, comprehending and properly interpreting specifications (internal/external). Judgments will be made on regular basis and must be done consistent and accurately.

The incumbent will be required to make decisions regarding the quality of products and processes on a regular basis. It is essential for this person to make uncompromising decisions consistent with the applicable customer, industry, and company specifications. This position is responsible for the timely and accurate of certifications, letters of compliance and other related documents required by customers. This position must also take a leadership role to instill pride and quality, in a positive manner, to all organization’s personnel.

This position is responsible for ISO 9001 compliance as the management representative.

Requirements and Preferences:  

• College degree in operations management, business, or engineering, or 5 years managerial experience in quality assurance or manufacturing environment;
• Knowledge of one of the Quality Systems (ISO 9001, AISC or IQRS), and expertise in Six Sigma, and LEAN manufacturing;
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office;
• Basic Math and Statistics;
• Knowledge of welding, fabrication, and industrial coatings processes; NACE certification preferred;
• Knowledge of general employee hiring practices;
• Good writing, and oral skills.
• Note:  only citizens and permanent residents are eligible for this opportunity.

To Apply:

Email your employment status; current, or most recent compensation and how it is/was structured.  Do not attach documents.  Send your resume, compensation information and specific information related to the nature of position, requirements and preferences as the e-mail message to:

khedman@sbcglobal.net

Hedman and Associates refers Candidates exclusively on and Equal Opportunity basis, and we will only accept search and recruiting engagements from firms committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.

Shands HealthCare, a leading Florida healthcare system, has an opening for an Industrial/Management Engineer with experience or interest in healthcare consulting to join its Management Engineering Consulting Services department.

Shands Management Engineer assesses and improves the effectiveness and efficiency of processes, services, and labor resources to support achievement of the goals and objectives of Shands HealthCare management. Functioning as in-house consultants, Shands Management Engineer performs projects involving process improvement, staffing analysis, simulation, facility design, scheduling, etc. Candidates must: (1) be capable of working with limited supervision on a broad range of engineering projects in a variety of setting among Shands* hospitals and clinics; (2) have hands-on working knowledge of computer applications such as Arena or ProModel Simulation, MS Project, Visio, Access, Autocad, MS Project, MS Office Suite etc.; (3) be confident, professional and capable of communicating effectively with all levels from line staff to senior management.

Position Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management or equivalent is required.

Professional / operational knowledge of several healthcare areas including nursing, operations and overhead departments is preferred. While one to two years of management engineering experience is preferable, strong entry-level candidates will be considered, particularly those who have completed internships or co-ops in healthcare or other industries.     Shands Management Engineering Consulting Services (MECS) department originated in 1968 and is located in Gainesville, Florida near the medical campus of the University of Florida. MECS consists of five management engineers and three part-time engineer interns.

Please visit our website, www.shands.org, to apply.  Enter requisition number 2035 or select job title: Mgmt Engineer.

If you have questions please call 352-265-0441 ext 8-5402.

Jennifer Mohr, Employment Coordinator
Shands Human Resources/Employment/Recruitment
Phone: 352.265.0441 x8-5402Post number: 22512.

Through partnering, the BA develops an in depth understanding of the enterprise strategic plans, products, and processes. The BA works as a liaison to facilitate the development and implementation of projects of diverse scope; works cooperatively with colleagues and customers to provide systems that meet or exceed expectations for reliability, ease of use, performance, and availability; solves problems and communicates effectively; configures system settings and options to meet work unit needs; maintains in-depth knowledge of existing systems and knowledge of current and emerging technologies that directly affect enterprise processes. The BA receives no instructions on routine work, general instructions on new assignments.

Department:
Research Administrative Services

Qualifications:
Bachelor degree is required. A minimum of 5 years experience in systems development at an enterprise level is required. Strong analytical, problem solving, and systems analysis skills are required. Strong oral and written communication skills are necessary. Strong technical skills with experience using a variety of technologies are essential. Must be able to work effectively in a team as well as demonstrate an ability to function in a self-directed manner and multi-task. The BA should possess the ability to build credibility and rapport with customers to effectively understand their needs. The BA must possess strong meeting facilitation skills and possess an ability to elicit the requirements that are critical to the enterprise mission; understand application development methodologies; facilitate a requirements review to validate requirements are complete, accurate and generate testable objectives. Knowledge systems lifecycle, including development, implementation and toolsets is required.

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