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GE Healthcare Defect Engineering Specialist in Madison, Wisconsin
Job Description Summary
As a Defect Engineering Specialist, you will be in charge of the overall Madison Material Review Board (MRB) process; including working with internal site engineering, product quality, materials, and finance to ensure timely execution of MRB processes with the goal of limiting/reducing aged MRB material and scrap.
At GE Healthcare, our machines, our software, our solutions, our services, and our people make a genuine difference to medical professionals and patients all over the world. That’s because we never lose sight of what healthcare really needs—the human touch.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Retrieve and/or generate MRB relevant reports to ensure timely processing of MRB parts.
Lead and coordinate daily, weekly and monthly Material Review Board status and metrics meetings or results.
Assist/advise Product Quality and Mfg. Engineering teams on areas needing MRB disposition support
Provide work prioritization communications to MRB coordinators
Review and disposition field return items
Review and disposition items rejected at incoming inspection
Ensure technical problem-solving and follow up.
Interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confer with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
Recommend revision to methods of operation, material handling, equipment layout, or other changes to increase production or improve standards.
Recommend modifications to existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
Evaluate data and write reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
Comply with Environment, Health and Safety regulations & policies.
Qualifications
High school diploma or local equivalent.
At least 1 year of relevant experience.
Specialized training in a technical area.
Desired Characteristics
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field.
Attention to detail.
Six Sigma Green Belt certified.
Knowledge of validation work.
Technical expertise on relevant manufacturing themes.
Additional Information
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No