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Technical Competent Required to work as a production Engineer in Medical and Surgical Equipment Manufacturer?
The company is into manfuacturing electro-diagnostic apparatus such as electrocardiographs, ultrasonic diagnostic equipment, scintillation scanners, nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus, dental drill engines, sterilizers, ophthalmic instruments, manufacture of syringes, needles used in medicine, mirrors, reflectors, endoscopes, manufacture of apparatus based on the use of X-rays or alpha, beta or gamma radiation, whether or not for use in human or animal medicine, X-ray tubes, high-tension generators, control panels, desks, screens, etc, manufacture of medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture, operating tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings, dentists’ chairs, manufacture of mechano-therapy appliances, massage apparatus, psychological testing apparatus, ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, artificial respiration apparatus, gas masks, manufacture of corrective spectacle lenses and of their frames or of optical microscopes.
Required : Basic Qualification and field of Expern
Production engineers, often also referred to as process engineers or manufacturing engineers cover a wide range of skills. Each company and each position might have skills specific to it. Always try to find out what the specific position might require.
In general, you’ll need to understand the production processes. What equipment and methods are used to produce the product. Again, this varies widely from automation (i.e. robotics) to manual assembly. Tools could be a simple screwdriver to a fully automated workstation. For the list of items you mentioned the number of possible processes is very large. Plan to learn quite a bit on the fly. Don’t expect to know everything. As a matter of fact you’ll likely specialize on a specifc product or range of processes.
Another thing, you’ll likely be required to provide is documentation. Good writing and computer skills are a must. You need to able to organize thoughts in a clear concise manner. Your "audience" might be an unskilled worker or a skilled tradesperson. Don’t speak in wordy terms, but don’t be condesending.
Production engineers will also generally be involved in time studies used to provide labor cost for the production processes used. Again, each company might have a slightly different philosophy or method, but in general you should know what a time study is.
Good people skills are a must. Personally, I’d rather take time to train someone on technical matters. Poor people skills, however, seem to originate from deep within a person’s basic personality. As such it’s harder to change, and often the reason I select one candidate over another.
Being good with your hands certainly doesnt’ hurt. A previous employer required production engineers to be able to operate all new equipment or modified processes prior to full-up production. Again, a willingness and capability to learn nearly as good as actual experience.
Finally, the best production engineers should always strive to do things better. You’ll want to reduce process variation while decreasing produciton costs and improving quality. This is MUCH easier said than done.
The company you mentioned appears to be involved in electronics, assembly, and fabrication processes. They likely use a wide range of materials too. Being able to demonstrate some skills, experience or knowledge that will provide a foundation to learn their company will be a big help. NEVER try to fake it that you know more than you do. If I were performing the interview and didn’t trust the response, I certainly wouldn’t expect to trust you as a potential employee. Be candid, but focus on the positive.
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November 13th, 2009
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Production engineers, often also referred to as process engineers or manufacturing engineers cover a wide range of skills. Each company and each position might have skills specific to it. Always try to find out what the specific position might require.
In general, you’ll need to understand the production processes. What equipment and methods are used to produce the product. Again, this varies widely from automation (i.e. robotics) to manual assembly. Tools could be a simple screwdriver to a fully automated workstation. For the list of items you mentioned the number of possible processes is very large. Plan to learn quite a bit on the fly. Don’t expect to know everything. As a matter of fact you’ll likely specialize on a specifc product or range of processes.
Another thing, you’ll likely be required to provide is documentation. Good writing and computer skills are a must. You need to able to organize thoughts in a clear concise manner. Your "audience" might be an unskilled worker or a skilled tradesperson. Don’t speak in wordy terms, but don’t be condesending.
Production engineers will also generally be involved in time studies used to provide labor cost for the production processes used. Again, each company might have a slightly different philosophy or method, but in general you should know what a time study is.
Good people skills are a must. Personally, I’d rather take time to train someone on technical matters. Poor people skills, however, seem to originate from deep within a person’s basic personality. As such it’s harder to change, and often the reason I select one candidate over another.
Being good with your hands certainly doesnt’ hurt. A previous employer required production engineers to be able to operate all new equipment or modified processes prior to full-up production. Again, a willingness and capability to learn nearly as good as actual experience.
Finally, the best production engineers should always strive to do things better. You’ll want to reduce process variation while decreasing produciton costs and improving quality. This is MUCH easier said than done.
The company you mentioned appears to be involved in electronics, assembly, and fabrication processes. They likely use a wide range of materials too. Being able to demonstrate some skills, experience or knowledge that will provide a foundation to learn their company will be a big help. NEVER try to fake it that you know more than you do. If I were performing the interview and didn’t trust the response, I certainly wouldn’t expect to trust you as a potential employee. Be candid, but focus on the positive.
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