Highlights
In this role, you will help develop, validate, and scale manufacturing processes for an innovative surgical device while driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, product quality, and patient outcomes. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Maple Plain, MN |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $35–$46.43 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.thefountaingroup.com/ |
Description
The Fountain Group is seeking an Industrial Engineer for a leading medical device client in Maple Plain, MN.
Location: Maple Plain, MN (Onsite)
Pay Rate: $35.00 - $46.43/hour
(depending on experience, there is junior, mid-level, and senior positions available - pay up to $50)
Assignment Length: 6-Month Contract
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small team supporting a recently acquired medical device startup. In this role, you will help develop, validate, and scale manufacturing processes for an innovative surgical device while driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, product quality, and patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
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Location: Maple Plain, MN (Onsite)
Pay Rate: $35.00 - $46.43/hour
(depending on experience, there is junior, mid-level, and senior positions available - pay up to $50)
Assignment Length: 6-Month Contract
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small team supporting a recently acquired medical device startup. In this role, you will help develop, validate, and scale manufacturing processes for an innovative surgical device while driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, product quality, and patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean manufacturing principles to improve productivity, reduce waste, and optimize operational performance.
- Analyze and optimize manufacturing workflows, labor utilization, and line balancing to maximize throughput and resource efficiency.
- Develop capacity models, production strategies, and staffing plans to support customer demand and business growth.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives through cycle time improvements, standardized work, and process optimization.
- Establish, monitor, and analyze key manufacturing performance metrics related to safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Conduct time studies, value stream mapping, and process analysis to identify bottlenecks and improve material flow.
- Lead root cause investigations and structured problem-solving efforts to eliminate production constraints.
- Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and R&D teams to improve manufacturability and manufacturing scalability.
- Support process validation, change management, and manufacturing process improvements within a regulated environment.
- Manage operational improvement projects from concept through implementation while delivering measurable improvements in productivity, efficiency, and cost.
- Maintain compliance with quality system requirements, documented procedures, and company quality policies with a strong focus on patient safety.
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 3-10 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment (junior, mid-level, and senior role).
- Experience in a regulated medical device manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar CAD software.
- Hands-on experience with fixture and tooling design and implementation.
- Strong knowledge of process improvement, manufacturing metrics and continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean Manufacturing and DMAIC.
- Experience analyzing manufacturing processes, workflow optimization, and production efficiency.
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
- Experience scaling products from prototype through production.
- Experience designing and implementing manufacturing fixtures and tooling.
- Familiarity with regulated medical device manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of 5S, DMADV, value stream mapping, and process validation.
- Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) and manufacturing scale-up activities.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Privacy Policy
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About Company
The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.