Senior Sustainment Engineer

About the role

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. Are you passionate about advanced manufacturing and continuous improvement? Join Smith+Nephew as a Senior Sustainment Engineer and become the technical leader responsible for sustaining and optimizing our metal additive manufacturing production processes. In this highly visible role, you will drive operational excellence, improve process capability, enhance equipment reliability, and support the production of innovative medical technologies that help improve patients' lives around the world.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner for metal additive manufacturing production processes, ensuring process stability, repeatability, and compliance.
• Drive initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield, increase throughput, and enhance overall equipment effectiveness.
• Analyze production data to identify trends, opportunities, and sustainable process improvements.
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance strategies while partnering with Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.