Favorite Parts of Being a Manufacturing Engineer at Medical Device Company
Emma's favorite aspect of her Manufacturing Engineer role is the fast-paced environment and hands-on experience, "being on the line, interacting with all the operators and technicians," gaining valuable insights from long-tenured experts and improving processes through firsthand observation of manufacturing. This direct experience informs their desk work, enhancing their problem-solving abilities.
Manufacturing, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Fast-paced environment, On-the-job learning
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Emma Stramberg
Manufacturing Engineer
Medical Device Company
Cal Poly SLO
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Engineering - Biomedical
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Operations & Supply Chain
Operations and Project Management
Greek Life Member, LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. Fast-paced environment and diverse tasks: The role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities to work on the assembly floor, observe processes, and identify areas for improvement. This involves hands-on experience, including working in clean rooms and interacting with equipment.
2. Collaboration with experienced professionals: The opportunity to work alongside and learn from experienced operators and technicians with decades of experience provides invaluable insights and mentorship.
3. Practical application of knowledge: The on-the-floor experience directly informs the development of processes and improvements, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, and impacting the improvement of manufacturing processes.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
What I like most about my current role is probably the fact that it's in such a fast-paced environment. You get the opportunity to be on the assembly floor, either building components, watching how they're built, and observing where things go wrong.
You can also observe where things can be improved. Depending on the products you're working on, you could be on the equipment floor or in the clean room. That means you get to gown up and wear the bunny suit.
It really does feel like you're in a lab. My favorite part is just being on the line, interacting with all the operators and technicians, and getting to know them. A lot of these people have been working on the product for 30 years.
They truly are the experts, and I've found you can learn a thing or two from them. I'd say definitely just being involved, seeing what life is like on the floor.
By exploring that part of the business, it has benefited me a lot in terms of when I go back to my desk and the processes I create there.
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