Dentsply Sirona is the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona's products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona's global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company's shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. This position is located in the heart of Southern Delaware; located just 25 miles north of Rehoboth Beach and only 20 miles south of the state's capital, Dover. Also, we are centrally located east and south of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington DC. Whether standing at a scenic point along the downtown River walk, or spending the day at one of Delaware's beautiful beaches, know that underneath the calm tranquility is the energy of a community on the move!

Bringing out the best in people

As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we're looking for the best to join us.

Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:

Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.

Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.

Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.

Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.

Summary

This role is responsible for supporting the Site Engineering Team, which is responsible for daily plant support, new product development/scale-up, and the continuous improvement of processes that manufacture various Dentsply Sirona products. This role will work with a cross-functional team to perform tasks with potentially complex chemicals, including design set-up and experiments at both lab and commercial/production scale, product sampling and testing, and supporting the manufacturing operations when needed. This person will be responsible for maintaining data integrity by keeping thorough records of process/experimental data, reporting and documenting revisions/updates for the ongoing improvement of Dentsply Sirona products and processes. This role will interface with a wide-variety of functions in order to meet business goals and is always expected to contribute to a safe working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow all site environmental, health, safety, quality guidelines and maintain compliance with OSHA, FDA, cGMP, and ISO regulations.
• Understand how to set-up, operate, calibrate, clean or troubleshoot various instruments and equipment (chemical balance scales, reactors, measuring pumps, distillation equipment, vacuum pump, glassware set-ups, mixers, temperature probes, heaters, etc.).
• Understand how to properly handle hazardous chemicals in order to safely take samples, prepare chemical solutions according to formulas, or adjust batches as needed.
• Evaluate materials, methods, and/or chemical processes for new product development, daily plant support, or continuous improvement on a pilot-scale or commercial-scale level.
• Test samples and analyze material properties such as density, moisture, viscosity, particle size distribution, color, or other necessary parameters.
• Compile, summarize and analyze data from experiments and manufacturing in a neat, orderly, legible condition - including preparing necessary reports and presentations.
• Obtain a working knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Manufacturing Instructions (MIs) and other technical documents (i.e. Safety Data Sheets) and utilize the electronic document management system to retrieve and update critical documents.
• Work with a cross-functional team (Engineering, Quality, R&D, EHS, Operations) to develop protocols, including qualification documents in compliance with internal policies.
• Maintain a clean, safe laboratory/pilot-scale area with good-housekeeping and storage of materials and equipment.
• Other duties as request, directed or assigned.

Education/ Experience

• Associate degree required or bachelor's degree in technical field preferred or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a chemical laboratory or pilot-scale setting, preferably in a medical device/pharmaceutical industry or ISO certified manufacturing environment (internships or graduate research will be considered).
• Preferred qualifications include knowledge of calibration program requirements, knowledge of regulations governing medical devices and quality standards.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Employee is expected to have good interpersonal skills and professional attitude while working with Production, Engineering, Quality, R&D and other personnel.
• Computer skills are necessary, in order to navigate common software such as Microsoft Office to complex lab and documentation software.
• Math skills, including calculation of percentages, use of calculators, and perform basic formulas and functions (averages, range limits, converting units).
• Good observation or organizational skills. Must be able to observe plant manufacturing and filling operations and compare what's written procedures or specifications versus what is being performed and document observations.
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  Must be able to use various pieces of manufacturing and test equipment, such as mixers, Instron testing machine, color meter, Horiba particle size analyzer, etc.
  
  
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  Read, analyze and interpret procedures, equipment/process specifications, and associated regulations.
  
  
• Ability to define problems and draw valid conclusions through the collection of data and facts. Apply originality and experience towards improving the manufacturing processes.
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  Ability to write technical reports, business correspondence, validation protocols, product specifications, SOP's and MI's.
  
  
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  Ability to effectively and clearly communicate during one-on-one and small group situations, including presenting technical information and responding to questions from internal and external colleagues.
  
  

DentsplySirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in DentsplySirona.

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