Associate Director, Manufacturing Engineering
Zimmer Biomet · Warsaw, IN
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at Zimmer Biomet (medical devices) in Warsaw, IN.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- CAPA, ISO 13485, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Casting
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $98k–$146k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 48 manufacturing engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 47 other live manufacturing postings in Indiana.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $97k–$135k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 52%
- New product launch 40%
- Tooling 38%
- ✓ Team leadership 35%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 35%
- Root cause 33%
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Stands out: this posting asks for CAPA, ISO 13485, FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Zimmer Biomet in Warsaw
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Full description from Zimmer BiometAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Education and Experience
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, science, or related field is required
- ✓7+ years of progressive engineering experience including 3 years or more with direct reports is required
- ✓10+ years of progressive engineering experience including 3 years or more with direct reports is preferred
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At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.
As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and recognized.
What You Can Expect
Help support the operations organization by providing manufacturing and engineering knowledge and a continuous improvement mindset to help solve various challenges within the business. This will include leading projects, supporting the day-to-day within a regulated environment, and managing cross-functional partnerships to help align on goals and meet company objectives.
This is a fully onsite role seated at our Warsaw, Indiana headquarters.
How You'll Create Impact
- •Define facility needs with operations, quality, manufacturing engineers and maintenance personnel
- •Hire, train, and have oversight responsibility for direct reports and facility maintenance personnel
- •Oversee details for installation of new equipment, process and products
- •Coordinating outside contractors and vendors; Write purchase orders as required
- •Coordinate IQ, OQ & PQ projects with Engineers, Operations and Materials Management Personnel
- •Play key role in manufacturing and engineering annual budget submission
- •Oversee manufacturing processes performance and trends
- •Participate in CAPA
- •Participate in facility and product audits both internal and outside agencies
- •Perform plant and process tours as required
- •Facilities’ future upgrades, modifications and capacity expansions
What Makes You Stand Out
- •Experience managing project budgets and monitoring progress per budget goal
- •Vendor management experience with hands-on external negotiations
- •Raw Material manufacturing, investment casting, polymer molding, or bio-materials fabrication experiences to GMP
- •Knowledge or experience with ISO 13485
a plus (med device)
- +Experience leading both exempt and non-exempt employees
Travel Expectations
- •Approximately 10% domestic travel expected
- •This is a fully onsite role seated at our Warsaw, Indiana headquarters
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability