Manufacturing Manager

Oura is an award-winning and fast-growing startup that helps people track all stages of sleep and activity using the Oura Ring and connected app. By providing daily feedback and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles, we've helped hundreds of thousands of people improve their sleep, understand their bodies, and transform their health. We’re on a mission to empower every person to own their inner potential, and we’re seeking candidates who want to make an impact on our journey.

We are now looking for an experienced Manufacturing Manager to join our team at our Oulu site to manage and continually improve the manufacturing processes and methods of Oura products. As a Manufacturing Manager you will feel equally comfortable working hands-on at the factory floor as you are in planning and leading various development projects.

You will contribute to product design for manufacturing (DFM) and lead developing and implementing solutions that improve manufacturability, product quality, and manufacturing capacity. You will work and collaborate closely with contract manufacturers, manufacturing equipment suppliers as well as the members of internal Supply Chain and R&D teams (mechanics, electronics, software etc.).

What You will do:

• Support and monitor Oura manufacturing at contract manufacturer sites; facilitate problem solving and remove obstacles and bottlenecks
• Apply your knowledge and contribute to product design for manufacturing, assembly process, and tooling. Deal with equipment suppliers to find and develop solutions
• Lead and facilitate manufacturing process, capability, and capacity development projects from early design phase to factory implementation in cooperation with external partners and internal teams
• Interface between Oura R&D Programs and factories. Ensure manufacturing readiness, timely execution of prototype builds, and successful factory ramp ups
• Provide manufacturing decision-making information: e.g. capacity calculations, labor times, equipment costs and lead times

Requirements

We would love to have You on our team if You have:

• Proven track record working in consumer electronics manufacturing. Hands on experience of electronics assembly processes, automation, and collaboration with factories
• Experience in scaling manufacturing lines from proto series to high mass production volumes and managing production capacity and capacity utilization
• Strong background in contributing to product design (DFM), design of manufacturing tooling and manufacturing equipment
• Knowledge of manufacturing process parameters and statistical process control as well as experience in developing and fine-tuning process control methods and improving yields
• You work collaboratively and effectively in complex environment and with cross-functional teams, external parties, and factories
• Systematic and organized way of working. You effectively identify and set priorities for the tasks at hand
• Possibility and willingness to travel

For more information please contact Petteri Kotaniemi (040 546 0547) on the following dates:
9.2. Tuesday @12-13
12.2. Friday @12-13

Please apply before the end of February 17th.

Benefits

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Lunch benefit
• Wellness benefit
• Flexible working hours + work-life balance
• Collaborative, smart teammates
• An Oura ring of your own (if you want)
• Easy-to-reach office in Oulu Teknologiakylä
• Latest equipment of choice