Engineer I, Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

The Role: Our Company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The Manufacturing Engineer position is responsible for working with the various manufacturing managers in developing and implementing world class manufacturing through more efficient and effective methods of producing products and processes, focusing on safety, quality, efficiency and agility through process improvements. Defines and specifies the implementation of standards, methods, and procedures for testing, and evaluating the product to established standards. Acts as a liaison between operations and engineering to ensure consistent performance and development of new products.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing processes and implement new processes techniques to improve product flow, part quality and first pass yields to reduce product cost and lead time.
• Creates/Revises part instructions and routings and trains production personnel on use, set-up, maintenance, and trouble-shooting process.
• Works with production personnel to attain 100% on-time shipping performance by eliminating quality issues, design issues, improving capacity on bottle-neck processes and providing continuous support.
• Initiates and leads lean-sigma projects on key business processes to influence customer satisfaction, waste elimination, total product lead time reduction, cost effectiveness and product/system quality.
• Promotes and implements use of continuous improvement tools to eliminate non-value-added activities.
• Develops ROI data for equipment replacement or addition and coordinates design, purchase or construction, and implementation with emphasis on design of fixtures.
• Develops assembly techniques, procedures and manufacturing cost reduction plans.
• Participates in 6S and Kaizen activities