Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities

• Establishes root cause and corrective action plans in response to customer quality concerns.
• Acts as the primary point of customer communication in response to poor customer quality and ensures timely resolution and customer satisfaction.
• Led production teams to quickly identify and resolve manufacturing process and product performance issues affecting productivity, First Pass Yield, and On Time Delivery using a fact-based, data-oriented approach.
• Identifies and eliminates barriers to one-piece flow as well as manufacturing process bottlenecks affecting productivity and On Time Delivery.
• Works with both internal & external suppliers to ensure that all materials meet design and quality requirements.
• Leads cross-functional teams to develop & implement new manufacturing processes in support of new products.
• Develops, updates and maintains production documentation including standard work and manufacturing process procedures while ensuring that all existing processes and procedures are followed.
• Supports design with input on manufacturing process capability during the new product development phase.
• Supports strategies in Operation Excellence as an active participant in continuous improvement projects.
• Supports production teams in the identification and elimination of potential safety hazards.
• Identifies, prioritizes and processes Engineering Change Requests for continuous product and process improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering preferred or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree.
• Automation Experience 0-8 years of work experience.
• Internship and co-op experience is considered.
• Experience with Lean implementation in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Physical Demands

• Mostly production floor based and requires considerable time standing and walking on the production floor.
• Requires operation of a computer, other office devices, as well as some machinery on the production floor.
• Occasionally will have to lift and/or transport items weighing up to 40 pounds.

Work Environment

• Predominately production floor.
• Employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts and may be required to put on precautionary, protective wear such as safety shoes, and glasses.
• Some travel required.