Manufacturing Engineer
Apex Tool Group, LLC · Lexington, SC · 3 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications). The posting includes "The Blueprint (Role Profile)" which is about the role. Then "The Build (Responsibilities)" for responsibilities. Then "The Toolbox (Qualifications)" for qualifications. Also there is some company description and benefits etc. There's mention of competitive benefits, healthy work/life balance, opportunities to give back, core values, etc. Those could be considered Benefits section? The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. Benefits: they mention "competitive benefits, a healthy work/life balance and have opportunities to give back to the communities we serve." That's somewhat generic but still specific enough? It's not placeholder like "commensurate with experience". It's actual mention of benefits. So we could include a Benefits section with that content. Pay and Schedule not mentioned, so omit.
We need to remove boilerplate: equal opportunity statement, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. There's no explicit application instructions. Also remove social media links? Probably not needed as they are not substantive content about the job. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The equal opportunity statement at start should be removed. Also the paragraph about "At Apex Tool Group (www.apextoolgroup.com), we build innovation..." is company description; could be considered part of About the role? Might be considered generic but it's substantive about company. Could include in About the role section after the role profile. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could combine role profile and company description into About the role.
We need to use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Benefits.
We need to use
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Benefits.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
Let's extract content.
About the role: from "The Blueprint (Role Profile)" paragraph:
"We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our flagship manufacturing plant in Lexington, SC. The incumbent will support our machining and assembly departments, providing daily operational support as well as assisting with the design of new process to better service customers. He or she will ensure capability exists to meet product specifications and quality standards while making recommendations for improvements to processes, methods and controls. The incumbent will report the Engineering Manager, but may take daily direction from one of our Manufacturing Engineers that is assigned to their respective area or department. He or she will also interact with Operators, Machinists, Supervisors and other management team members. Come build your future with us!"
Also maybe include the company description after that? The paragraph starting "At Apex Tool Group (www.apextoolgroup.com), we build innovation..." could be considered part of About the role or separate. But we can include it as part of About the role as prose.
Responsibilities: list from "The Build (Responsibilities)" bullet points (though they are sentences separated by periods). We need to make a list. Each duty is a sentence. We'll create
- for each.
List:
- Develops Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programs for various types of machines (CNC lathes, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, multi-axis machines, Swiss Turn CNC Machines).
- Utilize Esprit Cam or similar Cam systems such as Master Cam, or SurfCam
- Establishes appropriate machining methods and tool sequences.
- Conducts machine cycle time studies, sharing recommendations and information with team members and other leaders.
- Assists in the evaluation and development of manufacturing processes by studying product requirements and researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment.
- Utilizes ERP software.
- Assists setup associates with process or tooling issues, recommending necessary fixturing and tooling used in manufacturing.
- Analyzes and solves process and tool-related problems, ensuring or increasing productivity.
- Makes recommendations to modify or replace equipment when necessary to support demand or improve productivity.
- Establish and update manufacturing standards (rates, BOM’s, etc.).
- Ensure integrity of prints, bills of material, setup sheets and routings.
- Leverages continuous improvement tools to drive improvements.
- Implements plant capital program through selecting, justifying, and purchasing new equipment
- Promotes safety awareness with other key members of the plant team.
Check for duplicates: none.
Qualifications: from "The Toolbox (Qualifications)" bullet points.
List:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
- Five years’ experience writing CNC programs in a machining environment
- Broad understanding of turning and machining technologies and processes.
- Demonstrated proficiency with CAD (solid modeling) and CAM software
- Proficient with GD&T
- M & G-Code experience.
- Professional and positive attitude as well as a passion for continuous improvement
- Strong time management skills with the ability to effectively coordinate multiple projects
- Aerospace experience is a plus
- Experience in using Solid Works / Auto Cad and Esprit Cam is a plus
- Experience with TB DECO and Tornos Swiss CNC machines is a plus
Note: "M & G-Code experience." maybe means M-Code and G-Code. Keep as is.
Benefits: from later paragraph: "As part of the ATG team, you will move fast, think globally, learn from your colleagues and grow your career. You’ll enjoy competitive benefits, a healthy work/life balance and have opportunities to give back to the communities we serve. Our six core values - Customers Come First, Integrity in All We Do, Continuous Improvement, Innovation for Growth, Passion to Succeed and Best Talent, One Team - drive our daily decisions."
We could extract benefits: competitive benefits, healthy work/life balance, opportunities to give back to communities. Also core values maybe not benefits but could be included. However the instruction: include Benefits section only if posting actually states them. It does state competitive benefits, healthy work/life balance, opportunities to give back. So we can make a Benefits section with those items as list.
We should not include core values maybe as they are not benefits but could be considered part of company culture. Might be okay to include in Benefits or maybe separate section "Culture". But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could put core values under Benefits as part of benefits? Might be stretching. Safer to include only the explicit benefits: competitive benefits, healthy work/life balance, opportunities to give back to communities. We'll make a list.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown.
We'll produce:
About the role
... (combined prose)
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Benefits
- Competitive benefits
- Healthy work/life balance
- Opportunities to give back to the communities we serve
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Did we miss any? The equal opportunity statement removed. The "Come build your future with us!" is included in About the role. The "At Apex Tool Group..." paragraph we need to include somewhere. We could add to About the role after the role profile. Let's combine.
About the role prose: combine both paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: "We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our flagship manufacturing plant in Lexington, SC. The incumbent will support our machining and assembly departments, providing daily operational support as well as assisting with the design of new process to better service customers. He or she will ensure capability exists to meet product specifications and quality standards while making recommendations for improvements to processes, methods and controls. The incumbent will report the Engineering Manager, but may take daily direction from one of our Manufacturing Engineers that is assigned to their respective area or department. He or she will also interact with Operators, Machinists, Supervisors and other management team members. Come build your future with us!"
Paragraph 2: "At Apex Tool Group (www.apextoolgroup.com), we build innovation. Each day, our associates strive to find new and exciting ways to help our customers solve their most complex challenges. By harnessing our global resources, unprecedented insights and spirit for service, we build more than just tools for the jobsite – we help build the future. ATG is a global manufacturer of hand and power tools, tool storage and accessories, chain, and electronic soldering solutions with more than $1.2 billion in annual revenues. Our 6,700 associates around the world have built powerhouse brands like GEARWRENCH®, SATA®, Crescent®, Cleco®, Weller® and APEX®. Our brands are trusted by the professional trades and DIY enthusiasts alike. With our roots dating back to the 1800’s, our tools have driven technological advancements that drive efficiency, speed and safety for customers in a broad range of commercial and consumer markets. As part of the ATG team, you will move fast, think globally, learn from your colleagues and grow your career. You’ll enjoy competitive benefits, a healthy work/life balance and have opportunities to give back to the communities we serve. Our six core values - Customers Come First, Integrity in All We Do, Continuous Improvement, Innovation for Growth, Passion to Succeed and Best Talent, One Team - drive our daily decisions."
We could keep the benefits sentences in Benefits section, not duplicate. So we might remove those sentences from About the role to avoid duplication. But we need to preserve all substantive information; if we remove them from About the role, we still have them in Benefits section, so it's preserved. However the About the role paragraph includes also "you will move fast, think globally, learn from your colleagues and grow your career." That's not a benefit per se but could be part of role description. We could keep that in About the role. The benefits sentences we extracted: "You’ll enjoy competitive benefits, a healthy work/life balance and have opportunities to give back to the communities we serve." We'll move those to Benefits. The rest of that paragraph (move fast, think globally, learn..., core values) we can keep in About the role.
Thus About the role prose will be:
First paragraph (role profile) + second paragraph minus the benefits sentence.
Let's craft:
"We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our flagship manufacturing plant in Lexington, SC. The incumbent will support our machining and assembly departments, providing daily operational support as well as assisting with the design of new process to better service customers. He or she will ensure capability exists to meet product specifications and quality standards while making recommendations for improvements to processes, methods and controls. The incumbent will report the Engineering Manager, but may take daily direction from one of our Manufacturing Engineers that is assigned to their respective area or department. He or she will also interact with Operators, Machinists, Supervisors and other management team members. Come build your future with us!
At Apex Tool Group (www.apextoolgroup.com), we build innovation. Each day, our associates strive to find new and exciting ways to help our customers solve their most complex challenges. By harnessing our global resources, unprecedented insights and spirit for service, we build more than just tools for the jobsite – we help build the future. ATG is a global manufacturer of hand and power tools, tool storage and accessories, chain, and electronic soldering solutions with more than $1.2 billion in annual revenues. Our 6,700 associates around the world have built powerhouse brands like GEARWRENCH®, SATA®, Crescent®, Cleco®, Weller® and APEX®. Our brands are trusted by the professional trades and DIY enthusiasts alike. With our roots dating back to the 1800’s, our tools have driven technological advancements that drive efficiency, speed and safety
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Let's extract content. About the role: from "The Blueprint (Role Profile)" paragraph: "We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our flagship manufacturing plant in Lexington, SC. The incumbent will support our machining and assembly departments, providing daily operational support as well as assisting with the design of new process to better service customers. He or she will ensure capability exists to meet product specifications and quality standards while making recommendations for improvements to processes, methods and controls. The incumbent will report the Engineering Manager, but may take daily direction from one of our Manufacturing Engineers that is assigned to their respective area or department. He or she will also interact with Operators, Machinists, Supervisors and other management team members. Come build your future with us!" Also maybe include the company description after that? The paragraph starting "At Apex Tool Group (www.apextoolgroup.com), we build innovation..." could be considered part of About the role or separate. But we can include it as part of About the role as prose. Responsibilities: list from "The Build (Responsibilities)" bullet points (though they are sentences separated by periods). We need to make a list. Each duty is a sentence. We'll create
- for each.
List:
- Develops Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programs for various types of machines (CNC lathes, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, multi-axis machines, Swiss Turn CNC Machines).
- Utilize Esprit Cam or similar Cam systems such as Master Cam, or SurfCam
- Establishes appropriate machining methods and tool sequences.
- Conducts machine cycle time studies, sharing recommendations and information with team members and other leaders.
- Assists in the evaluation and development of manufacturing processes by studying product requirements and researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment.
- Utilizes ERP software.
- Assists setup associates with process or tooling issues, recommending necessary fixturing and tooling used in manufacturing.
- Analyzes and solves process and tool-related problems, ensuring or increasing productivity.
- Makes recommendations to modify or replace equipment when necessary to support demand or improve productivity.
- Establish and update manufacturing standards (rates, BOM’s, etc.).
- Ensure integrity of prints, bills of material, setup sheets and routings.
- Leverages continuous improvement tools to drive improvements.
- Implements plant capital program through selecting, justifying, and purchasing new equipment
- Promotes safety awareness with other key members of the plant team.
Check for duplicates: none.
Qualifications: from "The Toolbox (Qualifications)" bullet points.
List:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
- Five years’ experience writing CNC programs in a machining environment
- Broad understanding of turning and machining technologies and processes.
- Demonstrated proficiency with CAD (solid modeling) and CAM software
- Proficient with GD&T
- M & G-Code experience.
- Professional and positive attitude as well as a passion for continuous improvement
- Strong time management skills with the ability to effectively coordinate multiple projects
- Aerospace experience is a plus
- Experience in using Solid Works / Auto Cad and Esprit Cam is a plus
- Experience with TB DECO and Tornos Swiss CNC machines is a plus
Note: "M & G-Code experience." maybe means M-Code and G-Code. Keep as is.
Benefits: from later paragraph: "As part of the ATG team, you will move fast, think globally, learn from your colleagues and grow your career. You’ll enjoy competitive benefits, a healthy work/life balance and have opportunities to give back to the communities we serve. Our six core values - Customers Come First, Integrity in All We Do, Continuous Improvement, Innovation for Growth, Passion to Succeed and Best Talent, One Team - drive our daily decisions."
We could extract benefits: competitive benefits, healthy work/life balance, opportunities to give back to communities. Also core values maybe not benefits but could be included. However the instruction: include Benefits section only if posting actually states them. It does state competitive benefits, healthy work/life balance, opportunities to give back. So we can make a Benefits section with those items as list.
We should not include core values maybe as they are not benefits but could be considered part of company culture. Might be okay to include in Benefits or maybe separate section "Culture". But we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could put core values under Benefits as part of benefits? Might be stretching. Safer to include only the explicit benefits: competitive benefits, healthy work/life balance, opportunities to give back to communities. We'll make a list.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown.
We'll produce:
About the role
... (combined prose)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- Competitive benefits
- Healthy work/life balance
- Opportunities to give back to the communities we serve