Manufacturing Engineer

Dover Precision Components is hiring for our Bearings Plus brand. We are part of Dover Corporation, known for marketplace leadership and stability, delivering performance-critical solutions across oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical, and general processing markets.

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for the process optimization of technical manufacturing operations, including machining and material movement. You will facilitate change management utilizing Lean methodologies such as 5S, and assist in capacity planning for assigned value streams.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Operations team to make operational adjustments as necessary to ensure continued growth in productivity and efficiency by reviewing KPIs daily.
• Initiate, manage, and lead large, complex technical improvement projects.
• Collaborate to plan and implement plant layouts and production equipment to maximize facility utilization and production efficiency.
• Apply lean principles to optimize work/process flow, including reducing machine set-up and changeover times (SMED).
• Investigate and implement new technologies to digitalize and automate product manufacturing and machine connectivity within the plant.
• Create and modify work routers and bills of materials.
• Implement the digital factory process across the organization.
• Leverage the company’s ERP system (Syteline) to analyze manufacturing data.
• Document standard work, including creation of work instructions, recording and analyzing cycle times, and value stream mapping.
• Initiate and lead kaizen and value stream mapping events.
• Positively influence personnel during process changes and successfully manage that change.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline.
• 2+ years’ manufacturing operations engineering experience.
• Practical knowledge of continuous improvement practices, formal problem solving (Ishikawa Diagram, A3, 5 Why, etc.), and lean manufacturing principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools for creating spreadsheets, standard work instructions, and other documents.
• Practical knowledge of CNC programming.
• Experience in creating work routers and bills of material.
• Experience in successfully leading projects with cross-functional teams.

Preferences

• Continuous Improvement certification(s) in Six Sigma or Lean.
• CNC and manual machining experience.
• Experience with the manufacturing of bearings and seals for compressors and turbines or related products.
• Experience with custom engineered components in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Health savings account, health care, and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
• Company-paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance.
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance.
• Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence.
• Paid time off, including business travel services.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee assistance program including company-paid counseling sessions and legal services.

Eligibility for benefits is governed by applicable plan documents and policies.