Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

The Manufacturing Engineer reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor. The role involves managing or assisting in managing engineering projects, including building layout, tool and capital acquisition, machine modification or design, and resolving manufacturing or quality problems. The position also assists in product development or design changes.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop countermeasures for safety related issues through safety team
• Develop specifications and purchase new tooling and manufacturing equipment
• Make changes to plant layout. Coordinate movement of machines
• Assist in the day-to-day resolution of problems arising on the production floor
• Cookordinate with outside tool shops/vendors in the purchase or modification of tooling and equipment
• Expedite late tooling and equipment, maintain timeline
• Prepare reports daily/weekly/monthly as required
• Document and communicate activities across the organization as required
• Request and self-assign work orders to communicate and document machine activities
• Lead problem solving and cost reduction groups with technical and hourly associates
• Maintain Bill of Materials, routings (labor times) and cost updates
• Establish and maintain Operator, Poka-yoke, PM, etc. instructions
• Develop material handling systems and maintain in accordance with good ergonomic practices
• Process validation/tool tryout
• Participate in APQP activities as assigned (PFMEA, Control Plans, Flow Charts, QFD, etc.)
• Complete and/or lead ECO activities
• Complete Corrective Action Reports as required
• Maintain 5S of office, workspace, and storage areas
• Support scrap reduction activities
• Actively participate in Morning and Evening market activities and lead and report out downtime portion of activities
• Support Company’s perspective and direction with customer issues
• Cost avoidance projects in support of Engineering rationalization
• Support lean ergonomic activities
• Other duties as assigned

Measurements/Competencies

• Rationalization targets
• Performance of assigned production lines
• Capability of new tooling or equipment
• Plant efficiency and utilization
• Ability to solve day-to-day problems
• Ability to manage projects
• Timeliness of reporting
• Customer satisfaction

Supervisor Responsibilities

This Position Has No Supervisory Responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional environment, as well as a manufacturing environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment. This role also is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• BS in engineering or equivalent work experience, with MS degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in metal removal, CNC programming, welding, metal forming, or assembly preferred
• Results-oriented, with leadership abilities
• Working knowledge of GD&T, work cells, single piece flow and JIT
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Draftsight/SolidWorks CAD experience a plus
• Ability to take project from design through tooling in to a repetitive manufacturing environment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position requires the incumbent to stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl occasionally and regularly requires walking, sitting, talking, and using hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee may occasionally lift, unassisted, up to 25 pounds. The employee will be required to use a computer for extended periods of time and talk on the phone. Specific vision abilities required by this job are close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. This position requires extended hours and possible weekend work.