Manufacturing Engineer

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Documents manufacturing methods in a manner that others can produce a product with little or no knowledge of the product.
• Aids in product design utilizing Design for Manufacturing and Assembly concepts.
• Works with design engineering for introduction of new products to production.
• Analyses and plans work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials or parts.
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements and related costs.
• Confers with management and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, etc. to facilitate production processes.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements.

Qualifications

• KSA’s: Bachelor’s degree in engineering required with five years of related experience or 10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience.
• Ability to apply and facilitate others on the basics of continuous improvement (LEAN) principles utilizing techniques such as: Value Stream mapping, Leadership Standard Work (LSW), A3 facilitation.
• Must be able to demonstrate use of Windows based software tools such as: Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint or equal.
• High degree of interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Understanding and use of complex process methodologies in order to develop parts and assemblies in at least one discipline (Machining, castings or Injection molding).
• Good Industrial engineering skills (time motion studies, ergonomics, cycle time, takt time, JIT, etc.).
• Good ERP exposure (has worked through issues to release BOM’s, routings, setup, queue, costing, etc. for complex bill).