Manufacturing Engineer

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the introduction of new products into the facility
• Improve productivity and profitability of existing production procedures
• Provide ongoing support through the manufacturing life cycle
• Act as a technical expert in process technology improvements
• Independently evaluate manufacturing processes to ensure optimal labor and material costs
• Identify prime areas for improvement through justifications and evaluations
• Track expenditures to ensure outlays are within budgeted amounts
• Identify, reduce, and eliminate worker exposure(s) to ergonomic stress in the workplace
• Provide timely product and process support for any manufacturing area to diagnose problems and implement solutions
• Minimize interruptions to production
• Lead the implementation of significant product, process, cost reduction, or other corporate change initiatives
• Provide advanced research to introduce/integrate new processes, equipment, and technologies into the company

Required Skills and Competencies

• A 4 year technical degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Industrial, Mechatronic, Electrical, or similar engineering fields
• Experience in root cause analysis, corrective actions, and familiarity with ERP (SAP and Windchill)
• Experience in statistical risk analysis
• Willingness to be hands-on with production floor support
• Willingness to work flexible hours
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Preferred Skills and Competencies

• 2+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience
• Strong analysis skills: process, capacity, cost/benefit, waste stream, and quality tools
• Internal and external quality support/management
• Knowledge in lean manufacturing techniques: flow, PQ, equipment reliability, and setup reduction
• Knowledge of material handling
• Productivity improvement techniques: CRI's
• Economics and financial analysis
• Ability to document process, functional specifications, etc.
• Wood working experience
• Desirable experience in applying solving methods Techniques (Lean Essential, 8 step, TQM etc.)
• Experience in design, specification, purchase, and installation of new equipment
• Knowledge of simulation, process modeling, and value stream mapping
• Occupational Bio Mechanics/Human Factors Engineering
• Desirable experience in applying solving methods Techniques (Lean Essential, 8 step, TQM etc.)