Manufacturing Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Investigates, designs, and implements approaches to computer integrated manufacturing and robotics equipment, manufacturing methods, equipment maintenance and improvement, and production processes to optimize resource utilization.
• Delivers proposals to stakeholders and leadership to gain support and buy in for new product equipment requirements, manufacturing methods, and processes by using case study data from related industry activity.
• Responsible for installing and commissioning new production units, monitoring development (i.e., modifications and upgrades) and troubleshooting existing equipment and processes.
• Investigates and implements equipment, tooling, materials, and methods of manufacturing.
• Plans and coordinates for major equipment overhauls and executes plans within the time constraints of the business.
• Writes, reviews, and revises operating instructions/procedures/change notices for production operations collaborating with the appropriate resources.
• Conducts or coordinates times and motion studies to establish optimum production standards for production operations related to new product initiatives.
• Develop techniques for monitoring, controlling, and improving product/process quality including coordination of vibration analysis through vendors.
• Identifies and finds solutions for obsolete parts and/or mechanical systems in the manufacturing plant.
• Assists and trains staff in Manufacturing families and Maintenance on tasks and skills needed.

Qualifications

• Regular attendance during regularly scheduled business hours mandatory.
• In-person supervision during working hours and personal interaction with co-workers and operations leadership required.
• CAD/SolidWorks experience.
• Familiarity with PLC systems (primarily Siemens and Allen Bradley) in a manufacturing environment.
• Skills with tools and equipment for parts fabrication such as 3-D printers.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering is strongly preferred. Mechanical, Mechatronic/Robotic Engineering degrees preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in related activities (equipment design, re-engineering project work, new equipment design, operations leadership, mechanical engineering, etc.) in a manufacturing environment or a combination of relevant experience and education totaling 10 years.
• Strong facilitation and leadership skills.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Analytical strength.
• Self-directed/self-starter.
• Strong communication/collaboration skills.
• Strong planning/organizational/follow up skills.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing best practices.
• Statistical process control knowledge.
• Strong Mechanical knowledge.
• Familiarity with WinCC/SCADA systems.