Manufacturing Engineer - Plant 10

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing by providing focused projects that improve throughput, reduce inventory, and reduce operating expenses.
• Drive reduction of labor costs through cellular manufacturing and new/improved methods and equipment.
• Apply standard practices and techniques, adjust and correlate data, recognize discrepancies in results, and take corrective action.
• Document work, prepare technical notes/reports/documents, and establish customer contacts (internal & external) as required.

Job Roles

• Systems thinker—sees the business and its operation holistically; understands actions and reactions; considers multiple pathways of potential effect before decisions; thinks strategically about interventions with an eye toward scale.
• Optimizer—constantly challenges the organization to work smarter; supports others to ensure they have what they need to do their work successfully.
• Anticipation—looks ahead to minimize potential issues and maximize advantages; prepares others for what comes next.
• Operational accelerator—drives continuous improvement; understands ramifications of automation and other advances; advocates for safety, ergonomics, and scalable solutions.
• Organization and structure—works within existing structures while striving to improve and standardize them; provides accurate information; galvanizes others toward common goals.
• Influence—leverages knowledge, relationships, data, and perspective to persuade, educate, and navigate; gains buy-in and adoption of ideas and practices at scale; interacts with a variety of stakeholders.
• Data informed—focused on things that drive quantifiable business outcomes; evaluates based on quantitative feedback; knows and explains the “why” behind actions.
• Prioritized reaction—handles the unexpected without losing sight of important objectives; reacts where greatest leverage points exist.
• Relationship—connects individually and with teams across shifts and practices; builds rapport and commonality; creates a “win together” ethic; serves as liaison between shop floor and engineering; keeps the pulse of the floor; helps people feel heard.

About the Role

This position is located in Plant 10, Whitehall Casting Operation, and supports manufacturing by providing focused projects that improve throughput, reduce inventory, and reduce operating expenses. The role involves driving reduction of labor costs through cellular manufacturing and new/improved methods and equipment. It requires applying standard practices and techniques, adjusting and correlating data, recognizing discrepancies in results, and taking corrective action. Responsibilities also include documenting work, preparing technical notes/reports/documents, and establishing customer contacts (internal & external) as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Experience in Kaizen, continuous improvement, and formal problem-solving.
• Excellent analytical skills, verbal & written communication skills (such as Standard Operating Procedure development).
• Ability to perform and analyze time studies to develop standardized work and set labor standards.
• Experience in the implementation of improved manufacturing processes, such as new and better equipment (including defining scope of work, technology research, quote procurement from vendors, budget setting, equipment installation and start-up, project management of improvement projects).
• Experience in defining and implementing cell layout, plant layout, and ergonomically designed workstations.
• Utilization of observation skills to drive NVA (Non-Value Add) waste elimination, reduced operation cycle times, and product flow analysis.
• Experience in export control regulations (commercial and/or military shipments across international borders).
• Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to the manufacturing areas through the use of cross-functional teams.
• Experience with CAD (2D and/or 3D).