Production Engineer

About Generant

Generant was founded in the early 1930’s and is headquartered in Butler, NJ. We design and manufacture valves and pressure regulators for a wide variety of industries with a strong position in the Industrial Gases and Cryogenics, Medical Gases and Equipment, Energy, and Chemicals markets. Generant is 100% employee owned. We look for dedicated and talented people who accept the responsibilities of thinking like owners and embrace our mission as stated in our Quality Policy: Our Goal is to provide our customers, suppliers and employees true value. We believe this can only be accomplished through a strong commitment to continuous improvement in the quality of our products, services and working environment.

Our ideal candidates are people who are personally motivated to produce high-quality work, are lifelong learners driven to continually improve, are well organized, and enjoy working in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Deploy new product lines into our production environment and support production through tooling optimization and maintenance.
• Work with members of the Engineering department, the Riverdale Assembly Manager, and others in the Production environment to design, develop, and maintain Generant production processes.
• Provide technical expertise and be knowledgeable in all aspects of our valve production environment.
• Participate in product development efforts as the project moves toward Release to Production and act as the primary product line supervisor for the initial launch period for all products.
• Demonstrate general knowledge of manufacturing processes and principles, as well as tools and use methods.
• Participate in design review meetings for products and processes.
• Manage time appropriately to perform job responsibilities in a timely manner and develop the ability to manage many production projects simultaneously.
• Identify and purchase components required for production fixture maintenance.
• Respect the Quality Management System as production processes are maintained or revised, including some end customer communication for critical processes.
• Identify and execute process improvements for production processes while ensuring that all production documentation and training is updated appropriately.
• Guide and assist other engineering and production personnel who have been tasked with projects in the production environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering specialty.
• 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Technical expertise in the area of design and manufacturing.
• Ability to effectively use computer programs including Solidworks, Excel, and Word.
• Sufficient knowledge of Generant internal systems and QMS.
• Fluent in English with the ability to communicate effectively, both in written and oral formats.
• Ability to use mathematics in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to use measurement instruments.
• High level of creativity and advanced problem-solving skills.

Competencies

• Problem solving
• Customer service
• Oral and written communication
• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Work ethic

Physical Demands

• Ability to be physically active from light to medium type of work.
• Regularly required to use hands.
• Depth perception and ability to adjust focus required.
• Capable of lifting at least 10 lbs.

Work Environment

Work environment will be in multiple settings: office, labs, and manufacturing.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• 401k plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employer-paid Life & AD&D insurance
• Wide variety of voluntary plans