Sr Manufacturing Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• Develops and evaluates manufacturing methods to eliminate waste, improve safety, enhance performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provides support in resolving technical problems.
• Analyzes and plans workforce utilization, space requirements & workflow and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Confers with planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arranges for purchase of equipment, materials or parts and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• Evaluates production times, staffing requirements and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Evaluates environmental issues and determines optimum solutions for related concerns and hazardous waste disposal.
• Selects waste disposal vendors and audits their operations for compliance with standards. Files EPA reports.
• Convenes with management, engineering and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.
• Selects, tracks and implements annual capital budget requirements.

Your Physical Work Environment

• Regularly stands, walks, sits.
• Frequently uses hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches and crawls.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Exposed to moderate to loud noise levels.

Your Experience Should Be

• Education: 4 year BS Degree in a related field with 7 + years of job related experience or 2 year AS Degree in a related field with a minimum of 9 years of job related experience.
• Knowledge & Skills: Demonstrated ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations. Demonstrated ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Demonstrated ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public. Demonstrated ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Demonstrated ability to deal with highly complex nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc). Demonstrated ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Demonstrated ability to effectively plan and organize.
• Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in engineering, Three or more years experience with welding equipment, Experience leading or participating in Kaizen events.

Interpersonal Skills

• Deal politely and professionally with customers and/or coworkers.

Technical Skills

• Computer skills.
• Mathematical skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical data into everyday language.
• Ability to write in a clear and concise manner.

Other Skills

• Ability to effectively plan and organize.

Our Benefits Package

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401k with an employer match.
• Disability and life insurance benefits.