Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

What you will do

• Plan, direct, and coordinate manufacturing processes.

• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials, parts, and fabrication processes, as well as tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards.

• Analyze and plan work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.

• Confer with planning, production and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.

• Confer with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluate products according to specifications and quality standards.

• Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.

• Confer with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.

• Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.

• Responsible for supporting the current manufacturing and facilitating the continuous improvement processes associated with the manufacturing methods and processes in the plant facility.

• Also develops solutions for production problems related to materials, processes, and tooling.

• Supports new products and programs by developing new processes, designing tooling and machinery, and developing production controls.

• Responsible for set-up of new equipment, ensures proper operation of the new equipment, and to teach others the proper use of this equipment.

• Accountable for applying sound economic methods to equipment and space utilization to meet design and quality criteria with the lowest expense and consistent with the facilities financial and non-financial objectives.

How you will do it

• Reviews specifications and bid proposals and cost estimate requests to establish the feasibility of accepting orders.

• Determines manufacturability, investment requirements, product cost and delivery schedules.

• Develops processes, methods, tooling, and production controls for new products and programs; supervises their assembly and proofing.

• Supports production to resolve any manufacturing issues.

• Monitors continuous improvement with regards to scrap reduction and uptime optimization.

• Coordinates new product development and cost reduction activities.

• Manages capital equipment planning and procurement activities.

• Plans, supervises and executes work measurement, and defines operations and operation balance to TAKT time.

• Maintains, operates, and troubleshoots manufacturing support software.

• Plans, justifies and implements facility changes to produce the forecasted volume of product economically.

• Provides technical assistance to the plant including Materials, Quality Control, Engineering, and Safety.

• Supports Lean Manufacturing and Flow Manufacturing.

• Supports and leads 5S activities.

• Participates in and leads Kaizen events.

• Responsible for Labor Routings, Capacity Planning, TPM, and Cost Estimating.

• Responsible for Capital justification, CNC/Programming, Tool Design and Selection.

What we look for:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, 1-3+ years of industry experience.

• Hands on manufacturing engineering experience

• Knowledge of Formal problem solving methods along with experience with financial controls and product costing

• Previous experience with new products and process introductions along with a working knowledge of lean manufacturing practices and procedures is also required

• Excellent verbal and written communication and analytical skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills needed to influence personnel at all levels of the plant

• Strong leadership and training skills

• Mental processes oriented to logic, analysis and vision.

• Structured and systematic.

• Capable of presenting information to the public, in forums, conferences and visits.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio) as well as Internet software and E-mail is required.

• Working Conditions: Position requires flexibility in hours to work shift hours to coincide with team meetings as necessary, work in plant environment, with potential for some travel.