SCOPE
A Manufacturing Engineer's scope encompasses designing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing processes and systems to produce high-quality products efficiently and cost-effectively, including areas like process improvement, automation, and quality control. This position reports to the Industrial Engineering Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support production and provide technical expertise to solve quality, delivery, and productivity issues for value streams
- Design work holding and tooling solutions for new or existing manufacturing components
- Lead continuous improvement / lean projects such as SMED, standard work kaizens, and value stream mapping
- Design, plan, and coordinate facility layout improvements
- Lead production teams using heuristic problem solving techniques such as FAST problem solving to quickly resolve problems that occur during production.
- Drive root cause analysis for complex issues using formal problem-solving tools such as A3, 8D, Fishbone, and 5Why
- Identify new technology to improve manufacturing processes
- Coordinate and implement engineering change orders in manufacturing including process and equipment modifications
- Create, edit, and maintain critical process documentation
- Facilitate CAPEX projects including working with vendors
- Develop capacity planning models to identify issues and implement actions to resolve
- Partner with EH&S team to solve identified or observed safety concerns
- Maintain Bills of Material and Labor Routings
- Conduct Time Studies to establish Production Standards
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Equivalent
- 5+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with costing, leading teams, Lean Six Sigma, facility layout, Kanban, capital justification, new product/process development
- Experience in a machining environment is highly desired
- AutoCAD, Solidworks or Inventor, MS Office Suite, ERP familiarity
RITICAL COMPETENCIES
- Proficiency in Software: Experience with CAD/CAM software (like AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Inventor), and other relevant software for process design and simulation.
- Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes: Understanding of various manufacturing processes, including traditional machining, non-traditional machining, and additive manufacturing.
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM): Ability to design products with manufacturability in mind, ensuring efficient and cost-effective production.
- Quality Control and Assurance: Knowledge of quality control methods, statistical process control (SPC), and quality assurance standards.
- Process Design and Implementation: Ability to design, optimize, and implement manufacturing processes, including selecting appropriate equipment and methods.
