Precision Castparts

Manufacturing Engineer - Foundry

Precision Castparts$70K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or related Engineering discipline
  • Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing tools such as Kaizen, TPM, and Kan-Ban
  • Experience conducting time studies is beneficial
  • Basic understanding of production processes and machine tooling
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access)

Responsibilities

  • Utilize lean manufacturing tools to optimize operations in the plant
  • Write and review Standard Operating Procedures and operator training materials
  • Develop qualification protocols for new operators
  • Initiate process trials to enhance cost-effectiveness and quality
  • Create scorecards for quality metrics, focusing on scrap reduction
  • Establish additional daily metrics to minimize scrap and rework
  • Implement plans to improve operator-related scrap and communicate updates
  • Maintain positive workplace communication across departments
  • Support all shifts with willingness to work flexibly as needed

Benefits

  • On-site position offering hands-on involvement in manufacturing
  • Full-time commitment with opportunities for career growth
  • Engagement in cutting-edge lean manufacturing practices
  • Collaborative environment with multi-departmental interactions
  • Focus on quality improvement and operational excellence
Full Job Description
Manufacturing Engineer - Foundry

Country

United States of America

State / County

Ohio

City

Wickliffe

Division

Airfoils

Company

SMP/Eastlake

Function

Engineering

Workplace Type

On-Site

Position type

Full Time

Opportunity ID

23257

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Utilize lean manufacturing tools to streamline operations throughout plant via changes to workstation layout, material handling, or processing.
  • Write area Standard Operating Procedures and Engineering Procedures as required and review operator training procedures.
  • Develop protocol for qualifying new operators.
  • Initiate process trials to determine most cost-effective way to deliver a quality part to our customers.
  • Develop scorecard for quality metrics defined by Eastlake Handling scrap category.
  • Develop additional daily metrics as needed to reduce scrap, rework and process variation
  • Develop plans to improve operator related scrap and communicate improvement timeline to management.
  • Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that gets along with customers, clients, co-workers, and supervisors.
  • Position supports all shifts and candidate must demonstrate a willingness to work any shift required when the need arises.
  • Confer with engineering, quality, manufacturing, outside vendors and other representatives, including customers, in planning, scheduling, coordinating and implementing NPI's (fixture requirements etc).
  • Audit and continuously improve snag/CNC processes and product produced by those processes to reduce variation seen at finishing, visual and dimensional.
  • Assure reliability of the process.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, or other related Engineering discipline.
  • Experience in using Lean Manufacturing tools like Kaizen, TPM, 6S, Standard Work, Kan-Ban, Poka-Yoke.
  • Experience performing time studies a plus.
  • Basic knowledge of production processes, machine tooling and operations, hand tools and automation concepts and practices required.
  • Expertise in use of Microsoft Office Products (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access) required.


About Precision Castparts

Precision Castparts Corp. is a worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components used in jet aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The Company is also a leading producer of highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace and other general industrial markets, and supplies metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries.
Learn more about Precision Castparts
Size
29,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1949

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