Koch Industries

Manufacturing Engineer

Koch Industries$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering
  • 3-5 years of manufacturing experience including project management
  • Knowledge of mechanical/electrical assembly and process documentation
  • Proficiency in 3D modeling software such as SolidWorks or Creo
  • Familiarity with ISO standards like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS9100
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience with continuous improvement tools like DMAIC and PFMEA

Responsibilities

  • Drive programs to improve operational metrics such as COPQ and OTD
  • Prepare product cost estimates coordinating with various departments
  • Collaborate with engineering teams on design for manufacturability
  • Design and implement manufacturing processes and tools for new products
  • Estimate and develop process instructions and procedures
  • Manage multiple new product introduction projects simultaneously
  • Interface with other departments to resolve issues and recommend design changes

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Retirement plans with potential employer contributions
  • Paid vacation and time off
  • Educational assistance programs
  • Support for infertility treatment, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance
Full Job Description
Your Job

Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for our location in Kansas City, Missouri.

Our Team

Performs engineering / technical assignments using manufacturing engineering practices and principles. Introduces new product designs into production. Designs, documents, trains and implements manufacturing methods, processes, tools, fixtures and equipment that support product quality and quantity goals and objectives.

What You Will Do

  • Drive programs and complete projects to improve operational key metrics. COPQ, VAVE, Inventory and OTD.
  • Prepare product costs estimates including labor and tooling, coordinating with other departments for material costs.
  • Works with Design and Application Engineering on product design for manufacturability, developing Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and Control Plans.
  • Designs and implements manufacturing processes, equipment, instrumentation and tooling for new products within schedule and budgetary parameters. Monitors and debugs methods and procedures to ensure productivity efficiencies and quality requirements.
  • Estimates / Develops process and equipment instructions, routings and procedures.
  • Manages multiple new product introduction projects simultaneously.
  • Interfaces with other departments to address and resolve issues. Reviews and recommends changes to mechanical drawings and process documentation.
  • Keeps current with manufacturing technology and equipment and investigates their potential applications. Recommends incorporation of new technology for company applications where feasible and practical
  • Conducts capability and time studies
  • Implements lean principles in production including 5S
  • Conducts training to Manufacturing personnel on continuous improvement tools, techniques, and programs
  • Drives programs and completes projects to improve environmental and safety performance
  • Compliance and participation in all Smiths Connectors EHS programs, policies, procedures and training requirements.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related. 3-5 years manufacturing experience including project management, SolidWorks or Creo, tooling design, mechanical and electrical assembly and process design and documentation.
  • Knowledge of mechanical principles, electrical / mechanical layout, machining practices and strong computer skills
  • Experience with 3-D printers
  • Ability to communicate effectively, written and verbal, strong interpersonal skills and training abilities
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, AS9100 structure and requirements
  • Proficiency w/tools such as 5S, PFMEA, DMAIC, Control Plans, DOE and PPAP etc.


At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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