Position Summary:This position exists in order to increase productivity, improve product quality, improve safety, and increase the profitability of The Timken Company Lincolnton, NC manufacturing plant. This individual will lead and manage engineering projects from conceptualization to full installation - developing project plans and budgets, writing appropriation requests, coordinating internal engineering and support personnel, purchasing parts and equipment, training operators and maintainers, and debugging equipment in order to support highly automated manufacturing operations. The position conducts feasibility studies and performs engineering functions including data collection and analysis, daily equipment and process problem solving, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and providing accurate and thorough documentation.
Essential Responsibilities:- Increase plant productivity by implementing continuous improvement plans for the manufacturing plant including cost reduction initiatives.
- Improve product quality by meeting customer (internal/external) expectations.
- Lead and manage projects to meet the desired goal in a set time frame and within budget. Projects can range in value from a few thousand to several million. Complexities include what is described above plus a fundamental understanding of engineering principles involved to evaluate the ability of equipment and processes to meet customer expectations, writing specifications for the purchase of equipment, procuring or performing the installation engineering, designing new circuitry, or redesigning existing circuitry or processes.
- Coordinate with contractors, suppliers, and maintenance to provide new, more innovative, and cost-effective solutions to existing as well as new manufacturing cells.
- Improve equipment reliability utilizing tools such as failure analysis, problem-solving, lean manufacturing, and design.
Basic Qualifications: - Ability to apply electrical fundamentals to troubleshooting, operation, and design of electrical components and machinery.
- Strong PLC troubleshooting and programming skills.
- Strong HMI troubleshooting and programming skills.
- Experience with VFD and servo drive controls.
- Experience troubleshooting ladder logic.
- Experience utilizing 2D Drafting software such as AutoCAD.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead projects.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering Technology.
- Knowledgeable in bearing manufacturing, assembly, and inspection processes.
- Experience supplying products to Automotive customers and PPAP of new product.
- Experience with GE and Allen Bradley PLC & HMI programming.
- In-depth knowledge and experience in manufacturing equipment and processes.
- In-depth knowledge and experience in grinding principles and processes.
- Experience with vision systems.
- Experience in robot programming.
- Experience with Eddie Current systems.
- Experience with relay logic.
- Experience troubleshooting CNC equipment.
