GE Appliances

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

GE Appliances$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related field)
  • 5+ years of technical troubleshooting experience in high-volume manufacturing
  • 3+ years of project management and planning experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work weekends or evenings based on business needs

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and program management to Plant Operations
  • Direct and improve the Preventive Maintenance plan
  • Perform root cause troubleshooting and troubleshoot PLCs and related systems
  • Support plant priorities including EHS, Productivity, and Lean Manufacturing
  • Execute routine equipment purchases and present justifications for expenses

Benefits

  • Flexibility in work arrangements to balance personal and business needs
  • Opportunity to work in a trust-based organization promoting individual and team needs
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities
  • Involvement in innovative projects improving manufacturing processes
Full Job Description
Responsible for maintaining/improving the physical equipment within a defined production area. Accountable for full technical ownership of assigned areas. As the Manufacturing Engineer you will work with a team of union skilled trades maintenance technicians, hourly Team Leaders, Process Improvement Engineers, Quality and Business Managers. In this role you will make critical engineering choices and long term plans with regards to equipment and processes needed to make improvements and meet the goals of the area.
Position
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Location
USA, Louisville, KY

How You'll Create Possibilities

Essential Responsibilities:

·Provide technical leadership, program management, and expertise to Plant Operations, to include providing leadership and direction to the maintenance team

·Be a point of contact for technical changes to assigned area and accountable for conclusion making process.

·Direct and improve Preventive Maintenance plan for assigned area

·Root cause based troubleshooting, schematic reading, PLC's and ladder logic programming, variable frequency drives, Ethernet communications, Vision Systems and safety procedures such as Lock Out -Tag Out

·Support all plant priorities in the areas of EHS, Schedule Attainment, Spoilage & Yield, Labor & Overtime, Productivity, Spare Parts cost controls and Lean Manufacturing

·Execute routine equipment purchases, to include presenting justification for capital expenses or process improvements, design and specification of equipment and standardization of equipment within manufacturing methods and safety requirements

·First response to our maintenance employees when guidance or assistance is required. This will include some after hours and weekend supervision

·Establish, develop, implement and sustain world-class practices in our Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program and deliver continuous improvement in the areas of up-time and cost controls. Develop and manage the TPM checklists to receive feedback from controlmen. Lead Action Work Outs (AWO) to improve the effectiveness of the equipment

·Coordinate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) efforts to ensure operational efficiency goals are met.

·Provide support, direction and training to AMEs, Process Improvement Engineers, maintenance, systems and shop projects with specification, drawings, equipment/process acceptance, and trouble-shooting

·Initiate and integrate activities to resolve repetitive production problems and implement preventive maintenance programs on key pieces of equipment to improve process output reliability

·Provide leadership to hourly maintenance employees to ensure day-to-day production requirements

·Establish measured work practices for maintenance employees, to include documentation of work performed and the time required to perform it

·Provide training and aid in trouble-shooting and downtime response in specified area of expertise

·Steer up-time and equipment reliability improvements through simplification activities

·Be the subject matter expert for a specific technical skillset

·Own 5S in the area and enforce adherence

·Develop and guide cross functional projects with other departments and suppliers to make entire supply chain more robust, driving OEE

What You'll Bring to Our Team

Minimum Qualifications

·Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related field)

·5+ years of technical trouble-shooting experience in high-volume manufacturing.

·3+ years of project management and planning experience.

·Weekend or evening required based on business needs.

·Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and leadership/influence skills.

Preferred Qualifications

·10+ years of technical trouble-shooting experience in high-volume manufacturing.

·10+ years of project management and planning experience.

·Proven track record in achieving results through structured, methodical problem-solving and team collaboration

·Hands-on experience with Lean Manufacturing implementations.

GE Appliances is a trust-based organization. It is important we offer our employees the flexibility they need to do their best work while balancing the needs of the business and individuals. When you join GE Appliances, you will have the opportunity to work with your leader to create a flexible work arrangement that balances the needs of the individual, team, and organization.

About GE Appliances

GE Appliances is a home appliance manufacturer that produces a range of products including refrigerators, dishwashers, ovens, and laundry machines. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. GE Appliances is a subsidiary of Haier Group, a Chinese multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company. The company has a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, and has received numerous awards for its products and practices. GE Appliances has manufacturing facilities in the US and has a presence in over 100 countries.
Learn more about GE Appliances
Size
12,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2004

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