Klein Tools

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Klein Tools$92K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Basic knowledge of tooling design and machine tool programming required.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and CAD software.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Effective team collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Follow safety rules and regulations to prevent workplace injuries.
  • Lead engineering support for fixture design, inspection, process automation, and CNC programming.
  • Conduct operational and financial analysis to recommend tools and equipment for improved manufacturing.
  • Analyze manufacturing difficulties and implement corrective actions.
  • Provide leadership and training to manufacturing team members and support maintaining production machinery.
  • Revise and maintain manufacturing documentation for various processes.
  • Write technical reports and analyze data using Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Implement World-Class Principles to enhance customer satisfaction and minimize waste.
  • Create accurate engineering drawings with 3D Modeling and CAD software.
  • Support manufacturing engineering metrics like machine availability and performance.

Benefits

  • Engaging work environment with a focus on safety and innovation.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Collaboration across multiple departments for diverse project involvement.
  • Access to advanced manufacturing technology and methodologies.
  • Emphasis on customer satisfaction and quality improvement.
Full Job Description
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer provides engineering support in the areas of manufacturing processes, process documentation, manufacturing engineering, systems, procedures, equipment, tooling, and facilities. This position leads complex engineering assignments and team projects with multiple departmental interactions regarding all manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Work safely to prevent on the job injuries by following Company and OSHA safety rules and regulations, understanding machine safeguards, recognizing and reporting safety hazards, wearing required PPE.

2. Lead manufacturing engineering support in the areas of fixture design, part inspection, process automation, CNC programming, and Fanuc robotics.

3. Participate in operational and financial analysis to recommend new tooling and equipment to provide improved manufacturing processes, increased quality and reduced cost.

4. Utilize problem solving skills to analyze manufacturing difficulties to determine root cause and define corrective actions.

5. Provide leadership, direction, technical support, training and assistance to other manufacturing team members. Work closely with manufacturing technicians and maintenance staff to ensure down machines are quickly brought back into production.

6. Implement and revise manufacturing documentation for machine work instructions, troubleshooting, tooling tables, and inspection sheets. Maintain structured database to ensure documents are appropriately organized.

7. Writes technical reports to document engineering analysis and findings. Ability to use pivot tables to sort through data. Use of Excel for data analysis and PowerPoint for presenting reports.

8. Lead the implementation of World-Class Principles (i.e.: T.Q.M., Kanban, Demand Flow, and Cellular Manufacturing) to improve customer satisfaction and reduce waste.

9. Produce accurate engineering drawings using 3D Modeling, CAD for fixtures and tooling.

10. Provide manufacturing engineering support in the areas of machine availability, OEE, performance, cost, machine capability, throughput, and on-time delivery.

11. Perform other duties as assigned .

70% of time spent on the production floor.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (appropriate for the assigned area) and five (5) year experience.
  • Must possess basic knowledge of tooling design methods and machine tool programming.
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office and CAD software.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.
  • Ability to communicate and work as a team member.


Your main focus:
• Quality
• Customer Obsession
• Innovation
• Ownership
• Teamwork

About Klein Tools

Klein Tools is an American company that produces hand tools. The company is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois and was founded in 1857 by Mathias Klein. Klein Tools is known for its high-quality tools that are designed for professionals in the electrical, construction, and mining industries. The company's product line includes pliers, screwdrivers, wrenches, and other hand tools. Klein Tools has a reputation for innovation and has been awarded numerous patents for its products. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
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