Engineer - Industrial

Donato Technologies•Grapevine, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Industrial Engineer is responsible for the operational performance of an assigned area, including quality, productivity, and on-time delivery. The role combines engineering training with lean manufacturing principles and a focus on quality to reduce waste in the production system. As part of a team, the engineer contributes to continuous improvement throughout the facility. The engineer oversees product manufacturing to ensure engineering documentation aligns with manufacturing and service methods, supports new product introduction, verifies performance validation tests for production, investigates product handling problems, and assists with Assembly and Test personnel training. The role also supports Environmental Health and Safety projects and manages assigned projects in support of division, plant, and project objectives. Responsibilities include developing and implementing manufacturing processes, industrialization methods, tooling, equipment, and cost reductions; managing expense and capital expenditures within planned budgets; and assessing machine and process capability using Design of Experiments and statistical methods. The engineer leads problem-solving for complex product and process issues and manages engineering projects, including project and change-management plans, participant roles, and communications.

Requirements

Preferably graduated from a computer school or college with a major in industrial engineering.
Minimum 1–3 years of experience in an Industrial Engineering role.
Solid understanding of manufacturing process structure.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work well with tight schedules and rapid development cycles.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with a professional and credible demeanor.
Ability to communicate concepts effectively with various levels of the organization.
Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Goal-oriented and accustomed to achieving results through teamwork.
Demonstrates determination to achieve excellent results and finds better ways to achieve.
Must be able to work occasional overtime and be flexible to work overtime for special projects or business support.
Able to lift objects weighing approximately up to 25 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
Kaizen leadership.
PLC and HMI programming and interface experience.
Process-mapping experience in repair or manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

Oversee product manufacturing and ensure engineering documentation is consistent with manufacturing and service methods.
Work within company policies to manage new product introduction.
Verify performance validation tests for introduction into Production Test.
Determine root causes of product handling problems.
Assist with training Assembly and Test personnel.
Support continuous improvement in quality, productivity, and delivery performance using a continuous improvement framework.
Support Environmental Health and Safety projects that promote a Zero Incident Safety Culture.
Manage assigned projects in support of division, plant, and project objectives.
Develop solutions to problems involving processes, tooling, equipment, facilities, and cost.
Plan, detail, and implement industrialization methods, tooling, and equipment for manufacturing and service operations.
Appropriate and track expense and capital expenditures within planned budgets.
Develop and implement cost reductions to meet or exceed departmental and plant goals.
Design, develop, and implement manufacturing processes for customer products.
Develop application software and tooling for complex machines and mechanical process steps within a manufacturing sector.
Plan and lead assessments of machine and process capability using Design of Experiments and statistical methods across the manufacturing process.
Lead disciplined problem-solving for complex single-stage or multistage product, process, and component issues that affect efficient manufacturing or operation.
Manage engineering projects, including creating project and change-management plans, establishing and distributing project roles, and communicating participant needs.