Manufacturing Engineer I - TS

Minco Products•Fridley, MN

27d•Onsite

About The Position

Manufacturing Engineers design, implement, and optimize manufacturing documentation, tooling and processes. They ensure all applied tools and processes are safe, efficient, and cost-effective. When opportunities for improvement arise, they take the initiative to permanently solve them in a timely and profit-minded manner. They use their technical knowledge to support other internal departments in resolving both internal and external inquiries and challenges.

Requirements

Minimum of a 3-month engineering internship, ideally in a similar role at a business-to-business manufacturing company with diverse product and service solutions, within AS9100 or ISO9001 systems.
Experience collaborating with other engineers within the company to solve internal and external issues.
Experience optimizing manufacturing processes, including development of tooling and/or product specific automation, and continuation engineering.
Experience writing work instructions for a manufacturing environment, including for English as a Second Language (ESL) assemblers.
Familiarity with manufacturing processes including but not limited to electronics manufacturing, light assembly, machining and fabrication processes, etching, plating, resistance welding, soldering, wire processing, lamination.
Experience working in manufacturing environments requiring Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) and Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prevention and working within either AS9100 or ISO9001 based quality systems.
Familiar with regulatory requirements such as REACH/RoHS/Conflict Minerals
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Materials Engineering.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to production, quality, and other internal departments in a timely manner and to Minco's standard of excellence to solve internal challenges.
Identify, assess, and carry out continuous improvement projects to permanently solve challenges, ensuring company-wide objectives, such as target lead times or scrap rates, are met.
Collaborate with production, internal customers, and other engineers to fully understand and define product and specification requirements, objectives, timelines, and project tasks.
Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental design engineering and related manufacturing principles and practices while reviewing drawings, assembly instructions, inspection requirements, and other areas as required; recognize problems and identify solutions or recommend appropriate actions.
Review and update product-focused documentation to be clear and commonly understood by all employees, ensuring impeccable accuracy, repetition, and safety.
Investigate, evaluate, and recommend new processes, materials, and tooling to continually accelerate Minco’s leadership in design and manufacturing solutions, quality, productivity, and innovation.
Support the resolution of external inquiries and challenges by responding to questions and concerns from Quality, Purchasing, and Customer Service departments in a timely and professional manner.
Ensure compliance with department policies and procedures and applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Perform other duties as identified.