Manufacturing Engineer I

WEG Electric • Wausau, WI

71d

About The Position

Manufacturing Engineer assists in determining the operations required for fabrication and assembly of products as well as implementing cost-savings process improvements. Troubleshoots and resolves issues, estimating time requirements for operations, and preparing operation sheets. Recommends and implements improvements and/or modifications in the sequence of operations, equipment utilization, and related matters in order to increase efficiency and cost savings.

Requirements

• Technical Bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience, 3+ years. (Manufacturing Engineering or Industrial Engineering preferred)
• Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma preferred.
• Commitment to company values and working with a sense of urgency in areas including Safety, Productivity and Customer Success.
• Experience in a medium to heavy manufacturing environment with complex machinery, product mix and materials supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Works directly with Value Stream Leaders to troubleshoot and resolve runnability constraints and bottlenecks, create set up improvements.
• Provides feedback and input on corrective action processes for Quality failure resolution.
• Participates at initiation phase of new product lines to assist in designing cost-effective manufacturing layouts and building tools using ergonomic principles.
• Develops and designs workplace layouts to reduce job safety risk and inefficient operations.
• Measures variances to standards, identifies out-of-control variances, investigates causes, and suggests solutions.
• Collaborates with cross functional teams to ensure BU performance is within budgeted performance parameters: AOP, absorption and other KPIs.
• Develops methods for measuring work performance against standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees