Manufacturing Engineer II - Machining

Crown Equipment Corporation•New Castle, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment and technology. As one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers, we are committed to providing the customer with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic lift truck possible to lower their total cost of ownership.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and 16+ years related experience or Bachelor's degree and 4+ years related experience.
Certain technical skills and training such as CNC programming, CAD layout, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), process capability theory and statistical process control (SPC) required.
Requires excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and the ability to support and mentor Process Technicians, Supervisors and others.
Must be able to lead cross-functional teams, manage medium to large projects, and contribute to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives.
Must demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to lead the discussion, meeting, project, etc., and communicate across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Propose improvements to department/plant operations through manufacturing engineering analysis of existing operations compared to future requirements based on capacity, cost reduction, safety and/or risk avoidance opportunities.
Preparations of project justification including recommendations, make-vs-buy analysis, layout, cost impact and schedule activities as required.
Implementation of processes including equipment procurement, coordination of installation, process capability prove-out, training, process documentation, work standard measurement and production start-up.
Implement process improvements including activities such as project management, tooling selection through implementation, N/C programming, etc.
Provide ongoing support of processes resulting from process improvement, part changes, changing capacities, etc.
Contribute to the product introduction process. Activities will vary depending on project size, structure and phase but may include: cost estimation, suggestion and evaluation for design for manufacturability, process investigation, schedule development, make-vs-buy analysis, prototype manufacture, etc.
Review production problems as they are identified and implement solutions.
Develop, implement and update documentation and training.
Contribute to initiatives by other plant functions such as quality, safety, environment, production control, etc., to improve operations.
Develop reports, project briefings and management presentations.
Perform other duties as assigned.