Manufacturing Engineer II
About The Position
Join us as we empower the world to work out, creating healthier lives together. Life Fitness is the global leader in the fitness industry. Our mission is to provide solutions that get the world moving and help people lead active and healthy lives. Since 1977, we have been designing and manufacturing cutting-edge, best-in-class fitness products for commercial facilities and home use. We have something for everyone with innovative cardio, strength, and group training products including treadmills, exercise bikes, elliptical cross-trainers, rowers, and weight and group training equipment. We operate under the brands Life Fitness, Hammer Strength, and SCIFIT. Job Purpose: Lead, design, set-up and enhance manufacturing methods and processes and work concurrently with New Product Development to ensure manufacturing feasibility and implementation of new products.
Requirements
- Required High School Diploma
- 3+ year’s working experience in an Engineering role
- Must be fluent in blueprint reading
- Must be experienced in computer skills with MS Word, CAD CAM Systems and Excel
Nice To Haves
- Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering field
- Ability to create designs using Solid Works
- Experience troubleshooting electronics
- Experience in Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement
Responsibilities
- Design, manufacture and/or program final product, individual components, prototypes, tooling and manufacturing devices (custom design fixtures and devices for in-house use).
- Evaluate highly technical production and process problems and coordinate investigations and improvements.
- Estimate manufacturing costs, develop time standards and develop processes for various operations.
- Lead in developing new operation layouts to maximize utilization of floor space and man-power.
- Key contributor to capital equipment selection and purchases.
- Implement Lean Manufacturing techniques to reduce non-value added activities and increase quality, delivery, safety, customer satisfaction and minimize production costs.
- Coordinate tooling to support design specifications and schedule for new products or enhancements.
- Initiate and process Engineering Changes in an accurate and timely manner.
- Lead, track, update and communicate progress of assigned engineering projects.
- Leverage data analytics to make strategic and tactical business decisions.
- Lead complex capital projects.
- Lead new product introductions.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- a 401(k) savings plan with 4% employer match
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- parental, medical and military leaves of absence
- paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- paid vacation days beginning at 13 days annually
- paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- company paid short-term disability and optional long-term disability
- health savings account
- health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
- employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- hospital indemnity
- identity protection
- legal services
- adoption assistance
- tuition assistance
- commuter benefits
- employee discounts
- an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
