Manufacturing Engineer, Paint, ESG Heil Environmental

Terex Corporation•Fort Payne, AL

61d•Onsite

About The Position

Individuals will be a key player in the design, development, and implementation of new processes in support of production requirements and goals at the Fort Payne and Marathon facilities related to Paint processes and Paint equipment. Using a wealth of accumulated experience and knowledge, this individual will play an active role in determining manufacturing processes related to paint applications and quality, developed using lean and Six Sigma tools, for new and existing products. This individual must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and have a desire to work in a hands-on environment supporting the Maintenance, shop floor and operations management. Individual must demonstrate experience working within a Quality Management System (QMS) and have a working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles. Individual will be Single Point of Contact (SPC) and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Paint process and Blast and Paint equipment for both Heil and Marathon plants. Individual must be a self-starter and have a desire to promote an environment of continuous improvement throughout the organization. Experience in any or all the following is desired: New Product Development (NPD), Electric Vehicles, flow manufacturing, metal fabrication processes, welding, assembly methodologies or paint systems. Six Sigma green or black belt certification preferred but not required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience required.
Ability to interface with vendors and contractors.
Must be comfortable with a high level of responsibility and autonomy in making decisions
Ability to interface with employees at all levels in the organization.
Strong motivation to implement new technology and Robot automation.
At least 3 years of experience with MS-Office JDE, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or Catia.
Must have good oral and written communications skills. Must be computer literate.
5 years' experience in a medium to heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
Previous experience in New Product Development.
Experience with design for manufacture and assembly preferred.
Experience with significant capital equipment and facility layout projects.
Previous successful leadership experience leading Engineering or technical personnel.
Experience with metal fabrication, welding, assembly and/or paint systems/processes.
Experience with lean manufacturing principles.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with six sigma tools preferred.
Six Sigma green or black belt certification preferred but not required.
Experience in any or all the following is desired: New Product Development (NPD), Electric Vehicles, flow manufacturing, metal fabrication processes, welding, assembly methodologies or paint systems.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing the annual capital equipment budget for replacing the existing End of Life manufacturing equipment related to surface preparation like Blast and Paint application.
Troubleshoots day to day paint and pretreatment system processing problems, initiates solutions, and follow ups to evaluate effectiveness of changes to ensure practical cleaning, prep, masking, and painting, curing, and paint rework of production material
Previous painting experience with different brush styles and tools including electrostatic paint guns.
Must be self-directed, able to prioritize own workload and act with urgency while addressing issues
Use of thickness gauges to measure the thickness of paint.
Experience with sand/media blasting surfaces and rust removal.
Able to follow technical documents to properly mix, induce, and finish paints
Prepare and recommend specifications and evaluate bids for contractor activities and/or equipment purchases.
Evaluates proposals for specification compliance and makes recommendation of award.
Need to have a high mind set of reducing MTTR and MTBF and completion of any projects on time as planned without slipping the dates.
Work with Advanced ME and Maintenance Director to upgrade the equipment to the latest technology.
Actively participates in Production readiness buy-off process of any new equipment launch, process changes, equipment relocation etc.
Actively support Safety Risk RPN reduction initiative
Provide Manufacturing Engineering support for the company and provide on-going manufacturing engineering support for maintenance department related paint in both Heil and Marathon plants.
Assist in managing the document control procedures through the existing Quality Management System (QMS).
Oversee the justification, planning, and execution of individual capital projects related to Paint application equipment to scheduled timelines and within approved budget.
Evaluate production capacity capabilities of existing operations and recommend and implement enhancements as needed to improve paint capacity at both Heil and Marathon plants.
Need to be able to work on weekends if the maintenance team needs any help and/or if there are any special projects scheduled on weekends related to paint process and paint application equipment both at Heil and Marathon plants.
Analyze production processes, work balance, production scheduling, capacity, and cell concepts to optimize crew distribution for efficiency, capacity, and lead-time.
Identify manufacturing variability issues and work with Product Engineering, Production, and Maintenance to reduce or eliminate variation in manufacturing processes.
Implement lean manufacturing and Kaizen principles and concepts in the manufacturing areas.
Develop and lead cost reduction projects.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by both Heil and Marathon management.
Up to 40% travel will be required for this position to Marathon plant in Vernon, AL.

Benefits

The Company offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits, including paid vacation, 401(k), medical, dental, and vision.

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