Manufacturing Engineer

Phillips and Temro Board•Eden Prairie, MN

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About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer scopes, designs, documents, deploys, and qualifies new equipment and fixturing to support new products. The role leads projects to improve throughput, yield, and ergonomics, with an emphasis on reducing operating expenses through automation, error-proofing, and waste reduction in a fast-moving regulated manufacturing environment. The position provides direction to engineers and technicians who construct, commission, maintain, troubleshoot, and document equipment. It develops plant-area expertise and contributes skilled troubleshooting through cross-functional teams. The Manufacturing Engineer also leads new product launches and continuous improvement efforts, identifies and submits capital projects for approval, and coordinates equipment purchasing, installation, and testing before production release. The role participates in problem-solving and development teams as a liaison between the factory floor and Development Engineering, providing design-for-manufacturing input as appropriate. It supports safe plant operations and safety or ergonomics committees, and generates, maintains, and monitors process parameters, capacity and utilization data, routing and bill-of-material information, and manufacturing documentation. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
At least 3 years of relevant experience.
Plant maintenance and operations knowledge, along with technical skills to perform assigned duties.
Ability to meet demanding deadlines.
Ability to work independently and as a team member to accomplish objectives.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities.
Demonstrated success managing and leading long-term programs and projects while addressing short-term operational issues.
Working knowledge of IATF / ISO APQP quality systems, including PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, MSA, SPC, 8D, RCA, CAPA, and control plans.
Technical capabilities in print reading, product knowledge, metrology, team leadership, and lean systems.
Computer skills with ERP systems such as SAP or equivalent, 3D CAD software, statistical software, and Microsoft tools.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
PLC programming.
Proficiency in SolidWorks.
Experience with JMP or Minitab.

Responsibilities

Scope, design, document, deploy, and qualify new equipment and fixturing to support new products.
Lead projects to improve throughput, yield, and ergonomics while reducing operating expenses through automation, error-proofing, and waste reduction.
Provide direction to engineers and technicians involved in constructing, commissioning, maintaining, troubleshooting, and documenting equipment.
Develop plant-area expertise and troubleshoot as part of cross-functional teams.
Provide leadership in new product launches and continuous improvement efforts.
Identify, justify, and submit capital project documentation for approval.
Coordinate purchasing, installation, and testing of equipment and machinery before release to production.
Participate in problem-solving and development teams, serving as a liaison between the factory floor and Development Engineering and providing DFM input as appropriate.
Provide leadership in safe plant operations and participate on safety or ergonomics committees.
Generate, maintain, and monitor process operating parameters, capacity and utilization data, routing and bill-of-material information, and required manufacturing and production documentation.
Perform other duties as assigned.