Manufacturing Engineer

BERGKAMP INCORPORATED•Salina, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the Manufacturing Engineering activity for plant operation, providing engineering direction and support to plant production and other departments. The Manufacturing Engineer activities’ major focus is directed to manufacturing systems, processes, standards, tooling and new technology, all designed to attain maximum production efficiency, at high quality standards in the most cost-effective manner.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate detailed information to co-workers, management, vendors, suppliers, and customers.
Excellent customer service skills with the ability to interact in a positive and professional manner to develop and maintain strong working relationships with co-workers, management, vendors, suppliers, and customers.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as job orders, procedure manuals, and schematics (blueprints).
Ability to write routine reports and business correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Excellent mechanical aptitude
Ability to be visionary and see the entire process.
Ability to operate computers and computer software, including Microsoft Office products, SolidWorks, CAD, and MRP (Infor CSI).
Ability to use department equipment such as a forklift, hand tools, power tools, ladder/scaffold, overhead crane, telephone, computer, fax machine, and copy machine.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Identify and implement cost reduction, quality, safety and ergonomic improvement ideas.
Implement new manufacturing processes and technology through lean and QRM strategies.
Create and maintain Job routers to ensure optimum production efficiencies.
Perform time studies to validate job performance. Adjust job routers as determined.
Recommend and Design production fixtures and tooling.
Analyze make/buy decisions utilizing data, process flow and safety of handling products.
Develop, design, and publish procedural standards, operation/work instructions, and manuals.
Develop equipment capital justifications to support existing and new processes.
Collaborate with the Current Product Engineering team with current product modifications and tooling.
Carry out responsibilities by inspecting work and assisting with addressing complaints and/or resolving issues related to Production parts.
Create and evaluate prints and drawings to ensure quality and safety standards are met.
Establish welding and wiring standards.
Maintain proper documentation, including BOM optimized for production.
Contribute to team effort by actively participating in team meetings.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
Manage machine programming for CNC equipment.
Collaborate with Current Product Engineering team to ensure manufacturability of new designs.
Special projects or delegated tasks from the Production Manager, if applicable.