Manufacturing Engineer

GE Appliances, a Haier company•Selmer, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer (ME) will be a member of the Monogram Refrigeration Team. The ME will be responsible for managing and executing manufacturing process projects supporting production, material handling, quality, EHS, cost out initiatives and plant improvements. The ME will also be a key liaison between NPI programs and the plant operations teams; ensuring that plant priorities and objectives are clearly understood and considered for the area under their ownership.

Requirements

Technical Degree or equivalent
Experience 2+ years hands on experience in manufacturing equipment and processes
Some travel may be required
Ability to work in large cross-functional teams and at multiple levels in the organization (both salaried and shop floor operators / skilled trades team members)
Good communication skills – will be expected to provide program report outs to cross functional team
AutoCAD Proficient – experience with plant/line layouts
Materials flow experience
Experience with Autonomous Mobile Robots and Automated Guided Vehicles
Experience with implementing Lean process improvement in a manufacturing operation
Prior NPI program experience
Six Sigma Certification
Proficient in MS Office, MS Scheduler (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Manage specification development utilizing GE standards, supplier selection, early supplier engagement, technical reviews, factory layout development, installation and qualification of equipment.
Ensure all tooling and equipment is reliable and robust and designed to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Own the program metrics as applicable to your assigned projects: manufacturing labor plan (VLOH), equipment and tooling budgets and quality of in-house manufactured parts/product. Work with the program team to perform trade-off analysis on competing metrics if necessary and drive decisions based on overall business impact.
Develop manufacturing processes. Utilize cross-functional participation to ensure that the equipment and processes are compatible with the entire value stream. Efforts should include: Part and Process cross functional activities, early equipment management (TPM), workstation design, material presentation, standard work and single piece flow. Work with cross-functional team to develop Manufacturing Control Plans (MCP) and Manufacturing Control Instructions (MCI).
Work with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, EHS and the Advanced Industrial Engineer equipment / tooling / processes are implemented with the health and safety of the operators in mind.
Work with factory operations and Lean teams to understand the Value Stream and how your projects impact this. Ensure material flow, workstation setup, model mix, Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA), etc. are considered when workstations / equipment is designed.