Engineer - Manufacturing

SMS INFOCOMM CORPORATION•Grapevine, TX

37d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the operational performance of their assigned area including quality, productivity, and on time delivery. The Manufacturing Engineer contributes to elimination of waste in all aspects of manufacturing by combining engineering training with lean manufacturing principles and a focus on quality to drive waste out of the production system. Works as a member of a team to contribute to continuous improvement activities throughout our facility.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Preferably graduated from computer school/college with major in industrial engineering.
Minimum 2 years’ experience in Electronic Manufacturing Engineering role.
Solid understanding of manufacturing process structure.
Must be able to work occasional overtime.
Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement Kaizen Leadership
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work well with tight schedules and rapid development cycles.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with a professional and credible demeanor.
Ability to effectively communicate concepts with various levels of the organization.
Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Flexible to work overtime for special projects or business supports.
Requires hands-on, ambition, and drive to succeed - “Makes things happen”.
Must be goal oriented and accustomed to achieving results through teamwork.

Nice To Haves

PLC and HMI programming and interface will be a plus element

Responsibilities

Provide oversight of the manufacture of products to ensure that engineering documentation is consistent with manufacturing and service methods employed.
Work within the company policies to manage the aspects of new product introduction.
Verify performance validation tests for introduction into Production Test.
Determine root cause of handling problems of products.
Assist with Assembly and Test personnel training.
Provide leadership and commitment in supporting continuous improvements in quality, productivity, and delivery performance by deploying a continuous improvement framework.
Supports Environmental Health and Safety projects to promote a Zero Incident Safety Culture.
Manage all assigned projects in support of division, plant, and project objectives.
Develop approaches to solving problems in processes, tooling, equipment, facilities, and cost.
Plans, details, and implements required industrialization methods, tooling, and equipment in the manufacturing and service operation.
Appropriate and track expense and capital expenditures within planned budgets.
Develop and implement cost reductions to meet or exceed departmental and plant goals.
Design, develop, and implement new manufacturing processes to support customer products.
Develop application software and tooling for a comprehensive set of complex machines and mechanical process steps within a manufacturing sector.
Implement plan and lead the assessment of the capability of machines and process applications using Design of Experiments and statistical methods across the full manufacturing process, ensuring maximum utilization of critical resources, maximum throughput, minimum cost and capacity growth.
Lead disciplined process for solving complex single stage or multistage product, process, component, and related problems that affect the efficient operation and/or manufacture of products through the full manufacturing process.
Project Management - Ability to manage a single line engineering project with a limited number of participants.
Create a project/change management plan, establish and distribute project roles, and communicate what is needed from the project participants in order to make the project successful.