Manufacturing Engineer

MillerKnoll • Zeeland, MI

2d

About The Position

HermanMiller's purpose is to design for the good of humankind, striving to redefine modern for the 21st century and support causes aligned with their values for a sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future. This Manufacturing Engineer role, in a developing capacity and under direct supervision, involves applying basic engineering principles, concepts, theories, and techniques to support business objectives. The position may provide fundamental engineering leadership and expertise, conduct feasibility studies, determine manpower and cost estimates, and develop engineering criteria. The engineer will perform primary analyses to develop design options or recommendations for structures, systems, and components, and may apply originality, ingenuity, and knowledge of other disciplines to solve basic technical issues. Emphasis is placed on team participation, planning ability, and achieving results on assigned projects.

Requirements

• Engineering/Technical degree from an accredited program or 2-year technical degree in related field with 3 years of applicable engineering experience
• 5+ years of professional engineering experience
• Exposure to project management concepts may be essential for some assignments
• Basic knowledge in Lean principles and application
• Must be able to assess process concepts and to determine where continuous improvement opportunities exist
• Must be able to communicate effectively with people at various levels including production, engineering, and management and to be able to work well with and develop a partnering relationship with other team members
• Basic knowledge in the use of common office automation, communication, software and tools, Herman Miller mainframe applications and engineering related software
• Must have basic problem solving ability and be able to apply engineering expertise to problem solving
• At the direction of supervision must be able to effectively react to changing priorities and work flow and be able to anticipate, recognize, and respond effectively to changes which affect project plans
• Must have an overall basic business sense and understand how decisions impact business results
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without accommodation

Responsibilities

• Ability to take good notes; showing work and assumptions
• Ability to use originality and ingenuity to apply solutions
• Applies basic engineering skills to work assignments
• Applies basic problem solving skills and executes solutions to basic problems
• Applies basic supply chain cost, value stream capabilities and economic principles
• Completes engineering tasks under the direction of leadership
• Follows engineering and quality processes
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives
• Seeks and receives mentoring from senior level and engineering leadership
• Seeks approval of budget owner using appropriate request process
• Works under direct supervision; work is reviewed after completion to evaluate the soundness of judgments involved

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level