Manufacturing Engineer

Blue Bird Corporation•Fort Valley, GA

52d•Onsite

About The Position

Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) is recognized as a technology leader and innovator of school buses since its founding in 1927. Our dedicated team members design, engineer and manufacture school buses with a singular focus on safety, reliability, and durability. School buses carry the most precious cargo in the world – 25 million children twice a day – making them the most trusted mode of student transportation. The company is the proven leader in low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 25,000 propane, natural gas, and electric powered buses sold. Blue Bird is transforming the student transportation industry through cleaner energy solutions. For more information on Blue Bird's complete product and service portfolio, visit www.blue [http://www.blue-bird.com/]-bird.com [http://www.blue-bird.com/]. [http://www.blue-bird.com/] We are pleased to share that we have a career opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer as a strategic part of the Blue Bird Production Engineering Team. With a focus on the Three Blue Bird Foundational Objectives: Take Care of Employees: Delight Customers & Dealers: Deliver Profitable Growth. This role will drive functional excellence and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Director, this role is responsible for optimizing production manufacturing processes through developing, planning, and implementing improvements that positively impact safety, quality, labor, and delivery utilizing engineering principles.

Requirements

Balanced, dynamic, methodical approach; good work ethic, integrity, and professional conduct
Must demonstrate positive attitude; foster teamwork; responsive to customer/Manufacturing issues
Effective written and verbal communication skills; administrative and financial skills, excellent problem solver; able to interact with personnel in other organizations.
Ability to read and understand Engineering prints/drawings
Bus Body and Chassis assembly
Program management and launch
Use of measurement equipment (calipers, micrometers, etc.)
Must possess excellent planning and organization skills
Competent user of MS Office products
Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Accredited University required
Minimum 2 years’ experience in manufacturing
Must be a US citizen, authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

CAD experience, preferred
Past experience in Production Supervision a plus
5 years automotive experience preferred

Responsibilities

Production line technical support
Provide necessary tooling, routers, labor standards, raw material structure, process instructions, and technical support for the timely implementation of engineering changes
Accountable for achieving goals and objectives for the Manufacturing Engineering group and Operations organization.
Utilize PLM (Product Life-Cycle Manager) system including reviewing product design changes and assess manufacturing impact
Recognize labor impact with process/design changes and implement plans with little impact to Manufacturing departments.
Develop business cases, write AFEs (CAPEX) for funding procurement
Develop process changes/improvements using SPC, PFMEA, and control plans
Utilize root cause analysis methodology to solve manufacturing issues
Will be working within an ISO 9000 quality system and produce documentation acceptable to the customer
Document and report work activity
Perform other related duties as assigned