Manufacturing Engineer - PLY Building

Banner Engineering Career•Minneapolis, MN

14d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing (Operations) Engineering team, supporting production operations at our Plymouth, MN facility. You will be a strong contributing member in our collaborative environment while also finding a good amount of autonomy to drive improvements. In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing the output of ongoing manufacturing operations as well as supporting new product launches and transfers. This position reports to Manufacturing Engineering Director. According to the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), this position is classified as: Exempt, based on Professional exemption

Requirements

BS degree in Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, or similar
Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
Demonstrated track record of applying engineering problem solving skills
Proficiency in PTC ProE, Creo or other similar solid modeling tools
Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel (i.e., creating graphs and charts, using formulas, creating V-look ups, and filtering information)
Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously while balancing priorities
Ability to communicate effectively to multiple stakeholder groups (management, operations employees) with presentations, data, training and other communications to meet objectives
Able to travel occasionally to our manufacturing facilities in South Dakota, and possibly Mexico

Nice To Haves

Experience with Connectivity products
5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
Equipment and automation specification, as well as deployment
Experience with assembly techniques including soldering, crimping, high pressure injection molding, and epoxy encapsulation.
Fixture conceptualization and design
Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement skills
DOE, FMEA, and Gage R&R

Responsibilities

Participate with post-product launch teams to address production manufacturability, cost, and yield issues
Provide line support daily (or as needed) to assigned lines for yield improvement, trouble shooting, and other activities to meet organizational objectives.
Create labor estimates, time standards, assembly drawings, routings, and procedural documentation
Research and identify new production technologies to support cost and quality initiatives
Evaluate opportunities to improve various manufacturing processes by using knowledge of product fabrication, assembly, design, materials, tooling, and feedback from equipment vendors and operators
Conduct Design of Experiments (DOE), Gage R&R, and equipment and process qualification for system control and optimization
Coordinate maintenance and repair operations for manufacturing equipment
Work with cross-functional teams to implement manufacturing processes improvements
Recommend, lead and participate on projects to meet Hoshin goals and business needs.
Coordinate new production line startups within the facility and support transfers of existing production cells to other facilities
Analyze and plan work force utilization, space requirements, workflow of manual processes, and propose/implement solutions to increase safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency
Utilize Lean Manufacturing, DFM, and DFA techniques to improve work processes and ensure sustainable results
Perform quality and efficiency gap root-cause analysis