Manufacturing Engineer

Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC • Sidney, OH

32d

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer manages and coordinates the implementation of batching and converting process improvements to achieve daily operation efficiency improvements within the plant environment. This role provides technical knowledge for troubleshooting operational problems within the facility and works with the operational team to improve plant-manufacturing efficiencies. The engineer supports the continuous improvement process of finished goods and ensures smooth and timely introductions of new and modified packages.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering or related field from a four-year college or university
• One plus years related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• MS Excel, Microsoft Project and MS Word using MS Windows platform.
• Regular attendance is an essential job requirement.
• Ability to work as part of a team, including all related departments/plants or independently as required to achieve internal and external customer satisfaction.
• The Ability to work with, listen to, and influence all types of personalities via leadership and by example to achieve results.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer knowledge of Lean Manufacturing methodologies and a proven track record with the application.
• Experience preferred: SAP, MS PowerPoint, and AutoCAD (or similar)

Responsibilities

• Provide daily technical support to operations staff in the trouble shooting of equipment and processes in an FDA regulated environment.
• Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods.
• Analyzes and plans work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Resolves deviation reports concerning product or material with plant personnel including maintenance personnel to direct equipment adjustments.
• Distributes product/part drawings to appropriate plant personnel.
• Manage the delivery process of equipment modifications within the manufacturing environment.
• Work with project team to investigate and implement equipment and process changes to expand and develop the business.
• Initiate and implement improvements to current equipment to increase efficiencies and optimize manufacturing costs.
• Provide technical assistance to plant maintenance in the modification of plant equipment.
• Maintain current knowledge of Lean Manufacturing methodologies, prepare capital request, cost justifications to support recommendations.
• Prioritize and implement schedules for assigned projects using appropriate planning methods and facilitate project implementation.
• Serve a facilitator coach for teams during Kaizen events and follow up to assist supervisors to sustain work improvement.
• Prepare final equipment specification package and equipment shakedown, qualification and verification test procedures for new and modified packaging equipment.
• Create Capital Asset Request (CAR) for the purchase of new equipment and facility improvements. The CAR process includes calculating the cost of new equipment and justifying the purchase by calculating savings and efficiency in a formal written document.
• Implement cost benefits through equipment improvements resulting in more efficient packaging operation. Active participation in competitive product and value analysis programs to suggest and follow through on new opportunities.
• Work across departmental lines to establish and develop equipment suppliers, which will continually contribute new and improved packaging converting ideas.
• Ensures that new and existing equipment is compliant with all applicable government regulations (e.g. DOT, EPA, FDA, OSHA, etc.).
• Assist in the development of long range and short-range capital expenditure program and prepare the necessary capital project analyses to support site capital plans.
• Lead the development of packaging process improvements, which improve plant efficiencies.
• Actively participate in plant cost savings, safety and quality activities.
• Maintain current technical knowledge in the engineering field.
• Project Management Skills.
• Provide Accounting with NPD support.
• Travel to support suppliers as required.
• Perform other similar duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $72,000 - $108,000.
• In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance.

What This Job Offers

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