Manufacturing Engineer

Standard Motor Products, Inc.•Milwaukee, WI

31d

About The Position

Established in 1919 and traded on the NYSE, Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) is a leading independent manufacturer and distributor of premium automotive replacement parts utilized in the maintenance, repair, and service of vehicles in the automotive aftermarket. Additionally, SMP provides customized solutions for vehicle control and thermal management products in diversified end markets represented by its Engineered Solutions segment. Globally, SMP employs over 6,000 employees across nearly 40 manufacturing, distribution, and engineering facilities and offices located in North America, Europe and Asia. SMP sells its products primarily to automotive aftermarket retailers, program distribution groups, warehouse distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and original equipment service part operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. Primary Responsibilities: Create, Develop, Document, Implement, and Improve processes and procedures used to manufacture, assemble, process, and/or test the Company’s products in a manner to ensure company business objectives are meet. Leads and participates in projects to improve delivery, quality, and/or cost, which requires coordinating activities with other functions. Projects may include methods, processes, machine designs, tooling and equipment, new manufacturing technology, and performance monitoring systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B. S.) or equivalent from four-year college or university; and two to four years related experience and/or training.
Experience using MS word, MS excel, MS access, Outlook, Minitab, ERP software.
Must be able to read part and assembly drawings/prints.

Nice To Haves

LabVIEW experience is a plus.
Experience with the following also preferred; CNC programming, Solidworks, AutoCAD, SPC and GD&T

Responsibilities

Actively promoting and applying our Lean Manufacturing philosophies, concepts, and methodologies within the production implementation and manufacturing improvement process.
Cost reducing existing manufacturing, methods, processes and materials.
Designing, developing, and implementing manufacturing processes for new/changed products; taking concepts and information from Design Engineers, and transforming this information into a manufacturing process that capably produces product that meets the design intent, is cost effective, effective and efficient.
Actively participate in new product/process development projects, taking over the leadership of the projects, as they are released for implementation.
Developing, documenting, distributing, and helping train employees on new processing equipment, tooling, materials, and methods for assembly, sub-assembly, and machining processes.
Developing, documenting, and maintaining manufacturing process capabilities and capacities.
Work with Tooling and Maintenance Departments on maintenance requirements to develop preventive maintenance schedules, and qualify tools using statistics
Specifying, justifying, requisitioning, and implementing new capital equipment, including ROI estimates
Developing and maintaining production routings, process sheets, and work instructions.
Create and update information in the ERP systems such as rates, routings, instructions, adding tools and fixtures to BOM’s
Defining, refining and improving existing manufacturing processes.
Refining and improving existing production layouts and materials flow.
Defining, designing, implementing, and supporting tooling and fixtures.
Provide technical assistance to the production floor
Participate in new product design and development meetings
Verify and release new tooling and fixtures
Train new manufacturing engineers to create and maintain product masters, structures, routings, and process sheets
Train production personnel on new manufacturing processes
Lead and/or participate in Internal Audits and Corrective Actions
Lead and/or participate in APQP Meetings
Create and update PFMEA and Process Flow Charts