Manufacturing Engineer

Employee Magnets•Grapevine, TX

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About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the operational performance of an assigned area, including quality, productivity, and on-time delivery. The role combines engineering training, lean manufacturing principles, and a focus on quality to eliminate waste from the production system. As a team member, the engineer contributes to continuous improvement throughout the facility. The position develops and implements manufacturing processes, industrialization methods, tooling, and equipment for manufacturing and service operations. It supports new product introduction, validates performance tests for production, investigates product handling problems, and helps train assembly and test personnel. The engineer also leads process capability assessments and problem-solving efforts, manages assigned projects and budgets, and develops cost reductions in support of division, plant, and project objectives. The work is performed in office and warehouse environments. Conditions may include moderate to high noise, and temperatures that are hot in summer and cold in winter. The role requires extended sitting as well as walking through facilities and other physical activities.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
At least 2 years of experience in an Electronic Manufacturing Engineering role.
Solid understanding of manufacturing process structure.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work with tight schedules and rapid development cycles.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and credible demeanor.
Ability to communicate concepts effectively to people at various organizational levels.
Ability to multitask and manage multiple priorities.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Willingness to work occasional overtime and flexible overtime for special projects or business support.
Hands-on approach, ambition, drive to succeed, and ability to make things happen.
Goal oriented and accustomed to achieving results through teamwork.
Ability to sit for long periods.
Ability to lift objects weighing approximately up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities including close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to tolerate moderate to high noise levels in a warehouse environment.
Ability to walk for extended periods, reach above shoulder height, bend or stoop below the waist, and perform repetitive wrist, hand, or finger movements.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from a computer school or college, preferably with a major in industrial engineering.
Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.
Kaizen leadership.
PLC and HMI programming and interface experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee product manufacturing to ensure engineering documentation is consistent with manufacturing and service methods.
Manage aspects of new product introduction in accordance with company policies.
Verify performance validation tests for introduction into Production Test.
Determine root causes of product handling problems.
Assist with training assembly and test personnel.
Support continuous improvement in quality, productivity, and delivery through a continuous improvement framework.
Support Environmental Health and Safety projects promoting a Zero Incident Safety Culture.
Manage assigned projects in support of division, plant, and project objectives.
Develop approaches to problems involving processes, tooling, equipment, facilities, and cost.
Plan, detail, and implement industrialization methods, tooling, and equipment for manufacturing and service operations.
Appropriate and track expense and capital expenditures within planned budgets.
Develop and implement cost reductions to meet or exceed departmental and plant goals.
Design, develop, and implement manufacturing processes for customer products.
Develop application software and tooling for complex machines and mechanical process steps within a manufacturing sector.
Plan and lead assessments of machine and process capability using Design of Experiments and statistical methods across the manufacturing process.
Lead disciplined problem-solving for complex single-stage or multistage product, process, component, and related issues affecting efficient manufacturing.
Manage single-line engineering projects with a limited number of participants, including creating project and change management plans, defining roles, and communicating participant needs.