Branch Manufacturing Engineer

Simpson Strong-Tie•McKinney, TX

56d•Onsite

About The Position

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees. Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures. Learn about our company culture directly from our team. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will streamline manufacturing processes; eliminate waste, increase efficiency, reduce defects, and drive continuous improvement through the manufacturing plant and warehouse/shipping department. You will also be responsible to identify automation needs, research and contact equipment vendors, negotiate prices and terms, spearhead the project, and work across multiple organizations to deliver on time and within budget. You’ll lead a team of Kaizen associates to recognize bottlenecks in manufacturing processes, collect and analyze data, place corrective actions, implement counter measures, evaluate process after change, compile results, present findings, and solutions, and recommend permanent changes to process, develop work instructions and train associates. You are driven to own and maintain all manufacturing processes and meet all guidelines.

Requirements

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification (minimum) required.
2+ years experience in either working or completing projects in a manufacturing plant.
Project management, scheduling and risk management, presentation skills, MS Office, AutoCAD
Lean Manufacturing, Process Modeling, Statistical Methods, Root Cause Analysis, Time Studies, Automation.
Ergonomics & Human Factors, Capacity Planning, Operation Plans.
Value Stream Analysis.
Data collection and analysis.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

Work to improve manufacturing processes and methods for cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency.
Research and create new methods of manufacturing processes and recommend achieving maximum production capacity and efficiency while developing innovative solutions.
Research and purchase new manufacturing technologies.
Collect, organize and analyze data, summarize findings, develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources.
Design, develop and/or source and cost-justify various machinery and equipment for recommended automation and manufacturing methods.
Carry out process improvement, problem resolution, project management and employee training.
Create and maintain standard work for all processes.
Stay up to date on technological advancement by researching and attending different workshops and studying white paper articles/magazines and be able to relate to branch needs.