Manufacturing Engineer

Stanley Black & Decker•Farmers Branch, TX

14h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you’ll be part of our engineering team working as an onsite employee. You’ll get to use statistical analysis and engineering principles to troubleshoot manufacturing processes and develop ways to reduce variability. You will ensure product quality, process capabilities, and cost improvement targets are met. You will design tooling, gaging and fixturing required to support manufacturing. You will implement Process Controls and conduct statistical root cause analysis to identify ways to improve and maintain acceptable product quality. You will work closely with production, QA and facilities maintenance to troubleshoot and repair problems with production equipment. You will support capital improvement projects that lead to productivity savings. You will employ LEAN principles and Six Sigma methodologies and develop process improvements with optimal use of manufacturing resources. You will work with suppliers and equipment vendors to gain higher productivity. You will work closely with the Supervisor, Team Leads and Design Engineering to support new product introduction and product upgrades or cost improvement initiatives. You will develop work instructions and routings to achieve the safest, highest quality and most efficient targets are met, by using standard Industrial Engineering Principles. You will work closely with Finance and Materials to ensure correct manufacturing costs, process routings and bill of materials are in place. You will collaborate with Operations and HR teams to determine the key training needs to support business objectives and design programs that directly address those needs.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Engineering (BSIE / BSME / BSMfgE preferred) or 7+ years equivalent experience (significantly and directly related)
3-5 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment with exposure to CNC turning/milling, Grinding/Polishing and Assembly.
Exposure to General Automation, PLC or CNC programming.
Experience with process validation, FMEA, and risk assessment.
Excellent analytical, structured problem-solving and project management skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in a team environment.
A working knowledge of practical statistics
Proficient with Creo, Catia or AutoCAD and knowledgeable of geometric dimensioning & tolerance.
Proficient with MS Word, Power Point and Excel
Excellent written/verbal and presentation skills is a must and communicates effectively with employees at all levels
Earns trust from team members and celebrates successes and is passionate to improve and getting things accomplished.
Consistently demonstrates the highest level of personal ethical conduct and leads with integrity and influences through transparency.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Hot or Cold Forging is a plus.

Responsibilities

Using statistical analysis and engineering principles, the Mfg. Engineer, troubleshoots manufacturing processes and develops ways to reduce variability in those processes.
Ensures product quality, process capabilities, and cost improvement targets are met.
Designs tooling, gaging and fixturing required to support manufacturing.
Implements Process Controls and conducts statistical root cause analysis to identify ways to improve and maintain acceptable product quality.
Works closely with production, QA and facilities maintenance to troubleshoot and repair problems with production equipment.
Supports capital improvement projects that lead to productivity savings.
Employs LEAN principles and Six Sigma methodologies and develops process improvements with optimal use of manufacturing resources.
Works with suppliers and equipment vendors to gain higher productivity.
Works closely with the Supervisor, Team Leads and Design Engineering to support new product introduction and product upgrades or cost improvement initiatives.
Develops work instructions and routings to achieve the safest, highest quality and most efficient targets are met, by using standard Industrial Engineering Principles.
Works closely with Finance and Materials to ensure correct manufacturing costs, process routings and bill of materials are in place.
Collaborate with Operations and HR teams to determine the key training needs to support business objectives and design programs that directly address those needs.