Manufacturing Engineer

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal • New Hartford, NY

26d • Onsite

About The Position

Provide focus, direction and leadership for the Manufacturing Engineering Functions, providing recommendations and implementing tangible improvements which align manufacturing operations with business objectives in New Hartford/Dunkirk. Essential Functions Provide technical and engineering expertise to optimize tools, methods and resources to alleviate constraints to improve productivity. Drives implementation of PFMEAs and their resultant control plans and improvement initiatives, to include SPC, shop wide. Ability to facilitate Kaizen events within the department to drive required improvements. Identifies and prioritizes improvement opportunities which have greatest potential for positively improving on delivered performance. Develop a visual management system to include: standard work, 5S, quality, throughput, process control. Participate in new equipment design selection and planning of equipment major overhauls (CapEx). Provide supervision for such projects. Collaborate with Maintenance personnel, provide oversight for equipment productive and safe operation. Additional Responsibilities Will also possess oral communication skills sufficient to instruct, direct and resolve conflicts with and between employees, written skills for internal correspondence, writing or revising procedures, reading comprehension sufficient to read, interpret and properly apply specifications and procedures to achieve desired outcomes, collaboration skills to create cooperative, responsive workforce, composure under pressure enabling ability to manage effectively under pressure, through change and interruption, and the ability to anticipate and surface consequential issues and act with appropriate sense of urgency, sense of time and through organized planning to resolve.

Requirements

• BSME or IE degree.
• Responsibility which reflects success in leadership roles gained though work in a process manufacturing environment.
• Thorough knowledge of Lean manufacturing skills set, Theory of Constraint, Six Sigma, and Value Stream mapping.
• Computer literacy is a requirement.
• Ability to interface with any person in the organization.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail are critical.
• Reliable attendance and good communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work in a high pressure environment.

Nice To Haves

• Basic background knowledge of metals manufacturing.
• Prefer experience with metals machining practices: lathes, mills, polishers, cutting tool design, cutting fluids, etc.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and engineering expertise to optimize tools, methods and resources to alleviate constraints to improve productivity.
• Drives implementation of PFMEAs and their resultant control plans and improvement initiatives, to include SPC, shop wide.
• Facilitate Kaizen events within the department to drive required improvements.
• Identifies and prioritizes improvement opportunities which have greatest potential for positively improving on delivered performance.
• Develop a visual management system to include: standard work, 5S, quality, throughput, process control.
• Participate in new equipment design selection and planning of equipment major overhauls (CapEx).
• Provide supervision for such projects.
• Collaborate with Maintenance personnel, provide oversight for equipment productive and safe operation.

What This Job Offers

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