Manufacturing Engineer

Yanfeng•Chattanooga, TN

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer improves manufacturing processes and methods to reduce costs, improve quality and increase efficiency. The role researches, designs and develops manufacturing processes, including production flow, assembly methods and production equipment; coordinates launches of new or revised products; and evaluates designs and processes for improvement. It maintains manufacturing documentation and floor-layout drawings, establishes lineside racking, and leads equipment installation and relocation projects. The engineer works with automation systems, robotics, vision systems and Poke-Yoke Systems, and collaborates with program, launch, maintenance, engineering and operations teams to resolve issues and improve performance. The position supports productivity, equipment utilization and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), preventive maintenance, critical-spares planning, capital requests and equipment design reviews. It also provides engineering support for quality problem solving, helps maintain reliable and safe manufacturing systems, and may mentor other engineers. Employees must meet applicable operating-system, environmental health and safety, product safety, compliance, information-security and company-policy requirements. Additional hours or overtime may be required. The employee must be willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing or a similar field; equivalent work experience may be considered for certain positions.
2–5 years of experience working in the field.
At least 3 years of experience within the automotive industry.
Ability and willingness to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants that may require climbing, lifting or working in confined spaces.
Ability to work additional hours or overtime as needed or assigned.
Ability to multitask and interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers, vendors and employees at all levels.
Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance and arrive on time at the designated or assigned work location.

Responsibilities

Improve manufacturing processes and methods to reduce costs, improve quality and increase efficiency.
Prepare and present improvement plans and coordinate their deployment.
Research, design and develop manufacturing processes, including production flow, assembly methods and production equipment.
Coordinate manufacturing launches of new or revised products, establish goals and evaluate results.
Participate in design analysis to identify areas for improvement.
Maintain plant documentation for designated product lines, including PFMEA, Process Flow Diagrams and ODS forms.
Establish and maintain lineside racking in manufacturing areas.
Understand and support automation interfaces involving robotics, vision systems and Poke-Yoke Systems.
Attend SDT meetings and work with Program and Launch Managers on open issues and upcoming program changes.
Prepare and maintain electronic floor-layout drawings for current and future business and Continuous Improvement projects.
Lead equipment installation and relocation projects, including coordination of air, power and floor-space requirements.
Work in a team environment and mentor other engineers in the department.
Perform process and material-flow analysis and develop process techniques and equipment to improve productivity.
Analyze and plan workflow, space requirements and equipment layout to improve manufacturing efficiency.
Keep equipment operational by establishing and coordinating preventive maintenance and repair services.
Work with maintenance, engineering and operations to identify and stock critical equipment spares.
Work with Operations and Process Engineering to identify factors reducing TAKT, equipment utilization and OEE and improve performance.
Execute Capital Appropriation Requests, including payback assessments for equipment.
Participate in design and build reviews for new equipment and drive machine-design improvements using lessons learned from previous launches.
Provide and support engineering assistance in quality problem-solving activities.
Maintain reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs and changeover times.
Perform other duties assigned by the manager.
Understand, apply and meet applicable IOS, EHS, Product Safety, Compliance, information-security and confidentiality requirements.
Comply with company policies and procedures and work additional hours or overtime as needed or assigned.
Interact professionally with customers, suppliers, vendors and employees at all levels; multitask and maintain regular, predictable attendance.
Travel to and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants.