Manufacturing Engineer

SCHROEDER INDUSTRIES LLC • Leetsdale, PA

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About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer I is responsible for providing assistance and technical expertise for the manufacturing operations. This role supports the company's objective of developing and implementing optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications, quality standards, and lean manufacturing principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering is required.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience is required.
• Microsoft Office, Excel, and Access experience is required.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry is required.
• Ability to read blueprints from manual and auto cad documents is required.
• Excellent knowledge of ERP software, spreadsheet software and word processing software.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fluid power industry and/or manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Experience with Solidworks/CAD is preferred.
• SAP experience is a plus.
• Mechatronics or fluid power certification or willingness to obtain is desired.

Responsibilities

• Support and solve technical manufacturing issues.
• Implement Quality Control requirements in coordination with the Quality Department.
• Document and submit product improvements as appropriate.
• Improve product quality and reduce manufacturing costs by maximizing efficiencies and developing optimum procedures.
• Assure the ability to cost effectively manufacture new products before market introduction.
• Develop and maintain SOP’s for all manufacturing processes in accordance with established formats.
• Develop and maintain effective procedures to help ensure that all product routings are complete, accurate, and reflect the company’s lean thinking initiatives.
• Reduce existing manufacturing lead times.
• Reduce manufacturing lot sizes to gain reductions in overall inventory levels.
• Reduce materials movement in our manufacturing process.
• Integrate new product development with manufacturing processes to reduce the time in which we can introduce new products.
• Plans, develops, justifies and submits Capital Equipment Requests (CER’s) required for new machines and other capital expenditures required for manufacturing.
• Adhere to and be a leader in 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Kaizen methodologies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Health benefits
• Matching 401K program
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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