Manufacturing Engineer

NSK Americas•Franklin, IN

26d•Onsite

About The Position

Works within NSK to accomplish the production requirements and schedule attainment. Becomes familiar with and apply efficient manufacturing processes in order to meet the needs of business objectives. Provides quality inspection checks, following standard operating procedures. Learns, assists and make improvements to the process of machine functions, operations, and set changes. Assists in the repair on machine breakdowns with maintenance personnel. Generates and revises standardized operating procedures. Performs root cause analysis of quality defects. Develops and implements process improvements. Collects data and prepares reports that are necessary to carry out assigned projects. Assists in establishing specifications and operating conditions for area of responsibility. Tests, Evaluates, and recommends usage of perishable items, to ensure usage of the best material at the least total cost. Recommends and provides tooling and equipment necessary for the optimum process capability and efficiency while maintaining high quality levels. Supports production needs by teaching, training, and helping to diagnose problems as required by being on the production floor. Provides insights on corrective steps to coordinators and operators. 85% of time on the production floor. Evaluates design of new, re-built, and existing machines for compliance to safety standards and government regulations. Assists maintenance department in the establishment and attainment of preventative maintenance needs. Collects, analyzes, and reports on assigned departmental KPI's. Executes assigned capital budget projects, including the management of scheduling/ deadlines and cost control. Management of assigned portion of Repair & Maintenance budgets, Perishable Tooling budgets, etc. Participates with team to address quality and safety issues within department.

Requirements

Familiarity with efficient manufacturing processes.
Ability to perform quality inspection checks.
Understanding of machine functions, operations, and set changes.
Assistance in machine repair.
Ability to generate and revise standardized operating procedures.
Skills in root cause analysis of quality defects.
Ability to develop and implement process improvements.
Data collection and reporting skills.
Ability to establish specifications and operating conditions.
Testing, evaluation, and recommendation skills for perishable items.
Ability to recommend and provide tooling and equipment.
Teaching, training, and diagnostic skills for production floor support.
Ability to provide insights on corrective steps.
Understanding of safety standards and government regulations for machine design.
Assistance in preventative maintenance.
Data analysis and reporting skills for KPIs.
Project management skills for capital budget projects (scheduling, deadlines, cost control).
Budget management skills (Repair & Maintenance, Perishable Tooling).
Team participation for quality and safety issue resolution.

Nice To Haves

85% of time on the production floor.

Responsibilities

Accomplish production requirements and schedule attainment.
Apply efficient manufacturing processes to meet business objectives.
Perform quality inspection checks following standard operating procedures.
Improve machine functions, operations, and set changes.
Assist in repairing machine breakdowns with maintenance personnel.
Generate and revise standardized operating procedures.
Perform root cause analysis of quality defects.
Develop and implement process improvements.
Collect data and prepare reports for assigned projects.
Assist in establishing specifications and operating conditions.
Test, evaluate, and recommend usage of perishable items for cost-effectiveness and quality.
Recommend and provide necessary tooling and equipment for optimum process capability and efficiency.
Support production needs by teaching, training, and diagnosing problems on the production floor.
Provide insights on corrective steps to coordinators and operators.
Evaluate design of new, re-built, and existing machines for compliance to safety standards and government regulations.
Assist maintenance department in establishing and attaining preventative maintenance needs.
Collect, analyze, and report on assigned departmental KPIs.
Execute assigned capital budget projects, including scheduling, deadlines, and cost control.
Manage assigned portions of Repair & Maintenance budgets and Perishable Tooling budgets.
Participate with the team to address quality and safety issues within the department.