Mfg. Engineering Technician

Wabtec•Jackson, TN

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Wabtec location in Jackson, TN is seeking qualified individuals to fill the role of Manufacturing Engineering Technician. The ideal candidate will approach day to day work with a world class attitude while interacting with other team members from other departments. This candidate will possess specialized expertise in technical processes or procedures to perform a broad range of complex work assignments. They will, at times complete work assignments while facilitating the work activities of others. Work completed will take place in all process areas of the facility. The individual will work autonomously within established policies and procedures; proposing improvements to processes as needed.

Requirements

8+ years in a high-performance manufacturing environment
Welding: Arc, MIG, and TIG on mild steel, stainless, and aluminum
Machining using typical machine shop tolls (Lathes, mills, grinders, etc.)
Plant layout and production flow.
Knowledge of Continuous Improvement methodologies such as TPM, WCM
Creating and modifying procedures, work instructions, and job hazard analyses
Involvement with capital projects aimed at safety incident reduction, quality rate improvement, and downtime reduction
Attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Time Management
Practical Problem Solving: (Root cause Analysis, PDCA, Kaizen, A3 Problem Solving…)
Microsoft office
Working knowledge of PLC
Blueprint and schematic reading
Forklift certification
Ability to multi-task
Proficient in MES
Routings
Drafting/Modeling (ACAD, Inventor, NX, etc.)
CNC programming
Machine and electrical safety standards
The ability to analyze and interpret data

Nice To Haves

AAS in Mechanical Design or trade school certificate

Responsibilities

Promote a safe and environmentally friendly culture
Perform preventative maintenance tasks on equipment
Develop new product tooling
Lead and support automation projects including robotic systems, automated material handling, machine integration, and process controls.
Apply PLC knowledge to troubleshoot, support, and improve automated manufacturing systems and equipment.
Work closely with Maintenance and Controls personnel to support PLC-based manufacturing equipment and automation initiatives.
Participate in capital equipment projects including equipment specification, procurement, installation, validation, and startup activities.
Conduct process capability studies, time studies, and workflow analyses to identify improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams during new product launches to establish efficient and repeatable manufacturing processes.
Promote and support Continuous Improvement, TPM, and Lean activities in a world class manufacturing environment
Reviews project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problem, and possible solutions such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or rearrangement of parts or subassemblies.
Drafts detail drawing or sketch for drafting room completion or to request parts fabrication by machine, sheet metal or wood shops.
Devises, fabricates, and assembles new or modified mechanical components or assemblies for products such as industrial equipment and machinery, power equipment, servosystems, machine tools, and measuring instruments.
Analyzes indicated and calculated test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives and modifies or adjusts equipment to meet specifications.
Records test procedures and results, numerical and graphical data, and recommendations for changes in product or test method.
Process and initiate engineering change requests to drive improvements in quality, cost, lead time, and capacity
Work directly with operators, supervisors, and engineering in running, maintaining, troubleshooting of automated stamping, machining, and assembly equipment
Work with other ME Technicians on projects (quality rate improvements, downtime reduction, etc.)
Provides training to manufacturing operators/production technicians and other staff (as needed) on WIs, change overs, PMs
Gather and analyze process data to reduce tooling costs, maintain or exceed capacity vs. demand targets, as well as other improvement initiatives
Champion a Lean culture