Production Engineer

Link-Belt Cranes•Lexington, KY

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Link-Belt Cranes is a global leader in the design, manufacture and sales of mobile cranes. Founded 150 years ago, with corporate headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, join an organization that understands its greatest resource is our people and they are what makes the difference. Currently we have a Production Engineer role open on 1st shift. The Production Engineer will provide engineering support for ongoing and new operations.

Requirements

Four year college degree in Mechanical Engineering
Minimum of two (2) years’ related work experience

Responsibilities

Uses and promotes Lean Manufacturing methods
Designs methods and machines for maintaining or increasing production levels while improving production costs, yields, quality and safety
Trains operators in correct process, software, equipment, tooling, and/or fixture use
Investigates and initiates Design Engineering change requests.
Participates in design reviews of new products or major revisions to guide Design Engineering towards a best solution.
Facilities implementation of design changes
Develops and updates process procedures to ensure that documentation is accurate, clear, and follows Link-Belt standards
Troubleshoots process problems and identifies solutions which reduce downtime and minimizes maintenance costs
Assist Manufacturing in troubleshooting problems with manufactured product
Analyzes marketing and economic conditions and relates these factors to future manufacturing requirements
Monitors process equipment to identify potential errors and develops solutions to eliminate the occurrence or reoccurrence of problems
Performs Project Management as assigned
Provides technical information for cost estimating and cost reduction
Performs engineering calculations to validate production related designs