Quality & Manufacturing Engineer

Kinetico Incorporated•Suwanee, GA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Manufacturing Engineer designs and implements the process, procedures and equipment involved in the manufacturing process and is a key contributor to planning, measuring and improving quality through both short-term and long-term initiatives

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing and industrial engineering
2-3 years of manufacturing process or manufacturing production experience.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
Good computer skills at Microsoft Office
Good interpersonal/customer relation skills.
Strong experience leading lean transformation projects and initiatives
Demonstrated success leading both large and small quality improvement projects and initiatives
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Good organizational skills and ability to multi-task
Ability to read and interpret blueprints
Ability to use calibrated gauges, tools, and fixtures and design special functional gauges

Nice To Haves

1-2 years of experience as a QA Engineer (as a plus)
Lean Six Sigma Training – Preferred Green Belt level
Experience using CAD and/or CAE Software is a plus
Experience with Oracle / SAP is a plus
Experience creating SOP’s, Work/Job instructions
Experience in structuring Bill of Materials and ECO management (as a plus)
Experience with specifying, supporting and troubleshooting automation equipment and ancillary components (PLC, Sensors, Actuators, Etc.) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Implements production processes & documents that increase efficiency, reduce cost and ensure safety. (Lean Projects)
Participates in cross functional teams focused on product design improvements, new product design and field testing.
Research automation techniques, testing new systems for efficiency and planning factory layouts to optimize production.
Contribute to the design of tools, machinery or processes that increase productivity and efficiency.
Implements process validation plans, performs process failure mode effect analysis, and prepares control plans for manufactured and vended products.
Performs test plans for alternate materials, parts, tools or systems as necessary to introduce improvements.
Writes engineering changes and deviations to document changes to form, fit or function of production parts or manufacturing processes.
Evaluates returned goods for manufacturing defects, non-conformances, and product issues as needed. RMA Processes
Performs dimensional and functional review of manufactured and purchased parts.
Identifies continuous improvement project opportunities with respect to our customers’
Leads continuous improvement projects, activities and teams
Assists with the identification, implementation, and development KPIs, metrics, and reports
Designs and sources Jigs/gauges and other methods for both existing and new products and processes
Represents the Manufacturing function on New Product Development teams as needed
Assists in the Work Instructions and other Documentation maintenance for the Quality Management System (QMS)
Communicates with internal and external customers escalations, help solve problems as needs arise; lead cross-functional efforts to identify root causes and implement appropriate corrective actions
Interfaces with suppliers to improve purchases, part-income quality levels, managing SCAR’s with Vendors if required
Validate accuracy of Bills of Material and other key aspects of Product Data Management