Senior Manufacturing and Controls Engineer

American Rheinmetall•Saint Marys, OH

About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing and Controls Engineer leads and optimizes manufacturing engineering processes in a production environment, applying engineering principles to improve efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness. The role also assists with planning and coordinating manufacturing processes and capital investments in an industrial plant setting. The position develops manufacturing work instructions and trains personnel; oversees internal and external projects; coordinates capital investment design and build projects, reviews, and financial tracking; and helps ensure projects meet their schedules and budgets. It supports production launches, process studies and improvements, supplier quality activities, corrective actions, cost reduction, and the development and approval of control plans and inspection check sheets. The role leads efforts to assess and upgrade controls on manufacturing and facilities equipment, standardizes processes and equipment across the plant, assists with controls and automation activities, and oversees controls-system design and supplier design sign-off. It coordinates with internal departments, external sources, and customers, monitors program timelines, prioritizes workloads, reports program status to management, and coordinates manufacturing and installation of in-house projects. Processes may include rubber mixing, washing, cleaning, blasting, extrusion, calendaring, spraying, rubber molding, and assembly.

Requirements

Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
PLC and controls integration experience; Allen-Bradley experience is required.
Ability to work as a self-starter and seek out and engage subject matter experts when needed.
Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) from a four-year college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Five to ten years of related engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must meet company standards for background check, employment verification, reference checks, physical examination, and controlled substance testing.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to occasionally stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Lean Six Sigma methodologies, project management, rubber manufacturing, and machine building or automation is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop work instructions for manufacturing processes and train personnel where applicable.
Oversee internal and external projects.
Coordinate capital investment design and build projects, lead reviews, track financials, and ensure investments are completed on time and within budget.
Complete design reviews with internal and external sources as needed.
Coordinate review and approval of initial production samples.
Participate in supplier quality audits.
Participate in cost-savings projects and implement concepts to reduce product cost.
Lead efforts to assess and upgrade controls on manufacturing and facilities equipment.
Consolidate and standardize process and equipment variations across the plant.
Participate in corrective action meetings to investigate root causes and implement engineering changes as needed.
Assist the engineering department with controls and automation activities.
Design or oversee controls systems and sign off on supplier designs.
Coordinate required reviews with the customer and manufacturing departments.
Coordinate build efforts and manage them to program timelines.
Research and purchase outside systems when needed.
Perform machine and process studies and coordinate process improvements.
Work with the Quality Department to finalize control plans.
Work with departments to develop inspection check sheets for each operation and provide final review and sign-off.
Manage new-product kickoff meetings with pertinent departments and monitor launches against timelines.
Develop program timelines and prioritize workload to meet schedule needs.
Report program status and action items to management on a scheduled basis.
Oversee and coordinate manufacturing and installation of in-house projects with cross-functional teams.