Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Eaton Corporation•Sumter, SC

About The Position

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, the Senior Manufacturing Engineer will support planning and execution of technical projects related to manufacturing methods, material flow, processes, facilities, systems, and equipment upon gaining comprehensive knowledge of existing capabilities and new technologies. This role will manage capital projects, evaluate, and initiate orders for machinery and other equipment required for production processes. Additional responsibilities include investigating and troubleshooting technical problems, providing day-to-day production support as well as longer-term strategic planning, implementing new product introductions (NPIs), specifying tooling, developing new processes, and revising and executing plant layout changes. Occasionally write, review and revise operation sheets, prepare or direct preparation of time/motion studies and train personnel. Support other cross functional departments, such as Quality, Supply Chain, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), Design Engineering, and Front-End ordering. This role focuses heavily on reducing waste, cost, inefficiencies, while increasing value and driving lean transformation in assigned production areas by leading/participating in continuous improvement (CI) activities (i.e., Kaizen events). The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will be called upon to research and lead projects that implement various Industry 4.0 technologies, including robotics, automation, data digitization, etc. In this function you will: Project Management: Lead and support execution of capital projects. Plan and develop projects supporting plant or division objectives. Facilitate new product launches into production. Design and create tooling, jigs, and fixtures for safer assembly processes. Improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs through innovation and design. Develop and maintain robust, cost-efficient manufacturing processes. Collaborate with all levels, departments, and facilities within the organization. Provide technical expertise to support daily operations and achieve production goals. Investigate and resolve safety-related projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Minimum 2 years of engineering or project / program management experience which can include co-op/internships
3 years of engineering experience or equivalent engineering experience from co-op/internships.
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
2 years of managing large (capital) projects.
Experience working in a high mix / engineered to order manufacturing environment.
Experience using CAD software (i.e., AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, Creo, etc.).
Sheetmetal fabrication expertise (laser, punching, spot welding, and powder coating equipment).
High mechanical aptitude.
Industry 4.0 experience.
Experience working with new product introduction.
Understanding and use of lean tool methodology.
Automation and controls system (HMI, PLC, ladder logic, etc.) experience.
Ability to research and lead projects that implement various Industry 4.0 technologies, including robotics, automation, data digitization, etc.
Ability to perform work with little or no direct supervision.
Supervise in-house installations, coordinate, and perform machine/assembly process runoffs, and conduct capability analyses.
Identify and execute cost-out initiatives through productivity improvements.
Budgetary/cost analysis experience.
Familiarity with problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5 Why, and A3) used to identify root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Responsibilities

Lead and support execution of capital projects.
Plan and develop projects supporting plant or division objectives.
Facilitate new product launches into production.
Design and create tooling, jigs, and fixtures for safer assembly processes.
Improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs through innovation and design.
Develop and maintain robust, cost-efficient manufacturing processes.
Collaborate with all levels, departments, and facilities within the organization.
Provide technical expertise to support daily operations and achieve production goals.
Investigate and resolve safety-related projects.

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