Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Raynor • Dixon, IL

50d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will review manufacturing processes and implement cost-effective improvements, focusing on set-up and changeover time reductions, equipment uptime, and continuous process improvements. This role involves close collaboration with various departments including Production, Maintenance, Purchasing, Marketing, and R&D to implement SOPs, setup instructions, training, and debug problem processes and equipment. The engineer will also consult with the Safety team, design and implement safety devices, and lead necessary changes to processes and equipment. Responsibilities include analyzing and reducing scrap and rework, providing manufacturing engineering input for product line start-ups and facility upgrades, initiating cost reduction proposals, managing projects, and designing tools, jigs, fixtures, and manufacturing systems. The role also supports new product development, identifies and procures better equipment, creates building and production line layouts, submits Capital Expense Budgets, and advises on continuous improvement suggestions. Training on new processes and performing inspections using metrology tools are also key duties. The engineer will establish and monitor manufacturing process metrics, develop testing and inspection procedures, and acquire automation equipment. Planning, specifying, troubleshooting, justifying, and organizing cross-functional activities for production launches are essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (BA) in an engineering related field from four-year college or university
• 7 to 10 years minimum experience in a manufacturing engineering environment.
• Experience in the design of dies and tools for forming metal.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and concerns.
• Experience in developing training for engineers, maintenance, and production personnel.
• Ability to develop preventative maintenance programs.
• Experience in purchasing capital equipment and running capital projects.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and make presentations and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables for problem solving.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft suite applications, CAD (SolidWorks preferred) and ERP Systems (JD Edwards preferred).

Nice To Haves

• SolidWorks preferred
• JD Edwards preferred

Responsibilities

• Review manufacturing processes and implement cost effective improvements focusing on set-up and changeover time reductions and equipment uptime, and process improvements on a continual basis.
• Support and work closely with Production, Maintenance Purchasing, Marketing, R&D, and many other functions of the company, with implementing SOP’s, setup instructions, training and debugging problem processes and equipment.
• Consult Safety team, advise, design, and implement safety devices and lead changes to processes and equipment where and when necessary.
• Analyze and reduce scrap and rework; identify reasons for scrap, implement corrective actions to reduce and monitor results, working with Quality department.
• Provide Manufacturing Engineering input during product line start-ups and upgrading of existing production facilities, and processes.
• Initiate cost reduction proposals in materials, manufacturing processes and product design.
• Provide project management and project tracking and updates to the project team, as well as being able to organize a team to complete tasks and projects.
• Design tools, jigs, fixtures, and complete manufacturing systems up to and including all existing and new processes company wide.
• Support new product development with manufacturing introduction of changes.
• Identify and assist in procuring better tools, fixtures, and equipment for manufacturing.
• Do layouts of buildings, product lines and manufacturing systems.
• Submit initial proposal of Capital Expense Budgets for projects & in areas assigned.
• Serve as implementation/cost advisor to all continuous improvement suggestions in areas assigned.
• Assist in training if needed on new processes or process improvements.
• Perform inspections on parts, components, tooling, and equipment using common metrology tools. (micrometers, calipers, optical comparator, etc.)
• Establish and monitor metrics for manufacturing processes.
• Develop and implement procedures for testing/in-process inspection to assure quality at the source.
• Suggest, project manage, and acquire automation equipment. Equipment ranges from semi-custom to full custom work centers.
• Ability to plan, specify, troubleshoot, justify, and organize the cross functional activities for launch into production.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior