Senior Manufacturing Engineer

GE Appliances, a Haier company•Louisville, KY

46d•Onsite

About The Position

At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make “good things, for life.” As the fastest-growing appliance company in the U.S., we’re powered by creators, thinkers and makers who believe that anything is possible and that there’s always a better way. We believe in the power of our people and in giving them the freedom to explore, discover and build good things, together. The GE Appliances philosophy, backed by three simple commitments defines the way we work, invent, create, do business, and serve our communities: we come together, we always look for a better way, and we create possibilities. Interested in joining us on our journey? Responsible for maintaining/improving the physical equipment within a defined production area. Accountable for full technical ownership of assigned areas. As the Manufacturing Engineer you will work with a team of union skilled trades maintenance technicians, hourly Team Leaders, Process Improvement Engineers, Quality and Business Managers. In this role you will make critical engineering choices and long term plans with regards to equipment and processes needed to make improvements and meet the goals of the area. Position Senior Manufacturing Engineer Location USA, Louisville, KY How You'll Create Possibilities

Requirements

5+ years of technical trouble-shooting experience in high-volume manufacturing.
3+ years of project management and planning experience.
Weekend or evening required based on business needs.
Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and leadership/influence skills.

Nice To Haves

Technical Bachelor’s degree
10+ years of technical trouble-shooting experience in high-volume manufacturing.
10+ years of project management and planning experience.
Proven track record in achieving results through structured, methodical problem-solving and team collaboration
Hands-on experience with Lean Manufacturing implementations.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership, program management, and expertise to Plant Operations, to include providing leadership and direction to the maintenance team
Be a point of contact for technical changes to assigned area and accountable for conclusion making process.
Direct and improve Preventive Maintenance plan for assigned area
Root cause based troubleshooting, schematic reading, PLC's and ladder logic programming, variable frequency drives, Ethernet communications, Vision Systems and safety procedures such as Lock Out -Tag Out
Support all plant priorities in the areas of EHS, Schedule Attainment, Spoilage & Yield, Labor & Overtime, Productivity, Spare Parts cost controls and Lean Manufacturing
Execute routine equipment purchases, to include presenting justification for capital expenses or process improvements, design and specification of equipment and standardization of equipment within manufacturing methods and safety requirements
First response to our maintenance employees when guidance or assistance is required. This will include some after hours and weekend supervision
Establish, develop, implement and sustain world-class practices in our Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program and deliver continuous improvement in the areas of up-time and cost controls.
Develop and manage the TPM checklists to receive feedback from controlmen.
Lead Action Work Outs (AWO) to improve the effectiveness of the equipment
Coordinate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) efforts to ensure operational efficiency goals are met.
Provide support, direction and training to AMEs, Process Improvement Engineers, maintenance, systems and shop projects with specification, drawings, equipment/process acceptance, and trouble-shooting
Initiate and integrate activities to resolve repetitive production problems and implement preventive maintenance programs on key pieces of equipment to improve process output reliability
Provide leadership to hourly maintenance employees to ensure day-to-day production requirements
Establish measured work practices for maintenance employees, to include documentation of work performed and the time required to perform it
Provide training and aid in trouble-shooting and downtime response in specified area of expertise
Steer up-time and equipment reliability improvements through simplification activities
Be the subject matter expert for a specific technical skillset
Own 5S in the area and enforce adherence
Develop and guide cross functional projects with other departments and suppliers to make entire supply chain more robust, driving OEE