Senior Mfg Engineer (Plant 3)

Crown Equipment Corporation•Greencastle, IN

12h

About The Position

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world's largest lift truck manufacturers, offers local support on a global scale with more than 15 manufacturing facilities worldwide and more than 500 retail locations in over 80 countries. Our global sales and service network provides our customers with a local resource for a wide variety of quality material handling equipment, fleet management solutions, warehouse products and support services to meet their needs anytime, anywhere.Job Posting ExternalJob Duties Develop and mentor Manufacturing Engineers and Process Technicians while providing technical direction and leadership. Lead and manage plant or company’s technological drive of a large or significant process. Lead improvements to plant or organizational operations through manufacturing engineering analysis of existing operations compared to future requirements based on capacity, cost reduction, safety, and/or risk avoidance opportunities. Preparations of project justification include recommendations, make-vs-buy analysis, layout, cost impact, and schedule activities as required. Implementation of processes including equipment procurement, coordination of installation, process capability prove-out, training, process documentation, work standard measurement and production start-up. Demonstrate cross-functional project management skills. Input to and development of strategic and capital plans. Provide ongoing support of processes resulting from process improvement, part changes, changing capacities, etc. Lead or contribute to the product introduction process. Activities will vary depending on project size, structure, and phase but may include cost estimation, suggestion, and evaluation of design for manufacturability, process investigation, schedule development, make-vs-buy analysis, prototype manufacture, etc. Review production problems and implement solutions. Develop, implement, and update documentation and training as needed to support organizational operations. Contribute to initiatives by other plant functions such as quality, safety, environment, production control, etc., to improve operations. Provide technical direction, leadership and supervision to other Manufacturing Engineers and Process Technician.

Requirements

8-15 years related experience
Associate Degree
Must have valid driving privileges
Occasional travel (0-5%)
Occasional overnight stays (0-5%)

Nice To Haves

Certain technical skills and training such as CNC programming, CAD layout, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), process capability theory and statistical process control (SPC) may be required.
Must demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to lead the discussion, meeting, project, etc., and communicate across all levels of the organization.
Must be able to lead cross-functional teams, manage medium to large projects, and contribute to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives.
Requires excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and the ability to support and mentor Process Technicians, Supervisors and others.

Responsibilities

Develop and mentor Manufacturing Engineers and Process Technicians while providing technical direction and leadership.
Lead and manage plant or company’s technological drive of a large or significant process.
Lead improvements to plant or organizational operations through manufacturing engineering analysis of existing operations compared to future requirements based on capacity, cost reduction, safety, and/or risk avoidance opportunities.
Preparations of project justification include recommendations, make-vs-buy analysis, layout, cost impact, and schedule activities as required.
Implementation of processes including equipment procurement, coordination of installation, process capability prove-out, training, process documentation, work standard measurement and production start-up.
Demonstrate cross-functional project management skills.
Input to and development of strategic and capital plans.
Provide ongoing support of processes resulting from process improvement, part changes, changing capacities, etc.
Lead or contribute to the product introduction process.
Activities will vary depending on project size, structure, and phase but may include cost estimation, suggestion, and evaluation of design for manufacturability, process investigation, schedule development, make-vs-buy analysis, prototype manufacture, etc.
Review production problems and implement solutions.
Develop, implement, and update documentation and training as needed to support organizational operations.
Contribute to initiatives by other plant functions such as quality, safety, environment, production control, etc., to improve operations.
Provide technical direction, leadership and supervision to other Manufacturing Engineers and Process Technician.