Manufacturing Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field; Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering is preferred. Candidates without a four-year technical degree may be considered with at least 10 years of successful experience in Operations or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience; 7 or more years preferred.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude and demonstrated experience working within and supporting a quality system.
• Excellent project organization and leadership skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and effectively across organizational lines and with cross-functional teams.
• Self-starter with a strong sense of urgency.
• Familiarity with lean practices.
• Experience participating in successful product launches through a new product development process.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in Engineering or Business.
• Technical background in metal forming, tooling, and assembly-line production.
• Seven or more years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary support for specified manufacturing lines, including daily sustaining work, throughput and quality improvements, capital improvement recommendations, and participation in new product development.
• Establish and maintain documentation for work-cell design, equipment specifications, shop-floor work instructions, and routings.
• Apply advanced problem-solving techniques and statistical methods to complex operational assignments.
• Design and specify equipment and machinery, and supervise installation.
• Train maintenance staff and operators on new equipment and expected product flow through work cells.
• Establish and maintain safety measures for equipment and work cells.
• Identify and implement profit-improvement opportunities using automation, methods and flow analysis, motion economy, and related approaches.
• Gather facts, develop solutions, recommend and gain support for improvements, implement them, and follow up on results.
• Facilitate and lead large, complex project teams.
• Lead or participate in lean events and quality improvement, scrap reduction, or warranty reduction teams.
• Confer with Design Engineering on product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Consult with vendors on product specifications and equipment, materials, or parts purchases, and evaluate products against specifications and quality standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.