Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer Job Description:

Position Responsibilities:

• Works with manufacturing as follows:
• Identify productivity opportunities.
• Identify profit and machine utilization opportunities.
• Improve first pass capability.
• Maintain cost systems.
• Coordinate forecasts and budgets.
• Participate with and support engineering and manufacturing teams with technical expertise needed to resolve issues impacting our ability to provide a top quality product in the most cost effective manner.
• Helps launch new products and supervise installation of new tooling.
• Monitors scrap and controllable spending in area of responsibility.
• Implements cost reduction ideas.
• Assists with the purchase of tooling.
• Generates process flow, routings, tool estimates and assists capital estimates for new products.
• Performs process failure mode and effects analysis.
• Performs capability analysis and R&R studies on existing and new equipment.
• Participates in focused teams for process improvement.
• Performs detailed statistical machine runoffs / may require travel.
• Reviews blueprints to ensure parts are manufacturable and of high quality.
• Performs technical writing activities whenever necessary.
• Submits cost justifications for relevant issues and items.
• Develops plant layouts and optimizes equipment layout for lean production, where practical.
• Communication with internal and/or external customers.
• Installs and moves new and existing machinery.
• Supports PPAP build requirements.
• Shares best practice processes and ideas with others
• Trouble shoot any new or existing equipment until achieving desired OEE
• Communicates problematic issues and areas to organizational representatives.
• Oversees projects from requisition stage through to completion and launch.

Qualifications:

Education:

• B. S. Degree in Mechanical / Electrical or Materials engineering and proven record of accomplishment.

Experience:

• Minimum of three to five years' experience in metal cutting machining and heat treating environment preferred. Knowledge of product, tooling, test methods, and CBN grinding is a plus. Knowledge of CAD software is a plus. Six Sigma Greenbelt status or Red X problem solving preferred.

Additional Skills, Knowledge or Abilities (non-physical):

• Verbal and written communication skills

Additional Skills, Knowledge or Abilities (physical)

• Physical stamina to work long overtime hours consecutively
• Physical strength to lift and maneuver heavy parts
• Physical agility to reach and climb
• Color dexterity
• Hearing proficiency
• Strong mechanical aptitude

Required Skills for Manufacturing Engineer Job:

• Manufacturing/Process
• Kaizen
• Automotive
• Aluminum Extrusion