Manufacturing Engineer

Purpose/Summary

Provides Advanced Engineering Support to Manufacturing.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities shall include but not limited to:

• Provide support to the Business Unit Engineering & maintenance teams to assist with trouble shooting and elimination of chronic maintenance items.
• Plans, designs and analyzes manufacturing processes for facility.
• Maximizes efficiency by optimization of layout of equipment, workflow & assembly methods.
• Determines the parts, equipment, tools and processes needed in order to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specifications.
• Lead continuous improvement projects in the following fields:
  • Equipment uptime
  • Changeover time reductions
• Plan and manage improvement projects by doing the following: 
  • Cost justify projects
  • Work with line support to implement project
  • Develop budget and ensure adherence to budget
  • Develop project timeline and ensure adherence to schedule
• Develop, maintain, and improve production operations.
• Since our business is going to change to meet the needs of our customers, you can expect, anticipate and assume your job will have changes.

Education and/or Experience (minimum required for the position)

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in an applicable discipline of engineering.
• Minimum of one (1) year of work related experience in an industrial environment.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of Engineering Systems and Methods in Manufacturing.
• Proficiency with P.C. based software.
• Strong equipment troubleshooting skills
• Will act as a knowledge resource and guide for less experienced engineers.
• Familiarity with PLC programming for the purpose of trouble shooting process development.
• Experience with high volume operations.
• Experience with designing part fixtures and tooling.
• Proficiency with CAD software, solid modeling software is a requirement and AutoCAD is a plus.
• Able to work with others in a team environment to achieve a common goal.
• Able to coordinate and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. 
• Proficient with MS Office products.
• Experience in automotive industry, preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities

            None