Executive Job Description | The Manufacturing Engineer will provide technical support and guidance to assigned production departments. Additionally, the chosen candidate will update and create manufacturing and quality engineering documents and procedures. You will coordinate and conduct manufacturing tests on machines and/or processes to meet safety, quality, throughput, and cost objectives. Also, you will serve as coordinator for assigned projects.
Responsibilities
Design and draw tooling for machines and prepare associated documentation as necessary.
Conduct and analyze tests on production machines in order to verify improvements and capability.
Participate on Kaizen teams for assigned department(s).
Train Manufacturing Technicians on new equipment with verbal and written communications.
Write and update machine control software.
Contact Customers and Suppliers to resolve engineering and production issues.
Provide Purchasing with a list of required parts to stock for machine and tooling maintenance. Assist as necessary with vendor selection.
Troubleshoot process-related production problems as required.
Participate in the Engineering High Performance Team.
Plan and lead assigned projects.
Extensive internal contact and interactions with various individuals and teams to coordinate, follow up, and solve customer/plant problems.
External contact with customers, vendors, etc. are required in furnishing, obtaining or exchanging information and to resolve engineering related problems or to manage new projects/products.
Perform other job-related duties as required.
BEST INDUSTRY – Automotive, Manufacturing
BEST DEPARTMENT – Engineering
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant technical degree is required.
3 - 5 years of manufacturing experience. Experience with resistance welding and automation is strongly preferred.
Machine design experience, forging or machining experience, CAD experience, DOE experience, metallurgy, problem-solving ability, knowledge of team troubleshooting concepts, knowledge of machinery, PLCs, G-codes, M-codes and motion controllers, and good verbal and written communications skills.
Previous experience redesign, suggest reworking or replacing and most complex problem resolution is essential in this role.
Develop or transfer new technology or process that will reduce costs and increase capacity and flexibility.
Previous experience leading a team for new equipment procurement and implementation until fully operational is required.
Sit with intermittent walking, manual dexterity for such duties as stapling, collating, sorting, filing, typing, and writing, communicating (hearing and speech) with individuals in person and by phone, reading reports, computer screen, etc. and maintaining a minimum of 8 hours worked/day, 5 days/week. |
