Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer -

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and workflows to identify areas that could benefit from changes and improvements
• Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process
• Create processes and procedures to help the company meet budgetary goals as well as performance quotas
• Design and develop new machine tool fixtures per machine center as required by sales order
• Establish an effective and efficient material flow process for machine shop WIP (Work in progress)
• Devise new solutions to existing manufacturing problems
• Work with other departments, i.e. Quality Control, to perform root cause analysis when a production defect occurs.
• Evaluate existing machine tools and present return on investment criteria for improved production tools.
• Partner with shop floor supervision to focus on manufacturing measurement improvements in all areas (cost, quality, schedule and safety).
• Ensure jobs are closed out administratively so manufacturing absorption hours are positive to plan.
• Partnering with other management to train operators on new and improved manufacturing techniques.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering Technology
• 1 - 3 years of experience in a similar manufacturing environment; preferably in a custom order shop (i.e. unique builds and not repetitive mass production.)