Manufacturing Engineer - Thermoforming

Description

Sportech is a rapidly growing company in Elk River, MN. We are looking for talented people who wish to join a values-based company that desires to help our people and customers win. We design, manufacture, and assemble cab components and systems for the powersports, golf and turf, industrial and agricultural end markets. Our design and engineering capabilities allow us to provide complex components and assemblies to our original equipment manufacturer customers. We are always on the gas and seeking dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals to join our extraordinary team.

Sportech offers eligible full-time employees a robust and competitive benefits package, which includes:

• •Medical, dental, and vision plan options, including flexible spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCA)
• •Short-term and long-term disability benefits
• •Basic life insurance and voluntary life insurance
• •Hospital indemnity plans, pet insurance, and legal/identity theft services
• •401k plan with up to a 4% employer match
• •Paid company holidays, paid vacation, and paid volunteer time
• •Sportech Learning Academy (SLA) with courses offered onsite quarterly, focusing on personal and professional growth and development for employees, and tuition reimbursement options for courses completed outside of Sportech

Further benefits information is provided as part of the offer process for any offer extended by Sportech. Pay varies by position and is based on multiple factors including labor market data and, depending on position, may include education, work experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, and/or certifications. Additionally, Sportech takes into account the internal equity of current employees when considering compensation. Sportech’s reasonable and good-faith estimate for the range of new hire compensation at the time of posting for this position is between $88,000 - $98,000 annually. Pay may also include variable compensation from time to time such as overtime for non-exempt positions, shift differential for specific shifts, and/or bonus targets (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

• •Aid in production transfers from NPD to manufacturing focusing on vacuum thermoformed products.
• •Develop process documentation including Process Flow and FMEA, Operator instructions, standardized work, and preventive maintenance recommendations.
• •Develop new tooling and gauging to better plastic thermoformed parts and processing. Support tooling design reviews and improvements.
• •Accurately enter and maintain Method of Manufacture (MOM) operations within ERP system.
• •Develop, evaluate, and drive improvements to manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards within the vacuum thermoforming process.
• •Support production floor during all phases of product development (prototype through improvements to existing products.)
• •Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• •Troubleshoot manufacturing problems and related tooling, equipment or process issues.
• •Recommend, support and implement improvements, modifications, or additions that will improve work processes.
• •Take the lead in analyzing the need for new process development and to meet company needs including specifying, ordering and installing new equipment or processes.
• •Contribute to the definition, development and implementation of LEAN manufacturing initiatives.
• •Identify, implement and track cost savings ideas.