Manufacturing Engineer
Menasha · Greenville, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Menasha (packaging) in Greenville, TX. Plan, identify, oversee the layout of equipment, and implement processes aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the plant operations.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Automation, Time studies, Plant layout, Tooling, SolidWorks
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About the role
Level Required
- ✓Bachelor's Degree – Plastics Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering
requirements
associated with safety and protection of the employees, environment and site.
8. Experience: Solid foundation of skills.
9. Work Assignments: Evolving work assignments with increasing complexity.
10. Problem Solving: Evolving problem-solving abilities.
11. Issue Resolution: Recognize when escalation is appropriate.
12. Decision Making: Decision making of moderately challenging problems.
13. Leadership: Works independently and proactively brings solutions to leader. Works more autonomous with limited guidance from leader. Upholds responsiveness guidelines. Key contributor and emerging leadership role on team. Ability to assess employee performance, coach, develop others and lead by example.
14. Communication Skills: Articulates messages clearly to broader audience and in a variety of settings. Prepares presentations and communications that are widely understandable.
15. Accountability: Takes responsibility for decisions, actions and results.
16. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build constructive relationships with people both similar and different to self.
Travel
Requirements
- ✓Up to 25%. Valid driver's license required/Motor Vehicle report required
Two companies, one vision.
Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe.
Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturers and supply chain solution providers. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands, both in-store and online.
Our ORBIS business believes there is a better way to optimize today’s supply chains, with reusable packaging products and services. Reusable containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems and metal racks improve the flow product all along the supply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitability and add sustainability.
Our products and services are used by global, name-brand companies in the food, bever
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About us (and our exciting future)
Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies.
Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you’re going to want to be here.
Join us and become part of the power behind possible.
About The Opportunity
Plan, identify, oversee the layout of equipment, and implement processes aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the plant operations. Conduct studies in operations to maximize workflow and spatial utilization. 1. Support the development and implementation of process technology in the plant to minimize variation and optimize the manufacturing of products, workflow, cell design, & plant layout while reducing costs and removing bottlenecks.
2. Optimize efficiency by analyzing the layout of equipment, cell design, plant layout, workflow, assembly methods and work force utilization and removing bottlenecks.
3. Support the technical teams in finding root cause analysis for equipment downtime.
4. Provide technical skill, knowledge and judgment as it relates to the quality of product being produced.
5. Provide technical input and support in the advancement of equipment and tools.
6. Support manufacturing regarding quality and cost.
7. Facilitate and execute continuous improvement activities.
8. Conduct time studies to optimize production capabilities.
9. Support plant capital improvement projects.
10. Support mold move process as a technical resource for internal plants and contract molders.
11. Other duties as assigned.
Performance Measures and Outcome s
- •Safety metrics
- •Cost saving initiatives
- •Project delivery metrics – On-time delivery, budget, scope, UPDT tooling/machine, mold PM compliance, mold change time
- •Training metrics
Desired
- +AutoCAD &/or SolidWorks experience
- +Entry level with prior plastics manufacturing internship
- +3-5 years of relevant work experience
- +Experience using automation to improve process and flow
Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1. Safety sensitive position - ability to work in a constant state of alertness and a safe manner.
2. Ability to handle the stress of working with others and be available outside of normal work hours.
3. Ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.
4. Ability to apply technical, scientific, and mathematical knowledge to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems and processes that safely realize a desired objective.
5. Knowledge of existing and planned approaches for methods for manufacturing products or product components.
6. Knowledge of methodologies, tools, and techniques for designing, building and managing the manufacture of new tools.
7. Knowledge of methods, accepted practices, considerations and regulatory