Branch Manufacturing Engineer
Simpson Strong-Tie · McKinney, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $75k–$98k
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt required
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Simpson Strong-Tie (metals) in McKinney, TX. Increase efficiency, reduce defects, and drive continuous improvement through the manufacturing plant and warehouse/shipping department.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred · Green Belt required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, Root cause
- Base pay
- $75k–$98k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 10% travel
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About the role
Desired skills and experience
If you can do everything listed above, you’ve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:
- ✓Bachelor's Degree in Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering preferred.
- ✓Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification (minimum) required.
- ✓2+ years experience in either working or completing projects in a manufacturing plant.
- ✓Projects: Project management, scheduling and risk management, presentation skills, MS Office, AutoCAD
- ✓Process improvement: Lean Manufacturing, Process Modeling, Statistical Methods, Root Cause Analysis, Time Studies, Automation.
- ✓Operation Improvement: Ergonomics & Human Factors, Capacity Planning, Operation Plans.
- ✓Integrated Systems: Value Stream Analysis.
- ✓Analytical ability: Data collection and analysis.
Travel required
This position requires domestic travel up to 10% of the time.
Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
qualifications
and merit, and our business needs.
Please note all job offers are contingent upon a successful drug screen and criminal background check, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
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Company: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
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Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.
Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.
Learn about our company culture directly from our team .
YOU
As a Manufacturing Engineer you will streamline manufacturing process; eliminate waste, increase efficiency, reduce defects, and drive continuous improvement through the manufacturing plant and warehouse/shipping department. You will also be responsible to identify automation needs, research and contact equipment vendors, negotiate prices and terms, spearhead the project, and work across multiple organizations to deliver on time and within budget. You’ll lead a team of Kaizen associates to recognize bottlenecks in manufacturing processes, collect and analyze data, place corrective actions, implement counter measures, evaluate process after change, compile results, present findings, and solutions, and recommend permanent changes to process, develop work instructions and train associates. You are driven to own and maintain all manufacturing processes and meet all guidelines.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (% of Time)
Work to improve manufacturing processes and methods for cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency. Research and create new methods of manufacturing processes and recommend achieving maximum production capacity and efficiency while developing innovative solutions. Research and purchase new manufacturing technologies. (60%)
Collect, organize and analyze data, summarize findings, develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources. You’ll design, develop and/or source and cost- justify various machinery and equipment for recommended automation and manufacturing methods. Carry out process improvement, problem resolution, project management and employee training. (25%)
Create and maintain standard work for all processes. (10%)
Stay up to date on technological advancement by researching and attending different workshops and studying white paper articles/magazines and be able to relate to branch needs. (5%)
Work status & location
This full-time, exempt position is located in McKinney, TX.
Relocation
Relocation is not available for this position.
PAY
$75,100 - $97,600 / year
And work environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work environment
This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners, etc. are frequently used.
Rewards at simpson strong-tie
We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits. May exclude some positions, such as seasonal jobs.
- •Quarterly Bonuses/Commission: You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe all employees affect customers, sales and revenue — directly or indirectly – and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.
- •Benefits: We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more. View benefit plan details here: https://benefits.strongtie.com/ .