Manufacturing Engineer

• ◆Generates, provides, and participates in department specific training needs.
• ◆Comply with legal and other

to avoid injury and/or ill health to themselves and others.

• ✓Understands preventative measures and creates a safe and healthy environment by having the ability to identify potential emergency situations and reports all incidents to supervisor/ manager.
• ✓Adhere to the facility’s quality, environmental, health and safety policies that are identified by our Management Systems.
• ✓Design Develop and install automated machinery control systems and software to reduce manual intervention
• ✓Program PLCs, robots, and automation software while enhancing existing workflows for maximum efficiency
• ✓Perform debugging, testing, and, if necessary, re-programming of automated equipment
• ✓Ability to plan and implement projects, this includes the delegation of resources, time management and the project budgets.
• ✓Analyzes and plans work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• ✓Confers with planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• ✓Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• ✓Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• ✓Confers with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• ✓Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing

and potential.

• ✓Analyzes test results on defective parts to aid in determining cause of failure and assists production with trouble shooting and corrective action measures.
• ✓Supports production control, material control, material planning departments in improvement projects relating to scheduling, inventory management and raw material flow and tracking.
• ✓Applies knowledge of functions and processes of various departments and capacities of machines and equipment to resolve process issues.
• ✓Assists in monitoring department equipment (OEE) and interface with Maintenance department to identify maintenance, repair and TPM.
• ✓Consults with the production supervisors on coordination of work orders, giving all safety related items top priority.
• ✓Other duties as assigned.
• ✓Attendance is required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The

listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• ✓Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering, or equivalent work experience in related field
• ✓3+ years of experience in a manufacturing facility
• ✓Solid mastery of programmable automatons and control systems
• ✓Experience in identifying areas of improvement.
• ✓Experience in Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement or Process Improvement
• ✓Green Belt certification or better
• ✓Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to solve complex technical issues.
• ✓Strong understanding of contemporary problem-solving tools and techniques.
• ✓Ability to think creatively and proactively propose solutions with attention to detail.
• ✓Strong knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database management software.
• ✓Knowledge of data analysis
• ✓Familiarity with AutoCAD or similar software
• ✓Knowledge of automation control systems like PLCs, HMIs and SCADA
• ✓Ability to effectively facilitate meetings and drive change management across teams.
• ✓Ability to build effective working relationships throughout the organization.
• ✓Ability to operate independently within a tight deadline environment.
• ✓High-energy self-starter with a resilient, can-do attitude.
• ✓Experience in a powder metal manufacturing setting pref