Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities

• Perform manufacturing engineering assignments associated with the integrity of product design to assure quality and cost-effective production
• Advise engineering of existing production capabilities, equipment, facilities, and standard practices to contribute to the development of designs
• Maintain factory uptime through day-to-day problem solving, with the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize tasks autonomously
• Drive On-Time-Delivery while balancing freight cost via effective VOC with internal customers
• Leverage Kaizens and Lean manufacturing principles to surge or rescale factory capacity from S&OP signals and triggers
• Coordinate with regional procurement teams on PPV and localization initiatives
• Ensure efficient manufacturing through achieving quality, cost, operating specifications, customer and company standards, and requirements
• Plan, define, and implement new manufacturing systems as needed for new product introductions
• Responsible for managing and implementing projects of varying complexity and scope
• Ensure integrity of existing manufacturing documents and take ownership of creating new manufacturing documentation
• Perform routine product teardowns and process audits
• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from an ABET accredited university preferred
• 5+ years of related experience
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (5S, SW, PSP, SMED, VRK, OEE, TPM, etc.) a plus
• Proven problem solving aptitude using various tools and techniques
• Leadership experience within a team, project, or job
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing work and delivering results
• Comfortable working problems of moderate scope where data analysis requires evaluation of identifiable factors
• SolidWorks and / or Pro Engineer (ProE) experience a plus
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings required
• Experience working in a metric / goal-driven environment
• Hands-on approach / experience with manufacturing processes preferred
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; effectively able to present information and respond to feedback at any level within the global organization