Local manufacturing company needs a manufacturing engineer to optimize processes and support product lines. The company makes assembled metal products. Familiarity with mechanical designs and manufacturing is a must. Very generous salary and benefits, including health, dental, vision, and 401K.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Working with a safety-first approach, lead manufacturing projects, coordinating both internal and external resources to meet KPI’s.
· Champion continuous improvement and lean manufacturing ideas that improve production costs, volumes, and quality.
· Work on capital improvement projects, machinery improvement, plant layout. Work with vendors and contractors on equipment installations.
· Lead manufacturing process development for new or improved products
· Implement ideas for robotics and automation, where practical. Familiarity with PLC-based production systems is a plus.
REQUIREMENTS:
· Bachelors' degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or similar is preferred but not required.
· At least two years of experience developing manufacturing methods, procedures, processes in a production environment. Should have knowledge about safety practices, inspections.
· In-depth knowledge of materials and mechanics, with application to production systems and tooling. Experience with welding is a plus.
· Experience with continuous improvement, lean principles, and value stream mapping in a manufacturing environment.
· Should have some experience with 3D CAD systems.
