Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer is accountable for improving and maintaining first pass yield for specified parts and/or processes. This is accomplished by driving continuous improvement initiatives, process development/modification, documentation of standards/best practices, and equipment onboarding/troubleshooting. Candidate shall also support the machine shop by providing technical support, process improvement, troubleshooting, and coordination of tooling, equipment, and workflow needs to improve efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery. Candidate shall also support cross functional initiatives with Production, Quality and Purchasing departments to meet company goals and product quality standards.

Essential Functions

• Troubleshooting of quality issues throughout the production process: CNC machining, metal forming, inspection, measurement equipment
• Use continuous improvement and lean techniques to increase production efficiency, eliminate waste, and drive cost savings opportunities.
• Support production staff with specification/technical knowledge, inspection techniques, CNC Machining consumables management and day-to-day trouble shooting efforts.
• Documentation and standardization of processes via work instructions and operating instructions to increase efficiency, facilitate cross-training and enable proper equipment usage.
• Equipment and tooling on-boarding into production process to support new product, process efficiency, ergonomics or safety. Basic troubleshooting, light-level repair and/or export of CNC Machines, inspection equipment and tools
• Effective communication with production employees, management staff and cross-functional team to ensure the alignment of efforts to meet company goals.
• Conduct classes and trainings to support continuous improvements efforts and product quality i.e. Visual Inspection and Back-to-Basics courses.
• Manage operator qualifications to ensure production staff is qualified to perform given tasks.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented team environment.
• Ability to read, interpret, translate engineering drawings and customer specifications to drive compliance.
• Excellent team player with a great attitude.
• Bachelor's degree required (Mechanical/Manufacturing/CI education helpful, but not required)
• 1-3 years of experience required, manufacturing preferred. (CI, mistake proofing experience a plus)
• Candidate should like working in shop floor environment with people
• Successful candidate must be able to communicate across a wide variety of disciplines and personalities. Ideal candidate would be willing to rise to challenges, bounce back quickly from difficulties, enthusiastic, and enjoy fixing things.
• All candidates must be US Citizens and be able to provide proof for verification of citizenship, as required by the Company’s US government contracts.

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