Manufacturing Engineer I

**Initial contract of 12 months

Must Haves

1. BS Mechanical Engineering
2. Knowledge of Statistical Analysis/Design of Experiments
3. Process Validation Experience

• The Associate Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for providing daily support of multiple product families with
• specific regard to product quality, product cost, process improvements, safety, and customer feedback of metal
• forming related processes. Duties include managing and/or participating in cross functional teams to accomplish
• project specific goals. This person will be mentored to become the resident expert on production equipment and
• processes. Key responsibility will be to ensure efficient product processing while maintaining established
• quality/cost/safety standards.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• What are the key responsibilities of this job? List the what, how and why of each
• responsibility and provide examples, as necessary. Use specific verbs of action, such as
• “manages”, “operates”, “analyzes”, “designs”, etc.
• Indicate three to five accountabilities in order of importance.
• This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of essential job functions, but rather a
• general overview of the principal responsibilities.
•  Provide daily production support to set up, trouble shoot, repair, and monitor metal forming related
• processes & equipment.
•  Review manufacturing equipment and processes for improvement potential using statistical data and
• analysis of equipment condition then effectively manage change projects.
•  Team with manufacturing and quality personnel on a daily basis to review / disposition production defects
• and provides potential process and/or equipment corrective actions to assure production schedules and
• quality expectations are met.
•  Review product field returns to determine root cause of potential manufacturing defects then develop and
• implement effective corrective actions.
•  Provide expertise in specification development, procurement, build, documentation, validation, and
• personnel training for metal forming related processes.
•  Support new product development, quality improvement, and integration projects.
•  Manage Eng changes notices, BOM creation, SPAC system, and general ERP support.
•  Maintain excellent communications with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Safety, Planning, and
• Metrology departments on an as needed basis.
•  Ability to lead cross functional teams a plus, using project management tools such as Microsoft Project
• Gantt charts, tracking financials of project, holding successful meetings, and distributing timely minutes.
•  Follow established guidelines and management direction with regard to engineering decisions and
• departmental/company policy.

EXPERIENCE

• What unique knowledge is needed to successfully perform the job?
• What skills would you consider are most desirable (e.g., sales experience, ability to operate
• within a marketplace that is complex, management skills, years of experience, etc.)?
•  0-2 Years Applicable Experience
•  Preferred Skills
• o Trained/Certified in Lean and/or six sigma
• o Tooling
• o Automation

EDUCATION

• Specific educational requirement or technical training, multi-language, global experience,
• computer knowledge, etc.

Required: BS/BA Mechanical Engineering

Preferred: MS Engineering or MBA

JOB COMPETENCIES

• What competencies are needed to successfully perform the job?
• Technical skills must be measurable.
• Create a list of between 5-7 job-related competencies in order of importance. These
• competencies will be a combination of behavioral and functional/technical competencies.

Core Competencies: Customer Focus, Drive for Results, Interpersonal

Relationships, Cross-Cultural Respect, Adaptability, Creative Problem Solving

• Dynamic, positive attitude
• Demonstrated abilities leading cross functional teams
• Self starter and able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong communication, project management, and leadership skills
• Solid organizational, functional coordination and presentation skills

SCOPE OF

RESPONSIBILITIES

• What is the job’s responsibility for setting and achieving goals, objectives and strategies
• (work group, function, department, major function, division, etc)?
• Does the job have responsibility for strategic planning, or tactical or operation goals?
• What are typical timeframes for goals and strategies? (e.g. – less than one year, one year,
• one to three years, three to five years)
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.