Our client is an industry leading manufacturing company with an immediate need for a Manufacturing Engineer at its facility in northern . The Manufacturing Engineer will design, develop, and maintain needed systems to drive continuous improvement in areas of cost, quality, safety, lead time, and use of working capital. This position plays an integral part of a strong engineering team and reports directly to the divisional Vice President.

WHY THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

• Base Salary $85-90 plus bonus AND Profit Sharing options
• 401K with company match
• Generous paid time off policy
• Flex Spending, Tuition reimbursement and parental leave
• Health insurance including medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
• Relocation assistance is available for out of area candidates
• Our client is the recognized leader in their niche with over 60% market share. This is your opportunity to make an immediate impact on an industry leading company!

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Continually evaluate tools and equipment options that will reduce cost in the operation.
• Justify and spend capital in order to take advantage of machinery and equipment that will improve manufacturing/assembly operations.                                   
• Design fixturing/tooling using SolidWorks.                                                               
• Implement lean manufacturing principles such as visual controls, pull inventory systems, workplace organization, and continuous improvement.                                                            
• Provide manufacturing technical support for production operations, which includes tooling, fixturing and process troubleshooting utilizing existing systems and procedures.     
• Monitor and correct safety/ergonomic issues.         
• Develop and organize lean events in multiple manufacturing/assembly facilities. 
• Work with associates on 5S programs and assist teams in implementation.
• Assist with EH&S.                                                                                           
• Participate in verification, review, and implementing torque specifications as well as high risk part specifications.                                                                                             
• Assist in work cell load balancing for all manufacturing areas.
• Assist in the PDP (Product Development Process) process. Evaluate new projects for tooling and equipment needs.                                                                                          
• Assist with plant layouts.                                                                                           

QUALIFICATIONS:



• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering or similar field
• 2+ years of experience with Solidworks in tooling/fixture design
• Aptitude for tracking changes in data and analyzing the data to make recommendations to Management
• Excels at documenting their process and help make improvements to their job through system and process improvements
• Root cause analysis skills
• Ability to take on projects outside their scope of work
• Self-directed to meet the outlined KPIs for the job   
• Very detail oriented
• Superior communication skills (both written and oral)