Manufacturing Engineer - Capex

Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the technical aspects of furnace building. The primary responsibility of this role is to support multiple furnace and sub-assembly builds, liaising between engineering and industrial assembly. This person will work closely with the project teams, both engineering and assembly, to execute sub-assembly and full furnace builds at Retech.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand the design intent and the execution of the furnace.
• Identify and close gaps in work instructions.
• Work with the assembly team to establish building plans for furnaces
• Work with assembly to document and improve furnace and sub assembly work instructions.
• Resolve any internal manufacturing or assembly issues through communication with Design and Project Engineering.
• Resolve any vendor manufacturing issues through communication with Design and Project Engineering.
• Analyze and plan workflow, equipment placement and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency for full furnace builds.
• Maintain project plans and hit lists to ensure furnaces are complete.
• Assist in breakdown and shipping planning for furnaces.
• Drive continuous improvement through better drawings and work instructions.
• Help organize resource allocation for furnace builds.
• Support the work of contractors from multiple disciplines on-site.
• Support assembly teams to ensure all parts are available for sub-assembly and furnace builds.
• Ability to handle exceptions and ambiguity.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Mechanical aptitude is a must.
• Electrical, Vacuum, Hydraulic, Water and Pneumatic experience a plus

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in an engineering field.
• 10 + years in a manufacturing setting desired.
• Engineered to Order large capital equipment experience desired.

Personal Skills/Attributes Required for the Position

• Versatile and willing to help the manufacturing team while also putting safety as a top priority.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external customers.
• Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally (~15%).

Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, hear and talk.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands.
• The employee occasionally will be required to reach with hands or arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
• The work environment is a manufacturing setting.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.