Engineer, Manufacturing

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Position Summary: The Manufacturing Engineer plans, directs, and coordinates optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods by product specifications and quality standards. This role ensures the manufacturing processes function efficiently, safely, and effectively. This will require a thorough understanding of company standards and equipment to ensure operators are using the equipment and machinery properly. This position also collaborates with operators to complete other efficiency and quality related tasks, including, but not limited to, troubleshooting operations, issuing and revising drawing and process sheets, verifying conformance of products, and training operators of equipment and machinery.

Their duties include evaluating existing manufacturing processes to improve the process flow of material and inventory by researching automation techniques, testing new systems for efficiency, and planning plant layouts to optimize production. The Manufacturing Engineer also coordinates manufacturing launch for new or revised products, processes, and equipment.

• 1. Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods and processes.
• 2. Analyzes and plans work force utilization, space requirements, and workflow, and uses computer-assisted design software to create the layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency.
• 3. Confers with planning and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• 4. Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
• 5. Communicates with management to develop production and design standards.
• 6. Confers with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• 7. Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• 8. Completes end-to-end planning, direction, and coordination of all the manufacturing process and equipment changes. Professionally and systematically defines, designs, develops and refines an Asset Maintenance Plan.
• 9. Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.
• 10. Designs, develops, tests, and/or sources various tools, machinery, and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• 11. Review and calculate labor, material, and other production costs along with reviewing schedules and future production requirements to assist management in decision making.
• 12. Analyze production processes, schedules, methods and other data and then provide management with reports containing the data and statistics to enable management to better understand future requirements needed for the manufacturing process.
• 13. Ensure that the company’s manufacturing processes are in compliance with all government laws and regulations.

• 1. Manage process related tooling in preparation for each production run.
• 2. Verify conformance of components to customer specifications.
• 3. Review inventory and ordering plans for efficiency.
• 4. Diagnose and troubleshoot line operations, equipment, and machine failures and bottlenecks.
• 5. Coordinate equipment maintenance and repair services and make sure that manufacturer’s procedures and instructions are followed in order to keep production equipment operational.
• 6. Works closely with the Maintenance department to ensure the maintainability of new installations by implementing an effective predictive and preventative program.
• 7. Provide support to Plant Manager, supervisors, and employees on daily production and shipping challenges.
• 8. Manage and conduct employee training for productivity improvement projects, such as 5S and lean.
• 9. Train operators how to operate plant equipment and machinery safely and effectively.
• 10. Create and maintain required manufacturing process documentation, including process flow charts, capacity and utilization studies, time and motion studies, standard operating procedures, cycle time analysis, and line balancing.
• 11. Issue and revise drawing and process sheets as a result of continuous improvement in the process.