Manufacturing and Process Engineer

Description

This position will work closely with Engineering, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Toolroom, and Operations personnel to develop reliable manufacturing processes, improve productivity, resolve production issues, and support new and existing programs.

The ideal candidate will have practical experience in a machining environment and a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, process documentation, and continuous improvement. This position requires an engineer who is comfortable working directly on the production floor and collaborating with machine operators, setup personnel, department leaders, customers, and suppliers.

• Develop, document, and improve manufacturing processes for new and existing products.
• Determine the most effective manufacturing sequence, equipment, tooling, fixtures, work holding, gaging, and inspection requirements.
• Review engineering drawings, customer specifications, tolerances, materials, and special characteristics.
• Develop process flow diagrams, manufacturing instructions, setup documentation, tooling layouts, and process parameters.
• Participate in manufacturing feasibility reviews for new and revised products.
• Support the launch of new products, equipment, tooling, and manufacturing processes.
• Conduct production trials and confirm that proposed processes are capable of meeting quality, cost, and production requirements.
• Identify manufacturing risks and recommend appropriate process controls.

• Provide daily technical support to Production, Setup, Maintenance, Quality, and Toolroom personnel.
• Troubleshoot machining, tooling, equipment, quality, dimensional, and productivity issues.
• Investigate recurring production problems and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support production personnel during machine setups, process adjustments, and new job launches.
• Evaluate tooling performance, tool life, cycle time, machine utilization, and process capability.
• Assist with resolving issues involving cutting tools, work holding, fixtures, material handling, coolant, chip control, and part flow.
• Provide technical support for CNC turning, CNC milling, screw machining, Hydromat, grinding, sawing, laser processing, secondary operations, and related manufacturing equipment.
• Support production recovery activities when equipment or processes are not achieving expected output.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, uptime, and manufacturing cost.
• Lead or participate in continuous improvement projects involving cycle-time education, scrap reduction, labor reduction, tooling improvement, and process standardization.
• Analyze production data, downtime, scrap, rework, tooling usage, and process performance.
• Recommend improvements to equipment, tooling, automation, layouts, and material flow.
• Support implementation of mistake-proofing and error-prevention methods.
• Assist with the development of standardized work and documented best practices.
• Work with department leaders to establish and maintain sustainable process improvements.

• Develop specifications for tooling, fixtures, work holding, gages, and production equipment.
• Work with internal Toolroom personnel and outside suppliers to design, source, test, and approve tooling and equipment.
• Assist with equipment evaluations, machine capability reviews, and capital equipment projects.
• Prepare technical comparisons and recommendations for equipment upgrades and replacement equipment.
• Support equipment installation, runoff, validation, and production release.
• Coordinate tooling modifications and repairs when needed to support production.
• Maintain accurate tooling, fixture, and process documentation.

• Support the development and maintenance of process flows, PFMEAs, Control Plans, work instructions, setup instructions, and inspection requirements.
• Work with Quality personnel to establish appropriate process controls and gaging methods.
• Support capability studies, measurement system…