Manufacturing Engineer

Blue Bird Fort Valley
402 Blue Bird Blvd
Fort Valley, GA 31030, USA

At Blue Bird (BLBD), we come to work every day with one common goal: to design, build, sell and service North America’s finest school bus. That's what we do - no distractions, no competing priorities. Since 1927, we have focused on listening to our customers, embracing their needs, and delivering innovations that lead the market. Today, we are a billion-dollar school bus manufacturer headquartered in Macon, Georgia with manufacturing facilities located just over an hour south of Atlanta, in Fort Valley, Georgia.

We are pleased to share that we have a career opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer as a strategic part of the Blue Bird Production Engineering Team. With a focus on the Three Blue Bird Foundational Objectives:
Take Care of Employees:
Delight Customers & Dealers:
Deliver Profitable Growth. This role will drive functional excellence and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, this role is responsible for optimizing production manufacturing processes through developing, planning, and implementing improvements that positively impact safety, quality, labor, and delivery utilizing engineering principles.

• Production line technical support
• Provide necessary tooling, routers, labor standards, raw material structure, make vs. buy analysis, process instructions, and technical support for the timely implementation of engineering changes
• Accountable for achieving goals and objectives for the Mfg Engineering group and Operations organization.
• Utilize PLM system including reviewing product design changes and assess manufacturing impact
• Recognize labor impact with process/design changes and implement plans with little impact to Mfg departments.
• Develop business cases, write AFEs for funding procurement
• Develop process changes/improvements using SPC, PFMEA, and control plans
• Utilize root cause analysis methodology to solving manufacturing issues
• Will be working within an ISO 9000 quality system and produce documentation acceptable to the customer
• Document and report work activity
• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Balanced, dynamic, methodical approach; good work ethic, integrity, and professional conduct
• Must demonstrate positive attitude; foster teamwork; responsive to customer/Mfg issues
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; administrative and financial skills, excellent problem solver; able to interact with personnel in other organizations.
• Ability to read and understand Engineering prints/drawings
• Bus Body and Chassis assembly
• Program management and launch

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from Accredited University required
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in manufacturing, automotive preferred
• Past experience in Production Supervision a plus
• Must possess excellent planning and organization skills
• Competent user of MS Office products

All candidates must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

• Manufacturing environment with exposure to heat, cold and noise
• Must be able to work with diverse workforce
• Weekends and travel as required

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Blue Bird® is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We strive to have the best available talent in every job based on the Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

each person brings. Blue Bird is committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in Company operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination in all forms.

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