Associate Manufacturing Engineer

## Associate Manufacturing Engineer Apply:
Valley NE:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R Ida St Valley Nebraska
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Primary functions of the Associate Manufacturing Engineer include the engineering design and development activities required to meet project requirements as defined by the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
The incumbent will have the responsibility of one or more manufacturing processes or areas and will support the improvement activities in those areas.
This will include but not limited to designing or redesigning process tooling, new production processes and equipment.  The Manufacturing Engineer may be directly or indirectly involved in writing project justifications and overseeing approvals.  The Manufacturing Engineer will work hand in hand with operations, production employees and maintenance to identify opportunities and lead the groups from concept to full implementation.
Depending on the scope of the project, the Manufacturing Engineer may be responsible for leading both internal and external company resources through the duration of projects.
This position may get involved in other initiatives as needed to support their manufacturing lines or others to support company initiatives.  In order to meet the expectations of this position, the incumbent must be able to follow standard design and development procedures and recommends updates to design and development procedures as necessary.  The incumbent must continually improve his or her knowledge of existing assemblies, keep up to date on manufacturing capabilities.

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* Essential Functions:

*** This position reports into Manufacturing Engineering Manager and has no direct reports or indirect reports.
* This role requires up to (5%) travel domestically, including overnight stays.
* Communication with all levels to identify solutions for simple to complex problems, develop options, determine path forward, implementation, follow up if more work is needed.
* Work in design and development activities to meet project requirements as defined by the Manufacturing Manager.
* Work with individuals from Engineering, production supervisors, maintenance to ensure design efficiency and manufacturability
* Participate in technical design review meetings and conference calls and provide mechanical design direction and input
* Follow standard design and development procedures, recommending updates to design procedures when needed
* Responsible for the engineering design and development of manufacturing tools, equipment, and processes
* Responsible for modifications to existing designs and products to meet changes in manufacturing capabilities, support cost reduction activities, and address reliability and warranty issues
* Responsible for providing creative and innovative engineering solutions that aid in the resolution of field and manufacturing problems and in the maintenance and improvement of existing products and processes
* Responsible for implementing and sometimes writing project plans and monitoring progress per…