Manufacturing Engineer

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Develops designs, assembles, and implements tooling/machine and processes necessary to produce new products and enhance existing ones. Designs line layouts to ensure efficiency. Investigates and resolves production line or tooling/machine design problems. Recommends purchases of capital equipment.

Essential Functions:

• Designs, develops, and implements production line layout or tooling/machine design or modifications to produce products and reduce injuries.
• Investigates and resolves production line (work centers) or tooling design problems.
• Determines costs of implementing new products on line layout.
• Develops work methods to improve production operator efficiency through quality tracking, interviews with associates, review of production line performance, and training.
• Identifies and selects vendors for tooling/equipment, fixtures, and supplies; recommends orders as necessary.
• Tracks production line performance.
• Coordinates transportation and sample builds.

Secondary Functions:

• Serves on various committees as needed (backup for Sr. Manufacturing Engineer).
• Performs other duties as necessary.

Qualifications:

• 4-year degree in mechanical engineering, engineering technology, or equivalent field.
• 3-5 years experience in production line or tooling/machine design.
• Knowledge of blueprints, process analysis, and drafting terminology.
• Knowledge of broad machine shop and basic accounting principles.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Office environment with noise from peripherals.
• Factory environment with noise, moving equipment, and potential hazards.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and 25 pounds daily.

Additional Details:

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

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