Manufacturing Process Engineer

Description

Job Summary

Responsible for creating, supporting, and developing new and existing process designs related to manufacturing and fabrication processes. This is successfully accomplished by understanding, accurately specifying, and adhering to customer requirements, utilizing and applying quality tools and methods and pursuing continuous improvement in all aspects of product and process design. These efforts will have a direct impact on reducing labor and material costs, while improving value, reliability, and performance.

The associate will plan and manage process and product related design and validation activities.

This position is a first shift, full-time position that reports to the Senior Manufacturing Manager.

Job Duties

Methods Improvement 35%

* Conduct work measurement studies to determine overall equipment effectiveness using Industrial Engineering techniques such as stopwatch studies, work sampling, ratio-delay, predetermined times, and video tape-recording, in conducting studies for work measurement

* Work with manufacturing engineers and product development engineers to create/develop manufacturing and fabrication methods for new or revised products

* Evaluate all possible methods and determine optimal method that provides least cost, most efficient and safe methods to be used

* Document methods with clear, well-written methods descriptions including photographs where applicable

* Maintain departmental records on work measurement activity including standard numbers, department assigned, operation numbers, standard description, effective data, and quantity per year, net increase/decrease

* Review work methods to assure that operations are being performed in a safe, efficient manner. Work with supervisors and group leaders to improve methods as necessary

* Design new fixtures and equipment to facility process improvements

* Manage multiple capital projects from selection through implementation

Problem Solving and Quality Improvement 30%

* Maintain an effective audit program for feedback to production managers, engineering, and quality assurance

* Communicate how well process specifications are being followed, the capability of controlling process variables, and the maintenance condition of the equipment

* Provide technical service to all departments to resolve quality related problems

* Assist in the training and education of hourly, supervisory and management associates as required

* Work with current suppliers to develop and improve existing products and processes, striving to reduce cost and minimize waste

* Develop and maintain process control testing procedures for work-in-process to eliminate any off-quality performance

Product and Process Specifications 10%

* Develop and maintain process specifications to produce the highest level of quality throughout the entire component manufacturing / fabrication / assembly process

* Determine the optimum process routing for components and products, producing the highest quality levels at the lowest cost and minimizing waste

* Develop written procedures in the form of Standard Practice Instructions to specifically describe how to perform a required task and steps and tools necessary to complete that task

* Establish procedures and systems to prevent the production of off-quality products

* Establish approval systems as a means of controlling process conditions, fabric routings, standard practices, and documentation of completed work assignments

* Provide the cost accounting department and the industrial engineering department with necessary information to determine product costs and departmental cost standards

New Product Introduction 10%

* Work with product development engineers to determine the optimum process routing and conditions for new products

* Assist product development engineers in monitoring the quality and manufacturability of components and finished product in each production department

* Work with facilities planning to define plant space needs concerning equipment and its functionality

* Conduct plant evaluations of new equipment to determine performance levels in the areas of quality, safety, maintenance and cost

* Prior to starting up a…