Engineer, Manufacturing; Assembly

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A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don't just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We're always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality.

This is hands-on technical work involving the assembly of injection molded plastic parts for automotive interior trim, full center consoles, and kinetic parts including air conditioning outlets, cup holders, glove boxes and bins. Provide technical support and leadership to manufacturing production teams with a focus on operational excellence each and every day.

Responsibilities and duties include:

• Responsible for all assembly machine activities associated with new product launches including:
• Participating with the product development team and corporate manufacturing technical leaders to:
• Ensure products are designed for manufacturability and quality.
• Specify robust assembly machines that include effective error proofing, good ergonomics, and facilitate efficient standardized work.
• Provide feedback to the corporate manufacturing technical leaders to improve assembly machine standards.
• Working with the corporate manufacturing technical leaders to develop standardized work, machine quote specification sheets, capacity analysis, work balance tables, and assembly cell layouts from NBA thru end of program.
• Participate in all machine design review meetings.
• Monitor progress of assembly machine construction to ensure program and plant required timing is met.
• Participate in machine review and validation runs of assembly equipment prior to shipment to manufacturing plant.
• Working with corporate packaging engineers and packaging suppliers to develop external packaging and internal work in process packaging that ensures safe, defect-free transportation to subsequent operations and the customer.
• Work with the SLMS engineer (lean manufacturing) to develop flow racks for the assembly cell.
• Write standardized work instructions so operators can perform work safely, with the proper quality, and in the proper time.
• Lead and perform engineering changes to assembly machines from an electrical, pneumatic, servo motor controls, PLC, machining, and sensor & vision system perspective.
• Assist maintenance with developing effective preventative maintenance schedule.
• Responsible for supporting manufacturing for assembly machines and cells in production.
• Support the production team in increasing efficiency, quality, and safety through use of standardized work tools, practical problem solving methods and kaizen improvement opportunities.
• Troubleshoot process or equipment-related problems and provide solutions in a timely manner.
• Develop justifications for various process improvement projects.
• Conduct process audits to ensure standardized work and quality system compliance in assembly.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and experience include:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar technical discipline OR 5 years of experience in an automotive manufacturing or assembly machine supplier environment may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Proficiency in Omron PLC programming.
• Basic machine shop skills and ability to fabricate simple components.
• Ability to read electrical and pneumatic prints.
• Ability to view assembly machines in software such as Solid Works eDrawing, to cut sections & measure dimensions.
• Knowledge of plastic welding processes for injection molded parts including – sonic welding, vibration welding, hot plate welding, IR welding.
• Knowledge of secondary decoration process including – hot stamping, pad printing, laser etching, laser marking, etc.
• Knowledge of and ability to use a variety of sensors and vision systems to create a robust assembly machine and process.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite – Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Independent thinking with strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Flexible and able to…