Manufacutring Engineer

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Full Time Montgomery, AL, US

9 days ago Requisition

Job Posting

Title:

Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description
The Manufacturing Engineer will perform all duties in support of Polyurethane foam processing, including research and development, process specification, process optimization, quality assurance, and physical property testing. This position will provide technical support including setup, maintenance, and installation. Additionally, this position will supervise the day-to-day activities of assigned team members.

Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Supervises the daily activities of assigned Team Members, providing training, mentoring, coaching and performance feedback to ensure compliance to policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Foam Pad Process Engineer for foam hardness adjustments and foam pour patterns.
• Assess, monitor, and set standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Coordinate the development of formulations to meet production specifications.
• Coordinate with production, processing and distribution in Foam Department to ensure manufacturing and quality objectives are accomplished; review with Quality Manager as needed.
• Participate in the planning and execution of process improvement projects.
• Manage all chemical inventory and coordinate shipments with suppliers; including Polyols, ISO, release agent, and anti-noise wax.
• Inspect and test all incoming chemical shipments for acceptance to conformity.
• Assist with all engineering changes, as well implementing final design; includes foam components and foam pad design.
• Responsible for inspecting final repair, as well as optimizing mold function for optimal part quality.
• Assist in developing and implementing production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports, to detect production problems.
• Recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining various programs such as preventative maintenance; environmental, health and safety; training; and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with other departments to keep scrap at or below requirements.
• Observe workflow and processes, and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure operators conform to production, processing, and/or quality standards.
• Follow all safety policies at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, polymer science, or mechanical engineering with process experience preferred, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with polyurethane foam systems and processing including high pressure mix heads required.
• Automotive foam pad seating experience preferred, but not required.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:

• Experience Automotive manufacturing process experience, including controlling inputs and outputs
• Experience working with robot programming;
  Fanuc preferred.
• Hands-on industrial maintenance experience required, including high-pressure mix heads, poly pumps, and flow meters.
• Demonstrated experience with root cause investigative processes, either by serving as a team member, or as a facilitator
• Demonstrated competencies in the areas of: leadership, initiative, teamwork, and interpersonal effectiveness
• Demonstrated understanding of a leader's role in ensuring a safe work environment and a history of working safely and, complying with environmental, health and safety standards
• Familiar it…