Project Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer

Project Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer

Location:

Murfreessboro , Tennesse
Industry: Automotive Aftermarket (Plastic Injection Moulding and Die Casting). Plastic Caps, Housing and Metal Wheel Weights.

Job Summary:

Primary job responsibilities are to use engineering expertise and experience to: (i) investigate, design, develop or contract, and test concepts for improving the performance metrics of the company for existing and future product manufacturing areas; (ii) research new manufacturing processes, develop specification for new capital equipment, install, debug and run-off new or improved processes, and train others in the operation and maintenance of these processes;

and (iii) develop procedures and OPL's, supporting the transition of the new processes/machines as they are transitioned to production.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage capital improvement projects as assigned by developing a RFQ, acquiring proposals and quotes, creating and staying within a timeline and fiscal budget, and providing both written and verbal updates to all levels of the company.
• Design and Implement changes / modifications to production machines and tooling by creating and or revising technical drawings, specifying components, supervising fabrication by the tool room and subsequent installation and testing.
• Install and test new production machine designs, including concepts and tooling, and the development of fully functioning machine(s).
• Support die casting and injection molding operations, including tooling and process troubleshooting.
• Support and troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems in manufacturing operations
• Design and develop mechanical components using CAD tools
• Perform engineering calculations (stress, load, thermal) to support design decisions
• Provide hands-on engineering assistance, instruction and training to all levels of the company on set-up techniques and procedures, preventative maintenance and operation of production machines and tooling, and development of one-point lessons and work instructions.
• Perform dimensional inspection of prototypes, samples of product, tooling, and machine components to verify designs and changes then provide a written and or verbal report of the results.
• Investigate manufacturing processes, components, methods, tooling that will improve company metrics improving quality, reducing scrap and increasing efficiencies, including contact with equipment/tooling vendors.
• Travel to the other locations within the company, vendors, customers, trade shows, and training as required.
• Create, review and revise Process/Design FMEA, control plan and APQP documents for both new and existing processes.
• Independent judgement and discretion in making decisions
• Requires periods of sitting, standing, bending, reaching, pulling, crawling, climbing and liftingup to 30 lbs.
• Performs other duties, as requested or required.