Manufacturing Process Engineer

Description

Springs Window Fashions is hiring for Mecho a division of Springs Window Fashions LLC

Manufacturing Process Engineer - Edison, NJ (Mechoshade)

This is an onsite role.

Springs Window Fashions is a leader in the custom window treatment industry since 1939. Headquartered in Middleton WI, we have 7,000 associates with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Our custom window treatments are available under the Bali, Graber, Sun Setter and Mecho brands in nearly every major retailer, in thousands of designer showrooms, and showcased in large commercial buildings.

Our company has made significant investments to become a leader in product innovation. As North America’s premier window covering company, we’re committed to creating a "Best Experience" for our consumers, channel partners and associates. We are bringing new innovations to the market at an accelerated pace and have a variety of offerings to consumers who want to improve their home décor.

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 reports to the Plant Manager.

As part of the Manufacturing Engineering team, you’ll support activities that both grow and run the business. From simple changes and updates to complex development projects, you’ll design, develop, and validate the products and processes that provide quality components in a safe manner at a low cost. Utilization of Lean Manufacturing Tools and Principles will be critical to the success of this role.

Your efforts will have a direct impact on reducing labor and material costs, while improving quality, value, reliability, and performance.

• 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 recording.
• 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
  • 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.
  • Develop and maintain process specifications to produce…