Manufacturing Engineer

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co.

Work area:

Production

Country:

US

Entry level:

Professionals

Type of contract:

full time

* This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Level 1:

• Acquires job skills and learns policies, procedures and work instructions to complete routine tasks.
• Works on assignments routine in nature, requiring limited judgement
• Routinely interacts with cross-functional groups within the Liebherr organization.
• Supports development of new and existing products and processes.
• Provides input for fiscal planning, capital projects and cost reductions.
• Reviews product design for manufacturability.
• Provides feedback for dispositioning of non-conforming product.
• Provides technical assistance in the implementation of manufacturing concepts.
• Implements and supports manufacturing technologies.
• Assist in specifying, selecting and installing equipment that is statistically capable, reliable, and maintainable as well as safe and ergonomically sound.
• Conducts time studies as required to support manufacturing processes.
• Evaluates and proposes new and advanced engineering concepts, new equipment, processes, and technological developments in the manufacturing facility to maintain state-of-the art awareness.
• Develops equipment utilization forecasts and make any proposals necessary to support planned and unplanned future growth and/or requirements changes.
• Investigates and recommends possible alternative materials in order to improve availability and manufacturing efficiency.
• Maintains and reviews processes to ensure safe tools, methods, operations, and equipment are in use throughout the facility.
• Supports supplier development in the area of manufacturing.

Level 2:

• All duties of Manufacturing Engineer Level 1 plus:
• Applies acquired job skills, policies, procedures and work instructions to complete tasks.
• Requires instructions on a few assignments.
• Identifies areas for manufacturing improvement, researches, and develops solutions to improve production efficiency.
• Selects, specifies, and installs equipment that is statistically capable, reliable, and maintainable as well as safe and ergonomically sound
• Dispositions issues with non-conforming product.
• Attends and provides manufacturing feedback at design reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive quality and process improvements.
• Collect, analyze data, develop metrics and reports using basic statistical methods
• Provides technical direction, leadership and support for the factory in lean manufacturing, tooling, manufacturing processes, project management, and training.

Level 3:

• All duties of Manufacturing Engineer Level 2 plus:
• Utilizes substantial understanding of the job and applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks.
• Requires minimal supervision.
• Works on assignments that are moderately difficult and require judgement in resolving issues or in making recommendations.
• Skilled in planning, managing, directing resources and managing projects.
• Has the ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community
• Confers with Engineers to investigate equipment failures and difficulties to analyze and provide technical recommendations and design changes.
• Develops manufacturing procedures and processes to ensure that production goals are met.
• Independently collaborates with multiple departments to manage medium to large scale projects.
• Researches and analyzes Field and Customer proposals, specifications, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Attends and provides manufacturing approval at design reviews.

Level 4 (Senior):

• All duties of Manufacturing Engineer Level 3 plus:
• Requires little to no supervision.
• Effectively communicates and manages projects with Suppliers, Purchasing and Engineering.
• Trains, mentors, and develops peers and other personnel on processes and procedures, resolves failures and system malfunctions, and provides technical guidance.
• Reviews and approves processes, corrective…