Senior Manufacturing Engineer

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* Job Description:

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* COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global industrial company centered in a differentiated business model. The company's seven business segments leverage the 80/20 business model to generate solid growth, best-in-class margins and favorable returns in markets where innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries targeting sustainable and profitable organic growth.

DIVISION DESCRIPTION

ITW's Automotive segment designs and manufactures innovative fasteners, interior and exterior components, and powertrain and braking systems for OEMs and their top-tier suppliers. ITW's automotive businesses have a high level of customer intimacy, enabling customer-back innovation to address complex needs such as vehicle efficiency, safety, and quality. Deep market knowledge and strong manufacturing process capabilities allow ITW's automotive businesses to be nimble, niche problem solvers for their sophisticated customers.

The Smart Components Division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. In addition to ITW's industry-leading research and development capabilities, ITW Smart Components enhances our customers' competitive advantage. Smart Components is a business group within ITW's Automotive segment with manufacturing locations in North America. Our products are made up of housings and doors, innovative Capless solutions and charge ports for major OEMs around the world.

SUMMARY

Serves as the senior manufacturing engineering technical leader for plastic injection molding and light assembly operations. Leads whole plant layout strategy, capacity planning, customer capacity portals, launch packaging strategy, expendable and returnable packaging design, production readiness, PFMEA systems, safety-alert response, 6S cell layouts, manufacturability input, and complex continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Lead complex manufacturing engineering projects related to injection molding, light assembly, automation, tooling, fixtures, packaging, material flow, plant layout, capacity, safety, quality, and productivity.

+ Serve as first-in-charge technical owner for whole plant layout and capacity planning, including production machines, injection molding presses, assembly cells, labor assumptions, floor space, WIP, material flow, packaging flow, storage, and future growth needs.

+ Lead production machine, press, and assembly capacity analysis; define and implement adjustments to meet customer demand, improve utilization, reduce bottlenecks, and support launch and production requirements.

+ Lead concept design for manufacturing processes, automation, fixtures, workstations, cell layouts, packaging systems, safe work areas, and material flow using layout software and 3D CAD tools.

+ Lead new product design manufacturability reviews to ensure ease of manufacturability, assembly feasibility, packaging feasibility, process capability, safety, serviceability, and efficient production flow.

+ Lead manufacturing and automation projects, including creation, review, and updates to PFMEA documents, process flows, control plans, setup sheets, standard work, troubleshooting guides, and launch documentation.

+ Own launch packaging strategy for assigned programs, including expendable and returnable packaging design, customer requirement compliance, packaging validation/testing, supplier coordination, documentation, and production readiness.

+ Maintain and govern customer packaging requirements, ensuring plant packaging standards, customer specifications, quality expectations, shipping requirements, ergonomics, and operational needs are met.

+ Support operations and supply chain in determining packaging fleet size and ordering requirements for production needs, including returnable loop calculations, expendable consumption, ramp-up plans, and contingency planning.

+ Maintain and validate customer capacity portals and customer-facing capacity…