Manufacturing Engineer

About Leviton

At Leviton, we build what's next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces, from electrical to lighting, to data networks, and energy management. With over 115 years of history, Leviton develops thoughtful solutions that help make its customers' lives easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We ASK questions, EMBRACE challenges, SEEK new perspectives, and ANTICIPATE what comes next.

It's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly changing world.

This position provides Manufacturing Engineering support to ensure the timely production of quality, cost effective parts and assemblies. Perform continuous operational improvement that supports the goals and objectives of cost savings for the business unit including cost reduction and quality improvement activities.

• Develop equipment specifications, performance requirements, cost analysis and proposals for integrating machinery and equipment such as automated machinery equipment into manufacturing processes.
• Responsible for the transition of assigned products from development into production and assuring that manufacturing processes for product meet expectations regarding product cycle times, quality levels and costs.
• Develop manufacturing processes for new products & validate the processes by performing PILOT runs.
• Provide engineering assistance to production and manufacturing teams to solve problems related to the process.
• Provide assembly support in technical matters relating to assembly drawings, interpretation, engineering change notices, rework manufacturing process
• Contribute on new product teams to bring product to the market in a timely manner while assuring quality and manufacturability of process and product.
• Analyze and plan work force utilization, space requirements, workflow, and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining Routings and Labor Standards.
• Analyze and recommend product design changes including packaging design for ease of manufacturing, cost reduction and quality improvement.
• Support the development of required documentation such as Method Sheet, operator training, demonstrating documenting process capability and transitioning products from development to production by required ISO standards.
• Responsible for designing and implementing the overall Lean program roadmap - driving Lean thinking and process improvement across the organization.
• Coordinate and lead all Lean Manufacturing Activities within the location including kaizen events, projects and any other activity to improve and further lean efforts and ensure contribution to the development and execution of Lean Transformation plan.
• Perform Cost/Benefit analysis for new and improved processes and/or products and cost reduction projects
• Estimate production times, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
• Confer with engineering and manufacturing management regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to coordinate and facilitate discussions regarding the design, development, and introduction of products to meet customer requirements
• Ability to gather input from production personnel through team implementation of process improvements on the production floor
• Ability to perform time-studies or workflow analysis
• Experience using quality tools, such as, but not limited to, statistical process control and process failure modes effects analysis
• Ability to use Excel for cost analysis