Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

Do you want to join a team that’s changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Manufacturing Engineer I? Then we’re looking for you. Check out the job description and apply now. Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today.

• Be part of Panasonic’s Battery Manufacturing Engineering team. The Manufacturing Engineering team is responsible for supporting Panasonic’s battery production to ensure our world-class production is running smoothly and without issue. In addition, we continually seek to improve our process by means of productivity, quality, cost, and other metrics.
• Work with levels II & III to assist in the engineering support related to daily production activities. Work to optimize OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) to increase productivity and reduce defects and loss.
• Utilize OEE and other production data to effectively manage tasks and activities.
• Learn and demonstrate solid troubleshooting skills and ability to quickly solve unknown problems.
• Troubleshoot real-time production problems to maintain production and reduce defects.
• Assist with levels II & III in working with Maintenance teams to coordinate maintenance activities ranging from reactive to preventative maintenance.
• Work with engineering/maintenance teams to develop permanent countermeasures to common problems in daily manufacturing, relating to productivity, quality, loss, safety, etc.
• Provide support to implementing and expanding these new permanent countermeasures into production lines.
• Learn monitoring and auditing of manufacturing processes to ensure product specifications and standards are achieved.
• Apply technical knowledge to develop clear and standard work instructions, SOPs and troubleshooting guides.
• Implement and support manufacturing industrial automation.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• To ensure health and safety in the workplace, PPE may be required and can include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit with respirator.

The foregoing description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and work conditions. It is intended to reflect the general nature and level of the job.

Education

• Basic/
  
  Required:
  • High School diploma or GED
  • B.S./M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline

• 1-3 years of relevant experience
• Evidence of exceptional ability. Panasonic follows a culture of full-cycle engineering where members will have full responsibility and accountability for their projects from start to finish
• Experience performing engineering functions and responsibilities in a manufacturing environment
• Able to work production shift schedules
• Able to assist in training manufacturing operators on new or revised manufacturing process instructions or tooling
• Flexible with the working environment and able to perform duties between manufacturing floor and office/desk
• Ability to learn and perform machine and process troubleshooting and apply root cause analysis
• Experience in manufacturing background with high mechanical aptitude preferred
• Mechanical troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge or experience with 3D CAD, mechanical drawings, MPO, P&IDs
• Design of fixtures, jigs, brackets, etc.
• Ability to improve maintainability of equipment
• Engineering skills (process development/improvement, troubleshooting, data analysis, tolerancing, MPIs)
• Capability of identifying critical process parameters; knowledge of FTA, FMEA, etc.
• Strong team-working skills at all levels of an organization, especially with direct labor to understand challenges and develop optimal solutions using structured methods
• Self-starter who works well independently with strong follow-up and focus on team success
• Able to manage multiple concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment, prioritize, and deliver quality results
• Strong work ethic with a “get the job done” approach and customer service orientation