Manufacturing Engineer Coordinator

Overview

Primary Functions:
Develop and coordinates department objectives with the Value Stream Manager and department Supervisors/Process Managers to improve process, tooling procedures, and equipment to meet plant and business unit objectives.

• Investigate and solve production problems related to tooling, equipment, and processes.
• Develop, recommend, and implement changes which will result in the improvement of manufacturing processes or product quality.
• Evaluate deviations from Engineering standards and follow up on communications with respect to such deviations.
• Assist Value Stream Manager in the development of capital and expense budgets.
• Troubleshoots and corrects problems in production processes and tool designs.
• Assists Process Engineer and production with problems associated with new products and processes.
• Use statistical techniques to solve department process and tooling problems.
• Member of Product Business Unit Team as required.
• Evaluate all new products for the product line and recommend their manufacturing feasibility.
• Assist Sales and Application Engineers with customer contact as required.
• Position has the responsibility and authority for quality commensurate with the accountabilities of the job description.
• Coordinates product line Engineering functions.

• Education: Bachelor s degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related technical field or high school diploma with 15 years manufacturing experience.
• Experience: Five (5) years experience in Manufacturing or Product Engineering. If assigned to molding process:
  Minimum of five (5) years experience in molding operation (including related chemistry) or a combination of a minimum of five (5) years of formal technical education and molding (including related chemistry) experience.
• Skills: Able to plan, coordinate activity. Ability to work well with plant personnel and vendors.