Lean Manufacturing Engineer: Fixtures & Process Improvement

Promote lean manufacturing practices with an emphasis on driving continuous improvements: eliminate waste, improve delivered product quality, propose cost and labor reduction initiatives. Design and oversee the construction of weld, assembly, manufacturing, and test fixtures. Troubleshoot product/process issues.

• Identify continuous improvement opportunities focused on safety, quality, on time delivery and cost.
• Design and produce custom fixtures for production of weldments, manufactured items and assembly and/or work with outside suppliers on fixture requirements and designs.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to optimize new and current products / processes.
• Provide feedback on manufacturability and critical processes to engineering and product development.
• Utilize problem solving techniques to reduce daily work shortfalls and minimize rework activities.
• Leverage statistical analysis to make data driven decisions.
• Assist in troubleshooting existing design and process issues.
• Assist in researching and implementing new technologies and automation in our production equipment and processes.
• Perform tests to verify validity of fixture design.
• Participate in design for manufacturability review.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing or industrial engineering and 1-2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience in process control and troubleshooting (in a medium volume shop).

• Proficient in 3D engineering software.

Skills and Abilities:

• Read, analyze, and interpret a variety of information, such as technical procedures, business correspondence, and governmental regulations furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Create business-level written correspondence and verbally present information to internal and external customers.
• Requires job related software skills, 3D CAD (Solidworks preferred), CAM, Minitab and MS Office as well as ERP and the ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment.
• Aptitude for problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to work on cross functional teams to help build a World Class Business.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

• Regular office environment, approximately 50%.
• Modern production facility/engineering lab with heat and air conditioning approximately 45%.
• Occasional travel including outside of the US less than 10%.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or touch; and talk and hear.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, squat and move around to evaluate product and fixtures.
• The employee is required to lift up to 30 pounds, regularly; up to 50 pounds, occasionally.