The Manufacturing Engineer position is responsible for developing and improving manufacturing processes to reduce injury hazards, improve product quality, improve machine reliability, and increase process efficiency.

Essential Functions

• Conducts process safety evaluations and designs methods to prevent & solve safety issues
• Assures product & process quality by designing quality into the process, utilizing Poke-Yoke
• Determines functional product testing to ensure product conformance & process control
• Use statistical methods to determine root cause(s) of failures & recommend changes in product or processes
• Determines life of critical components of machines & coordinates with Maintenance Director on improvements & repair of equipment
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes & workflow to improve areas that could benefit from change
• Cost justify capital equipment to replace or update old & costly manufacturing processes
• Design, develop, & build new manufacturing processes by researching, conferring with vendors, consultants, & internal experts to reduce costs
• Develop work instructions to train & ensure consistent work sequence in maintenance & production processes
• Develop sustainable manufacturing processes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize raw material use, replace toxic materials with non-toxic materials, & eliminate landfill waste

Competencies

• Data analysis
• Solid modeling
• Problem solving
• Project management
• Lean manufacturing
• Research
• Print & schematic reading
• ERP software
• Microsoft Office

Work Environment

• 50% of work time will be spent on the manufacturing floor & 50% of work time will be spent in an office environment
• This role will require hearing protection, gloves, sleeves, & other PPE as required.
• Parts of the environment will be subject to extreme temperatures based on seasonality
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers & smartphones, & hand tools

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering.
• 3-6 years working in a manufacturing environment with basic understanding of manufacturing equipment, including machine logic and pneumatic/hydraulic systems.
• 3+ Years working with CMMS
• 3+ Years of OSHA Regulation Enforcement
• 1+ Years of Lean Manufacturing Experience
• Previous experience with safety project initiation preferred