Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer will drive efficiencies in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction. This is a hands-on role that will support the manufacturing processes by driving the attainment of goals and KPI’s through working with Plant Leadership. Needs to be self-motivated, energetic leader who will recognize areas needing improvement, implement effective solutions, and provide training to guide positive changes in plant processes and procedures leveraging the ITW Toolbox.Core ResponsibilitiesDevelop, test, and implement process adjustments and/or new manufacturing techniques to reduce manufacturing costs and waste, and to improve safety, product quality, manufacturing efficiency, and machine reliability.Lead change through facilitating USa (kaizen) Events, writing standard operating procedures, and training key production employees on new work procedures and processes. Utilizing ITW Toolbox training, identify and lead changes using 80/20, Inlining, USa, Product Line Simplification, and Market Rate of Demand tools as appropriate.Provide key troubleshooting on dies, tooling, and machine parts to improve production processes. Train and monitor operators on proper die setup/changeover techniques.Design new parts to improve machine performance.Revise and develop prints for current tooling and production part using CAD/Solidworks.Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to achieve maximum efficiency.Perform capacity planning and provide solutions to meet continued growth. Manage capital projects from quoting/approval stage through training & implementation.Support maintenance in root cause analysis, strategies to reduce mechanical downtime, and drafting and implementing preventive maintenance practices.  Perform other tasks and functions as directed for the benefit of the business.