Primary Purpose
The Manufacturing Engineer has the primary purpose of improving existing processes, creating new processes, and implementing these processes for the production teams. These processes focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. This hands-on role is critical to the success of the production teams to successfully fabricate and assemble product to specifications and standards. In addition, the Manufacturing Engineer will work with the Operations and Engineering teams in the NPI process which will include plant playout optimization, ergonomic design, and 5S strategies.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Provide technical assistance for production process related problems: identify, analyze, and implement solutions in a timely manner.
Collaborates with Supply Chain, Design Engineering, Quality, Service, and Vendors for compliance-to-design standards focusing on internal cost and customer cost of ownership.
Creates & implements work instructions & processes for production-related operations.
Implementation of Standard Work: time studies, task balancing, one-piece-flow, & waste elimination.
Designs, plans, and orchestrates physical cell/line layouts to improve safety, workflow, space utilization, process optimization, workforce efficiency & effectiveness.
Assist in the preparation/creation of operator and maintenance manuals for end users of product.
Works closely with Design Engineering in the New Product Implementation (NPI), and design for manufacturability (DFM).
Leads in the investigation & implementation of capital equipment related to production processes and needs.
Prepare cost estimates for proposed process design and implementation measures.
Assists in the technical support of customers: phone calls and/or on-site support.
May perform other duties as required and/or assigned.