Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Spring Grove, IL

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of methods, processes, and costs to support the company's customers and employees. This role involves close collaboration with department supervisors and other departments to drive continuous improvement, lean principles, and best practices. The Manufacturing Engineer will recommend and implement improvements or modifications in operations, work instructions, equipment utilization, and other related areas to enhance safety, quality, processes, and costs.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing with disciplined problem-solving approaches in program launches, rework, and continuous improvement using tools such as fishbone diagrams, 6s, value stream mapping, and job safety analysis.
• Provide effective leadership by challenging deployed processes, inspiring shared vision, and modeling/leading the way in a transparent manner.
• Utilize an understanding of process capabilities and process control limits to enhance quality and assess incoming work.
• Support and document continuous improvement opportunities to reduce cycle times and waste.
• Develop financial justifications for capital equipment and process changes.
• Design and conduct time studies, method analysis, and other work measurement activities.
• Demonstrate the use of computer simulations of processes and provide input and recommendations for production process improvements.
• Serve as a resource, providing technical assistance and on-the-job training to ensure work is performed accurately, efficiently, and safely.
• Achieve key performance measures in safety, quality, cost, productivity, and timely completion of customer orders.
• Create, update, and maintain routings, work instructions, and blueprints to meet customer specifications.
• Work across all three plants/shifts to provide support for projects and production.

Qualifications:

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering/technology or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2 - 3 years of related experience in manufacturing and/or metals industry
• Experience in project management, industrial engineering methods, and technical applications of manufacturing practices
• Proficient knowledge of CAD/CAM software and Geometrical Tolerance specification/application
• Highly proficient ability to communicate technical issues to internal and external stakeholders
• Expert mathematical and mechanical skills
• Extensive experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint

Preferred Skills:

• 3 years of experience in an Engineering/Technology position in manufacturing and/or metals industry
• History of success in improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Knowledge and experience in quality tools and safety regulations
• Experience in Value Stream Mapping, Time Standards, Line Balancing, and Plant Floor Layout
• Training in Lean Manufacturing, Visual Factory, Kanban, and Six-Sigma methods
• Materials flow management experience
• Experience with ERP or MRP software