Bilingual Manufacturing Process Engineer

Springs Window Fashions and Affiliated Companies; All Star 36 Street Mobile Home Park (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the custom window treatment industry seeks a Manufacturing Process Engineer to enhance manufacturing processes. This role involves designing and validating processes to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Key responsibilities include utilizing lean manufacturing principles and collaborating with product development engineers for continuous improvement. The ideal candidate should possess strong industrial engineering skills and at least three years of relevant experience.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities and professional development

Corporate Bonus Program

401(k) match and tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive medical plans

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in relevant engineering field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in manufacturing.
• Capital project management experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document manufacturing processes to improve efficiency.
• Conduct work measurement studies to improve equipment effectiveness.
• Manage and implement capital projects.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem Solving

Quality Improvement

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Description

Springs Window Fashions is hiring for Cesta, a division of Springs Window Fashions LLC

This is an onsite role and bilingual (English - Spanish)

Company Overview

Springs Window Fashions is a leader in the custom window treatment industry since 1939. Headquartered in Middleton, WI, we have 7,000 associates with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Our custom window treatments are available under the Bali, Graber, SunSetter, and Mecho brands in nearly every major retailer, in thousands of designer showrooms, and showcased in large commercial buildings.

Our company has made significant investments to become a leader in product innovation. As North America’s premier window covering company, we’re committed to creating a “Best Experience” for our consumers, channel partners, and associates. We are bringing new innovations to the market at an accelerated pace and have a variety of offerings to consumers who want to improve their home décor.

Manufacturing Process Engineer - Hialeah, FL (Cesta)

Job Purpose

Responsible for creating, supporting, and developing new and existing process designs related to manufacturing and fabrication processes. This is successfully accomplished by understanding, accurately specifying, and adhering to customer requirements, utilizing and applying quality tools and methods, and pursuing continuous improvement in all aspects of product and process design. These efforts will have a direct impact on reducing labor and material costs, while improving value, reliability, and performance. The associate will plan and manage process and product-related design and validation activities. This position reports to the Plant Manager.

Develop your Best Experience Career

As part of the Manufacturing Engineering team, you’ll support activities that both grow and run the business. From simple changes and updates to complex development projects, you’ll design, develop, and validate the products and processes that provide quality components in a safe manner at a low cost. Utilization of Lean Manufacturing Tools and Principles will be critical to the success of this role.

Your efforts will have a direct impact on reducing labor and material costs, while improving quality, value, reliability, and performance.

YourBestCareerExperienceAccountabilities

As a Manufacturing Process Engineer, you’ll use and apply quality tools and methods along with pursuing continuous improvement in all aspects of product and process design including:

• Conduct work measurement studies to determine overall equipment effectiveness using Industrial Engineering techniques such as stopwatch studies, work sampling, ratio-delay, predetermined times, and video recording, in conducting studies for work measurement.
• Work with manufacturing engineers and product development engineers to create/develop manufacturing and fabrication methods for new or revised products. Evaluate all possible methods and determine the optimal method that provides the least cost, most efficient, and safe methods to be used.
• Document methods with clear, well-written methods descriptions including photographs where applicable.
• Maintain departmental records on work measurement activity including standard numbers, department assigned, operation numbers, standard description, effective data, and quantity per year, net increase/decrease.
• Review work methods to assure that operations are being performed in a safe, efficient manner. Work with supervisors and group leaders to improve methods as necessary.
• Design new fixtures and equipment to facilitate process improvements.
• Manage multiple capital projects from selection through implementation.Problem Solving and Quality Improvement
• Maintain an effective audit program for feedback to production managers, engineering, and quality assurance. Communicate how well process specifications are being followed, the capability of controlling process variables, and the maintenance condition of the equipment.
• Provide technical service to all departments to resolve quality-related problems.
• Assist in the training and education of hourly, supervisory, and management associates as required.
• Work with current suppliers to develop and improve existing products and processes while striving to reduce costs and minimize waste.
• Develop and maintain process control testing procedures for work-in-process to eliminate any off-quality performance issues.
• Develop and maintain process specifications to ensure the highest level of quality throughout the entire component manufacturing, fabrication, and assembly process.Product and Process Specifications
• Determine the optimum process routing for components and products, producing the highest quality levels at the lowest cost and minimizing waste.
• Develop written procedures in the form of Standard Practice Instructions to specifically describe how to perform a required task, including steps and tools necessary.
• Establish procedures and systems to prevent the production of off-quality products.
• Establish approval systems as a means of controlling process conditions, fabric routings, standard practices, and documentation of completed work.
• Provide the cost accounting department and the industrial engineering department with necessary information to determine product costs and departmental cost standards.New Product Introduction
• Work with product development engineers to determine the optimum process routing and conditions for new products.
• Assist product development engineers in monitoring the quality and manufacturability of components and finished products in each production department.
• Work with facilities planning to define plant space needs concerning equipment and its functionality.
• Conduct plant evaluations of new equipment to determine performance levels in safety, quality, maintenance, and cost.
• Prior to starting up a newly installed piece of equipment, work with manufacturing engineering to provide safety inspections and preliminary operating conditions to the production area.
• Work with suppliers in developing and improving new products and processes while reducing costs.
• Coordinate trials and evaluations of new products to ensure manufacturability, quality, and performance. Document results.

Production Layout

• Develop layouts utilizing lean manufacturing principles such as set-up time reduction, visual management, Kanban/pull systems, one-piece flow, value stream mapping, and optimum manufacturing layout (cellular, linear where applicable).
• Investigate activity-machine-relationship as a basis for machine, operations, department, or plant-wide layout.
• Using activity relationship information, provide layouts of work areas, departments, facilities, and plants.
• Provide electronic copies of layouts to management and others as required.
• Maintain layouts up to date and share with leadership.
• Conduct discussions and engage production associates, departmental managers, and other engineering members for all layout changes.

Administration and Other

• Document all projects, studies, and work assignments and outcomes to provide accurate and complete information for future reference.
• Stay current with industry technology by reviewing trade magazines, attending technical conferences, and meeting with supplier reps.
• Continuously work toward automating manufacturing processes and monitoring results through automation.
• Maintain records in an orderly fashion and analyze production and quality data, providing regular reports to stakeholders as appropriate.

What Springs’ Best Experience Means for You

Springs Window Fashions offers opportunities to develop skills needed to succeed in a fast-paced consumer products company, along with perks and benefits such as:

• Interaction with multiple functional areas and levels within the organization, from production to senior leadership
• Career growth opportunities and professional development
• Corporate Bonus Program
• Competitive benefits including a generous 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical plans, and employee discounts

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering with strong industrial experience as a Process Engineer;
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience; preferred 5+ years in manufacturing and engineering process design and improvement.
• Capital project management experience required.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma certifications are a plus.

Our Culture

• Our Core Value: We do the right thing, always
• Our Seven Cultural Behaviors
• Empowerment - We trust our people.
• Ownership - We take 100% responsibility for our roles, actions, and results.
• Leadership - We all lead by example and communicate directly with respect (DWR).
• One Team - We are One Springs Team.
• Customer First - We prioritize our customers' needs.
• Continuous Innovation - We are always learning, innovating, and improving.
• Speed - We operate with a sense of urgency and purpose.