Engineer - Furnace Process

IDEX; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 99,800 - 149,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement savings program with company match

Health benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

IDEX in Farmington, Connecticut is seeking an experienced engineer to design, develop, and optimize manufacturing processes focusing on sintering. This role includes ensuring safe operation of furnaces, creating production documentation, and liaising across various organizational areas.

With a required Bachelor's in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, the position offers a comprehensive benefits package including health benefits and a 401(k) retirement savings program with a company match.

Qualifications

• 5 years of Manufacturing / Process Engineering experience.
• Hands-on working knowledge of vacuum and atmosphere sintering.
• Experience using the Stage Gate process for development.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe operation of sintering furnaces.
• Create production documentation for new and existing products.
• Identify and implement improvements in production processes.

Skills

Technical problem-solving mindset

Lean and Six Sigma skills

Proficiency in MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP systems knowledge

High-temp sintering

Job description

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Major Focus: Design, Develop & Optimize Manufacturing processes & systems to expand company capabilities with a focus on sintering. Efforts are aimed at enhancing internal and external customer experience, quality and speed, while ensuring safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure safe function and operation of various types of sintering furnaces
• Support production to meet organizational metrics
• Create production work documentation for new and existing products and processes
• Work instructions, standard works, etc.
• Production routes and bills of materials
• Focus on Safety, quality, & up-time
• Liaison for all areas of organization (Sales, Quality, R&D, etc.) with respect to products and production capabilities
• Capital equipment
• Proper machine identification and validation plans
• Justification process and documentation
• Implementation process and documentation
• Maintain & facilitate improvement of quality procedure documentation including RMA/CAR/MRR

Major Challenges

• Continuous improvement in parallel within production resources and schedule
• Prioritization of organizational needs in combination with individual goals
• Ability to adapt to a change in priorities based on forecast and operational needs

Expected Performance Outcomes

• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement corresponding solutions
• Specific goals will be centered around enabling safe production at 100% quality while reducing the average cost per piece by 5% yearly

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or similar with Operations
• Understanding 5 years Manufacturing / Process Engineering experience with a focus on technical problem solving and transfer of development projects to production levels
• Proficiency in MS Office, working knowledge of ERP systems
• Hands on working knowledge of vacuum, high-temp, or special atmosphere sintering and processing

Technical Knowledge / Skills

• Must possess a technical problem-solving mindset that enjoys resolving significant engineering challenges
• 8D, FMEA, Cause and Effect, 5 Why’s
• Experience using Stage Gate process for development through production scaling
• Lean and Six Sigma skills necessary to efficiently and methodically resolve technical challenges
• NFPA 86

Company: Mott is a high precision filtration company trusted by the world’s best technical and performance brands across many industries including healthcare, food/beverage, semiconductors, and aerospace/defense. The company’s strategic vision is to deliver technological breakthroughs where none currently exist.

Total Rewards

The compensation range for this position is $99,800.00 - $149,600.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan. Benefits Package Our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings include: Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more.

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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