Foundry Manufacturing Engineer — Lean, Automation & Design

Markent Personnel; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Markent Personnel is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a plant site in the southwest area of the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area. The role plans and designs manufacturing processes to maximize efficiency by analyzing equipment layout, workflow, and workforce utilization to meet product specifications.

The position reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and involves creating tooling, improving production lines, and leading cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• SolidWorks and Microsoft Office skills.
• Must have tooling experience.
• Project management experience required to run projects in their entirety.
• Automation experience needed, including robotics and PLCs.
• Experience as a manufacturing engineer in a heavy manufacturing environment.
• Foundry experience is desired; zinc/high pressure aluminum die casting, stamping, finishing or plating experience considered.
• Must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Design production tooling using 2D & 3D software such as SolidWorks.
• Implement productivity improvements on current production lines.
• Perform root cause analysis of failures using statistical methods and lean tools; propose design/tolerance/process changes.
• Design and implement production processes for new products and changes to existing products.
• Perform FMEA on new and existing products.
• Review product designs for manufacturability and optimized processing.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to optimize productivity methods.
• Lead design of experiments, lean manufacturing, ROIA initiatives.
• Lead design review meetings for new and existing products.
• Create work instructions, statements of work, spare parts inventories, and critical parts inventories.
• Implement automation, robotics, vision systems, controls integration, and fixturing.

Skills

Tooling experience

Project management

Automation experience

Robotics

PLCs

Manufacturing experience

Heavy manufacturing

Industry experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Job description

Markent Personnel is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a plant site in the southwest area of the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area. The role plans and designs manufacturing processes to maximize efficiency by analyzing equipment layout, workflow, and workforce utilization to meet product specifications.

The position reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and involves creating tooling, improving production lines, and leading cross-functional teams.