Lean Manufacturing Engineer: Boost Production Flow

Airxcel-1; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Airxcel in Wichita, Kansas is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to maintain the efficiency of production equipment and processes to manufacture high quality products cost-effectively. The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and 1–3 years experience; Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.

Proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Project, Infor XA, AS400, and CNC programming is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Mechatronics) or related field.
• 1–3 years related experience.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Green Belt certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators.
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
• Implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials, and parts.
• Actively participates in department/shift/team meetings and facilitates improvement/resolutions, and follow-up to employees.
• Organizing, planning, commissioning, and maintaining production lines.
• Maintain and improve all factory processes and related KPI’s.
• Utilize benchmarking methods for continuous improvement in manufacturing. Develop systems for improvement.
• Create standard work documentation and support deployment / implementation.
• Support, cost estimate, and document all engineering changes.
• Strong understanding of Lean/Continuous Improvement concepts, principles, practices, and implementation required.
• Initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformance relating to product, processes, and/or systems.
• Support new product launch, creating work cells, staffing models and manufacturing flow.

Skills

Reading technical drawings

Microsoft Office proficiency

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Mechatronics) or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Project

Infor XA

AS400

CNC programming

Job description

Airxcel in Wichita, Kansas is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to maintain the efficiency of production equipment and processes to manufacture high quality products cost-effectively. The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and 1–3 years experience; Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.

Proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Microsoft Project, Infor XA, AS400, and CNC programming is valued.