Lean Manufacturing Engineer – Building Controls

KMC Controls - Manufacturing Inc; New Paris (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

KMC Controls is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support and continuously improve our manufacturing systems and processes for building automation products. You will collaborate with Operations, Product Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Maintenance to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and reliability.

Responsibilities include developing methods, troubleshooting issues, applying Lean principles, maintaining ERP data, and guiding production personnel through changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related field and 5+ years of experience.
• Experience with electronic circuit-board assembly processes.
• Experience with plastic injection molding and rubber molding; ERP experience.
• Lean manufacturing, problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and basic statistics knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and improve manufacturing methods, processes, tooling, fixtures, and layouts.
• Troubleshoot issues in materials, equipment, tooling, quality, and processes and implement corrective actions.
• Apply Lean and continuous-improvement methods to reduce waste and costs.
• Create and maintain ERP manufacturing data, BOMs, routings, and work instructions.
• Coordinate Engineering Change Orders and update related materials and training.
• Review drawings for manufacturability, testability, and cost.
• Plan production sequences, workforce utilization, and work cell layouts.
• Design fixtures and tooling and collaborate with internal/external resources.
• Evaluate and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and services.
• Conduct process capability and product testing with statistical methods.
• Support electronics assembly operations, tests, failures, and quality activities.
• Provide technical guidance and training to production personnel.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Planning

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

KMC Controls is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support and continuously improve our manufacturing systems and processes for building automation products. You will collaborate with Operations, Product Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Maintenance to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and reliability.

Responsibilities include developing methods, troubleshooting issues, applying Lean principles, maintaining ERP data, and guiding production personnel through changes.