Manufacturing Automation Engineer - PLC & Tooling

Crosby; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manufacturing Engineer role in Longview, TX at Crosby provides interdepartmental and shop floor technical support for manufacturing activities. You will contribute to productivity and process improvements, automation, tooling and fixture design, and cost reductions.

Responsibilities include maintaining engineering drawings, tooling and fixture libraries, and controlling engineering records and documentation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years related experience.
• Proficient in tooling, manufacturing systems and project management.
• CAM programming proficiency.
• Strong skills with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, blueprints and tolerances.
• Experience with CAD systems and AutoCAD-compatible tools.
• Oral & written communication proficiency.
• PLC and controls experience preferred.
• Travel occasionally (driving/flying).
• May require 50+ hour work weeks.

Responsibilities

• Support machine controls and upgrades for manufacturing equipment
• Provide PLC programming support for manufacturing equipment
• Provide design of integration of sensors and data collection systems for manufacturing equipment
• Develop automation upgrades for manufacturing equipment
• Under the general direction of the Engineering Manager design and oversee fabrication of necessary tooling and fixtures to support plant production of quality product
• Review all production areas annually for non-value-added activity and develop process improvement plans to eliminate the same
• Develop and maintain database of all Crosby drawings and production machining programs
• Provide daily engineering service support for the manufacturing operations
• Serve as a member of the tooling/design committee
• Travel to customer locations to fix and/or trouble shoot problems with Company's product line
• Coordinate with Crosby Group Engineering to maintain the database of product drawings
• Conduct meetings as appropriate to ensure product changes and new products are adequately understood by those impacted
• Participate in meetings to share information on projects, processes, plans, tooling, design, quality, safety, and other associated requirements
• Communicates with engineering personnel at Crosby Group and other locations to resolve problems on tooling, designs, dimensions, tolerance, ECN, ECR, and other related issues
• Supplies technical advice and information to other departments as requested within the scope of his/her knowledge
• Assist the Engineer/OPEX Manager in driving change in the Crosby culture toward cross-functional teams increasing success through Operational Excellence
• Assist in resolving safety issues at the plant level
• Assist in the development and maintenance of ISO procedures and the plant quality book
• Assist in the planning, directing, coordinating, investigating, recommending, and monitoring of engineering activities at the plant level and brief management personnel as to the status of projects, plans, and new product introductions on a periodic basis

Skills

Tooling design

Manufacturing systems

Project management

CAM programming

Engineering drawings

CAD systems

Oral & written communication

PLC & controls

Travel flexibility

Work hours flexibility

Tools

AutoCAD

Deforms

CREO

FARO CMM

Job description

The Manufacturing Engineer role in Longview, TX at Crosby provides interdepartmental and shop floor technical support for manufacturing activities. You will contribute to productivity and process improvements, automation, tooling and fixture design, and cost reductions.

Responsibilities include maintaining engineering drawings, tooling and fixture libraries, and controlling engineering records and documentation.