Manufacturing Engineer

GRAMMER Americas; Delphos (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401(k) match

Robust EAP services

Developmental opportunities

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for their Delphos, OH location. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years in a similar role, ideally in the commercial vehicle or automotive industry. Responsibilities include providing technical support for production, optimizing processes, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical coverage and a 401(k) match, alongside opportunities for personal development.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field is essential.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in manufacturing roles required.
• Experience in commercial vehicle or automotive industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for all aspects of production.
• Implement continuous improvement through Lean methodology.
• Evaluate and implement process improvements.
• Develop workflow and effective layouts.
• Assist in training technical and production staff.

Skills

Teamwork

Continuous improvement

Lean Manufacturing methodology

Process optimization

Injection Molding

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related area

Tools

Robotic systems

Job description

GRAMMER is specialized in developing and manufacturing components and systems for car interiors as well as driver and passenger seats for off-road vehicles, trucks, buses, and trains.

As a global partner to the vehicle manufacturing industry we are represented around the world by our two divisions, Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. Our employees are constantly engaged in developing and producing innovative, flexible solutions to meet challenges in today’s competitive global market. GRAMMER can be found on four continents with more than 50 production, distribution and logistics sites in 20 countries.

Here at GRAMMER, we foster a culture that embraces our Grammer CODE: Collaborate in an inclusive environment, Openness in communication and ideas, Drive for results with energy and Empower yourself and others by taking ownership of decisions and actions.

What we are looking for:

Manufacturing Engineer in Delphos, OH. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a team environment. This individual will have an opportunity to make lasting and positive changes in our team!

The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for providing technical support for all aspects of production from design release forward. The incumbent will be accountable for engineering activities in the area of injection molding, drilling operations, heat staking, welding and assembly line operation, in order to obtain optimum productivity and quality levels while complying with customer specifications.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for their assigned manufacturing processes. Through input from the customer, plant staff, and production employees the Manufacturing Engineer will review process controls, emphasize continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing methodology and Kaizen activities, participate in the development of cell layouts, set up reduction (SMED), lead time reduction, improve productivity through waste reduction. In addition, the Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for achieving product target cost, improved efficiency, identifying possible production problems for existing products within their scope of accountability.

The Manufacturing Engineer will be involved with helping to determine project capital needs, launch strategies, project timing, process flows, labor and machine standards as well as proposed plans for changes to the process, equipment, molds, and tooling to ensure reliability and compatibility with existing Toledo Molding and Die standards/systems.

What you will be doing:

• Support and maintain project timeline
• Participate in identifying open items issues
• Review mold and secondary fixture design and make recommendations
• Develop workflow, effective layout and optimize processes
• Evaluate and implement process/product improvements
• Work with the team to develop tooling and poke yoke methods
• Assist with training of both technical and production in processing standards
• Develops short- and long-term strategy to support customer requirement
• Authorizes engineering change notices (deviations), process alerts, purchase orders, equipment spare parts inventory, and personnel training requests
• Supports plant safety rules, UAW contract, procedures and standards
• Involved with assigned project launch strategies, capital needs, program timing in support of all APQP, PPAP, and ISO/TS16949 requirements
• Achieve goals and objectives relating to cost and timing
• Achieve project expectation and requirements for all elements of PPAP, ISO/TS16949 (Promotes ISO/TS16949 compliance)
• Maintain records for primary tools (molds) and selected secondary equipment
• Prioritize personnel and resources as activities require
• Accountable for customer/plant continuous improvement programs
• Develop and maintain favorable customer relations

What you will bring along:

• Bachelors Degree in a related area
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role.
• Commercial Vehicle manufacturing experience or experience in a closely related industry, such as automotive.
• Product launch exposure
• Injection Molding and robotic experience required

What we can provide you:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401(k) match
• Robust EAP services
• Developmental opportunities
• Much more!