Manufacturing Engineer

OPW Fueling Components, LLC; Hamilton (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

OPW Fueling Components, LLC in Ohio seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to lead process development, Lean improvements and capital projects. You will specify optimal methods, tooling and layouts, drive continuous improvement and coordinate launches for new products, while guiding teams and interfacing with operations and product engineering.

The ideal candidate brings a Bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering, 2+ years of relevant experience and hands-on automation expertise, plus strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering or related field.
• Two plus years of manufacturing engineering experience in similar roles.
• Hands-on automation experience.
• Extensive technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flow, plant layout, assembly and production equipment.
• Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• Production Planning Process (3P) experience.
• CNC Machine Tools and Practices.
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing.
• Quality orientation and attention to detail.
• Problem Solving Techniques (PDCA).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to lead high-performance teams and be a strong team player.
• Windows Office Applications.

Responsibilities

• Determines and specifies the most efficient methods, operation sequences and tooling for fabrication of parts.
• Uses advanced manufacturing technology including automation and data collection when developing processes.
• Implements Lean Principles to meet Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery goals.
• Provides technical guidance to product operations and assists in cost determination.
• Leads continuous improvement projects and standard work development.
• Manages capital expenditure projects and coordinates tooling and equipment recommendations.
• Collaborates with Cost Department to input costs and routings in Oracle for new products.
• Interfaces with Customer as required and supports organizational objectives.

Skills

Automation

Lean manufacturing

3P production planning

CNC tools

GD&T

Quality focus

PDCA

Team leadership

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering

Tools

AutoCad

Job description

The Manufacturing Engineer performs complex activities for the development, implementation and Continuous Improvement of the manufacturing process, by utilizing sound engineering methods in accordance with product specifications and Hyperflow quality standards. Recommend and implement improvements to production processes, methods and controls. Coordinates manufacturing launch for new or revised products.

What You'll Do

• Determines and specifies, revises and/or reviews the most efficient and cost-effective methods, operation sequence and tooling for the fabrication of parts, finishing and assembly components, subassemblies for final products.
• Uses or considers advanced manufacturing technology including but not limited to, automation, vision systems, and data collection when developing or improving processes.
• Application of Lean Principles and concepts to develop processes. Must be able to improve manufacturing processes to meet goals of Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery.
• Provides technical guidance and liaison to product operations, assists the supervisor on new techniques and may assist in the determination of causes of rejected parts and their disposition.
• Provides guidance to lower-level manufacturing engineers, tool designers and technicians in various projects and responsibilities.
• Provides finalized details for manufacturing processing costs for new product quotes. Interfaces with Product Engineering for design and development of new products. Assure new products go through the design for manufacturing process prior to release and prior to finalization of tooling to reduce cost and delivery.
• Ability to foresee common manufacturing difficulties and plan options. Demonstrate leadership in the assigned group of processes. Develop standard work and lead Continuous Improvement projects to achieve predetermined goals.
• Manage justification, schedule and budget for Capital Expenditure Projects. Provide input for manufacturing assembly costs and equipment recommendations.
• Prepare and present plans for the above and coordinate deployment of project plans.
• Work closely with the cost department in assuring all costs, processes and routings are input into Oracle in the most expedient manner possible for all newly released products.
• Assure all engineering notices are processed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Provide Leadership, process data, drawings and schedules for Tool Design, CNC Programming and the Maintenance department.
• Attend meetings as needed to support organization activity. Interfaces with customers as required. Performs other duties, as assigned, to achieve corporate and departmental objectives.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering or related field
• Two plus years of manufacturing engineering experience in similar roles.
• Total equivalent experience in an engineering or technical role of at least 8 years will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Hands-on automation experience
• Extensive technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flow, plant layout, assembly and production equipment
• Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques
• Production Planning Process (3P) experience
• CNC Machine Tools and Practices
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Quality orientation and attention to detail
• Problem Solving Techniques (PDCA)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to lead high-performance teams and be a strong team player
• Windows Office Applications

The Ideal Candidate Will Also Bring

• Safe work environments
• Pro-company environments
• Capital Improvement
• AutoCad proficiency

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