Manufacturing Engineer

Regal Rexnord; New Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with Matching

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Life and AD&D Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Regal Rexnord in New Hartford, CT is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to plan, direct and coordinate manufacturing processes in our industrial plant. The role focuses on developing methods, evaluating designs, tooling and equipment to improve quality, efficiency and safety.

You will lead continuous improvement projects, work with cross-functional teams including design, quality and production, and drive automation to reduce manual work.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or related field.
• Proficiency designing mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in CAD (AutoCAD, SolidWorks preferred).
• Proficiency creating detailed drawings from solid models for various fabrication techniques (CNC/manual machining, welding, sheet metal forming).
• Proficiency in mechanical assembly (press fits, adhesive bonding, fastener selection).
• Experience introducing new equipment and new processes into a production environment.
• Experience creating process documentation.
• Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and effectively with cross functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing a continuous improvement culture to enhance quality and operational excellence.
• Support process improvement initiatives. Initiate new projects and be a technical resource for key improvement initiatives, identifying best practices. Develop action plans to achieve short and long-range efficiency goals, selection of new production methods, designs of production fixtures, and methods to monitor efficiencies. Drive automation to replace the manual process as much as possible.
• Monitor timelines and project deliverables to ensure adherence with approved project plans for manufacturing process development.
• Identify issues and risks to ensure cost effective new product development and introduction into manufacturing.
• Provide general Manufacturing Engineering duties.
• Provide guidance in the development of manufacturing processes, validation and product specifications, including material specifications, assembly drawings, tooling and manufacturing documentation.
• Work with project teams to identify issues and risks associated with new product development (NPD). During NPD, partner with Engineers, Design Engineers, Quality Engineers and the Production Team to ensure cost effective NPD and introduction into manufacturing. Responsible for performing design reviews and pre-validation assessments (DFM, 3P).
• Research and provide recommendations for new equipment, products, and processes utilizing industry standard project management tools and techniques. Responsible for the purchase or design of equipment that meets health, safety and environmental standards set by the company. Present process and equipment recommendations to Leadership Team with regular and timely reviews that will define team roles, responsibilities, and accountability to project plans for implementation.
• Provide sustaining engineering support for shop floor ongoing issues.
• Develop manufacturing Work Instructions and Operation Sheets/Process Prints in support of Standard Work.
• Provide process support on manufacturing technical issues.
• Design production workstations and processes for ergonomics and efficiency.
• Define Preventive Maintenance programs for equipment associated with production activities.

Skills

CAD design

Mechanical design

Technical drawings

Mechanical assembly

NPD process

Documentation

MS Office

Cross-functional teamwork

Pressure management

Education

Associate degree in Manufacturing/related field

Bachelor's degree in related field (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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Position Overview

The Manufacturing Engineer plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes in industrial plant: Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards.

Key Responsibilities

Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Assist with developing a continuous improvement culture to enhance quality and operational excellence.
• Support process improvement initiatives. Initiate new projects and be a technical resource for key improvement initiatives, identifying best practices. Develop action plans to achieve short and long-range efficiency goals, selection of new production methods, designs of production fixtures, and methods to monitor efficiencies. Drive automation to replace the manual process as much as possible.
• Monitor timelines and project deliverables to ensure adherence with approved project plans for manufacturing process development.
• Identify issues and risks to ensure cost effective new product development and introduction into manufacturing.

Provide general Manufacturing Engineering duties.

• Provide guidance in the development of manufacturing processes, validation and product specifications, including material specifications, assembly drawings, tooling and manufacturing documentation.
• Work with project teams to identify issues and risks associated with new product development (NPD). During NPD, partner with Engineers, Design Engineers, Quality Engineers and the Production Team to ensure cost effective NPD and introduction into manufacturing. Responsible for performing design reviews and pre-validation assessments (DFM, 3P).
• Research and provide recommendations for new equipment, products, and processes utilizing industry standard project management tools and techniques. Responsible for the purchase or design of equipment that meets health, safety and environmental standards set by the company. Present process and equipment recommendations to Leadership Team with regular and timely reviews that will define team roles, responsibilities, and accountability to project plans for implementation.

Provide sustaining engineering support for shop floor ongoing issues.

• Develop manufacturing Work Instructions and Operation Sheets/Process Prints in support of Standard Work.
• Provide process support on manufacturing technical issues.
• Design production workstations and processes for ergonomics and efficiency.
• Define Preventive Maintenance programs for equipment associated with production activities.

Required Skills And Qualifications

The successful candidate will have proven experience…

• Associates Degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or related field.
• Proficiency designing mechanical equipment, fixturing, and tooling in CAD (AutoCAD, SolidWorks preferred).
• Proficiency creating detailed drawings from solid models for various fabrication techniques (CNC/manual machining, welding, sheet metal forming).
• Proficiency in mechanical assembly (press fits, adhesive bonding, fastener selection).
• Experience introducing new equipment and new processes into a production environment.
• Experience creating process documentation.
• Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and effectively with cross functional teams.

Preferred Skills And Qualifications

The successful candidate will have proven experience…

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, operations, business, or related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing process improvement experience.
• Recognized process improvement training (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) experience.
• Expected Base Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position requires occasional travel. The employee must be able to fly or drive out of town to attend meetings with customers and suppliers or attend training.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and be able to stand 70% of the day. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

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Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.