Manufacturing Engineer

Atlas Copco Group; Shakopee (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement benefits

Internal job market

Job summary

Atlas Copco Group in Shakopee, MN, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and improve processes, reduce product cost, and increase operational efficiency on the shop floor.

You will drive lean initiatives, support NPI, create routings and tooling, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth design-to-production transitions.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical/manufacturing engineering with 4+ years in manufacturing and strong CAD/ERP experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering preferred; sciences accepted with manufacturing/operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides manufacturing engineering support to the operations team.
• Drives continuous improvement in quality, cycle times, cost reduction and process improvement using lean techniques.
• Eliminates routing and material variances impacting financial results.
• Performs time studies to optimize assembly routings and balance lines.
• Defines/sets up manufacturing tooling and fixtures, including automated equipment.
• Maintains work procedures and specifications for equipment and test processes.
• Trains workforce and ensures traceability to sustain competencies.
• Collaborates with other departments and suppliers to resolve component and product quality issues.
• Supports successful new product introductions and smooth design-to-production transitions.
• Manages Engineering Change Orders using ERP and CAD systems.

Skills

6S/Lean

CREO CAD

ERP systems

LabVIEW

PLC

Excel

AutoCAD

PowerPoint

Publisher

Word

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering

Sciences degree with manufacturing/operations experience

Tools

ERP systems

CREO CAD

3D CAD software

Job description

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing/improving processes, manufacturing capabilities and reducing the product cost through operational efficiency.

As Manufacturing Engineer, you will report into the Operations Manager.

Your job responsibilities will include:

• Provides manufacturing engineering support to the operational team where needed.
• Drives continuous improvement activities in quality, cycle times, cost reduction and process improvement through lean techniques and value engineering.
• Eliminates routing and material variances impacting financial results of Product Company.
• Performs time studies for the assembly processes to create the correct routings and to optimize the balancing of the assembly process.
• Accounts for the definition, setup, preparation, and optimization of manufacturing tooling. This includes but is not limited to all automated manufacturing equipment.
• Ensures value stream mapping, specification and implementation of logistical flows for the manufacturing cells.
• Creates and maintains documented work procedures and technical specifications for manufacturing equipment and test specifications.
• Performs active training processes, procedures, documentation, and traceability to create and sustain the workforce competences within the manufacturing zones.
• Works with other departments and suppliers to support all the quality issues on components and products in the manufacturing zones.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineers and technicians to support successful new product introductions, ensuring smooth transition from design to production.
• Create, manage and complete manufacturing related Engineering Change Orders through the use of Gamma Vacuums ERP system‘s and CAD systems.
• Motivated and self starting contributor that is willing to learn.
• Maintains punctual, regular and predictable attendance; works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
• Respectfully takes direction from [supervisor/ manager] and other duties as assigned.
• Provides routine communication to team members and leadership team.

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Bachelor degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering preferred. Degree in sciences is sufficient with supporting manfacturing or operations experience.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly or operations environment.

Knowledge areas/Skills

• Experience/knowledge of 6S and basic Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize work and manage multiple tasks.
• Experience with CREO CAD systems or equivalent3D CAD software.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems.
• Programming skills (LabView and PLC) preferred.
• Interaction between manufacturing equipment and I.T. systems.
• Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, AutoCADskills.

Other requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in project management and leading improvement projects.
• Demonstrated skill and achievement in implementing Lean practices in an operations environment. This includes driving 6S opportunities, streamlining processes, improving process flow, fixturing, etc.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use stairways to climb to floors within office building, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands and fingers to type or dial, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. This position requires frequent computer use. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

In return, we offer

• Part of the Atlas Copco Group with a wide-reaching internal job market
• Work in a globally diverse environment
• You can grow with us: we always look for internal candidates before checking the market and have training programs
• We have a family-like atmosphere – and that is not just a claim on the wall, it’s a true fact
• You can be creative and promote your own ideas
• We believe and foster a learning culture where global mobility is an important enabler for growth.
• Our learning culture supports you on your journey: benefit from our individual learning opportunities, our feedback culture, the internal job portal, global project assignments, or on site training from our academy
• We support you and your well-being with different programs like fitness groups, family parties, team events, and more
• We offer health insurance, paid leave and retirement benefits.

Job location

This is an onsite position located in Shakopee, MN.

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Information at a Glance

Atlas Copco Group enables technology that transforms the future. We innovate to develop products, services and solutions that are key to our customers' success. Our four business areas offer technologies for air and gas compression, vacuum and abatement, automated assembly and quality control, mobile energy management and power generation as well as portable and industrial flow technologies.