Manufacturing Engineer

Precision Castparts; Town of New Hartford (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts in New Hartford, NY seeks a Manufacturing Engineering leader to provide focus, direction and leadership for manufacturing engineering functions, aligning operations with business objectives in New Hartford/Dunkirk.

You will drive productivity through lean methods, oversee PFMEAs, Kaizen events, and capital projects, and collaborate with maintenance to ensure safe, productive equipment.

Qualifications

• BSME or IE required; leadership in process manufacturing.
• Experience reflecting success in leadership roles.
• Thorough knowledge of Lean, Theory of Constraints, Six Sigma.
• Knowledge of Value Stream mapping.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to optimize tools, methods and resources for productivity.
• Drive PFMEAs, control plans and SPC throughout the shop.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and identify top improvement opportunities.
• Develop visual management including standard work, 5S and process control.
• Oversee CapEx planning and equipment overhaul projects.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to ensure productive, safe operation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Value stream mapping

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

High pressure environment

Interpersonal skills

Education

BSME or IE

Job description

Summary

Provide focus, direction and leadership for the Manufacturing Engineering Functions, providing recommendations and implementing tangible improvements which align manufacturing operations with business objectives in New Hartford/Dunkirk.

Provide focus, direction and leadership for the Manufacturing Engineering Functions, providing recommendations and implementing tangible improvements which align manufacturing operations with business objectives in New Hartford/Dunkirk.

Essential Functions

• Provide technical and engineering expertise to optimize tools, methods and resources to alleviate constraints to improve productivity.
• Drives implementation of PFMEAs and their resultant control plans and improvement initiatives, to include SPC, shop wide.
• Ability to facilitate Kaizen events within the department to drive required improvements. Identifies and prioritizes improvement opportunities which have greatest potential for positively improving on delivered performance.
• Develop a visual management system to include: standard work, 5S, quality, throughput, process control.
• Participate in new equipment design selection and planning of equipment major overhauls (CapEx). Provide supervision for such projects.
• Collaborate with Maintenance personnel, provide oversight for equipment productive and safe operation.

Additional Responsibilities

Will also possess oral communication skills sufficient to instruct, direct and resolve conflicts with and between employees, written skills for internal correspondence, writing or revising procedures, reading comprehension sufficient to read, interpret and properly apply specifications and procedures to achieve desired outcomes, collaboration skills to create cooperative, responsive workforce, composure under pressure enabling ability to manage effectively under pressure, through change and interruption, and the ability to anticipate and surface consequential issues and act with appropriate sense of urgency, sense of time and through organized planning to resolve.

Competencies

• Basic background knowledge of metals manufacturing
• Prefer experience with metals machining practices: lathes, mills, polishers, cutting tool design, cutting fluids, etc.

Education And Experience

Incumbent will possess a BSME or IE. Valued experience would include responsibility which reflects success in leadership roles gained though work in a process manufacturing environment, and thorough knowledge of Lean manufacturing skills set, Theory of Constraint, Six Sigma, and Value Stream mapping.

Special Skills

• Computer literacy is a requirement.
• Ability to interface with any person in the organization.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail are critical.
• Reliable attendance and good communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work in a high pressure environment.

Additional Notes

• The Company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Physical Dimensions

Physical Demands – 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.

Work Environment – The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.