Manufacturing Engineer: Process Innovation & Quality Champion

Principal Manufacturing Corporation; Broadview (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Principal Manufacturing Corporation in Broadview, IL is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The role focuses on process development for new products, tooling, gaging, and secondary operations, with responsibilities to implement improvements and corrective actions to address quality concerns.

You will work with engineers, designers, project managers, and shop personnel to define operating procedures, support production, and coordinate new process development.

Qualifications

• Four-year Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5 years manufacturing and/or engineering experience.
• Basic knowledge of AutoCAD and measurement tools.
• Read/interpret blueprints and technical drawings.
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing and 5S.
• Knowledge of ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Confer with engineers, designers, project/program manager and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, provide technical information, and participate in continuous improvement efforts.
• Work on quality support, addressing scrap (both internal and external), failure modes/ poke yoke, and inspection fixtures / gages.
• Work on production support problems and issues including maintenance engineering support.
• Work on production support, for increased throughput, addressing operator issues, and enhanced quality.
• Participate in development of all aspects of production, including selection of manufacturing methods.
• Participate and coordinate new process development, tooling, shop floor documentation, (SOP) Standard Operating Procedures and (WI) work instructions.
• Coordinate with tool room on tooling maintenance process improvements, including standard maintenance procedures, critical component inventory using PLEX system. Assist in technical training of Toolroom, press room, and equipment operation.
• Provide engineering assistance to projects champions as required for programs assigned to as engineering support.
• Provide misc. CAD support, information to tool room, sales, maintenance, production, etc. as required.
• Support quotes feasibility meetings as required.
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Work with customers and vendors in improving processes.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Principal Manufacturing Corporation in Broadview, IL is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The role focuses on process development for new products, tooling, gaging, and secondary operations, with responsibilities to implement improvements and corrective actions to address quality concerns.

You will work with engineers, designers, project managers, and shop personnel to define operating procedures, support production, and coordinate new process development.