Production Engineer/Programmer

Feldmeier Equipment, Inc.; City of Little Falls (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Feldmeier Equipment, Inc. is seeking a Production Engineer / Programmer to create, maintain, and troubleshoot manufacturing programs for CNC, laser, plasma, robotic welding, and fabrication equipment.

You will support machine programming and tooling for production personnel to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality fabrication operations. Collaboration with engineering and production teams to review drawings and BOMs, implement changes, maintain documentation, and drive lean improvements and

Qualifications

• Experience in programming CNC, laser, plasma, robotic welding and fabrication equipment.
• Ability to review engineering drawings and specifications for manufacturability and programming accuracy.
• Experience supporting production personnel with tooling, programming issues and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CNC, laser, plasma, robotic welding, and fabrication programs as required.
• Create machine programs using CAD/CAM software and manufacturing systems.
• Review drawings and BOMs to ensure manufacturability and programming accuracy.
• Provide technical support for production regarding manufacturing processes and programming issues.
• Troubleshoot programming, tooling, and machine performance concerns.
• Support day-to-day production needs related to programming, setup, workflow, and fabrication process issues.
• Analyze production workflows to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and repeatability.
• Assist in reducing setup times, cycle times, scrap, and rework.
• Support lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives as they relate to production programming and equipment use.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to address manufacturability or programming concerns.
• Review bills of material, routings, and manufacturing documentation for accuracy related to production programming.
• Support engineering change implementation where changes impact machine programs, tooling, or production methods.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to programming, setup, and production support activities.
• Ensure programs and production support processes comply with company quality standards and customer requirements.
• Support corrective actions, root cause analysis, and preventive actions related to programming or production process concerns.
• Create and maintain production information, routings, labor standards, and related manufacturing data within ERP systems as required.
• Analyze production metrics and recommend improvements based on data.
• Promote safe manufacturing practices and compliance with OSHA regulations.
• Participate in safety audits, investigations, and improvement activities as needed.

Skills

CNC programming

Robotic welding

CAD/CAM software

Manufacturing systems

Process optimization

Tools

CAD/CAM software

ERP systems

Job description

Job Summary:

The Production Engineer / Programmer is responsible for creating, maintaining, and troubleshooting manufacturing programs and production support processes for CNC, laser, plasma, robotic welding, and fabrication equipment. This role serves as a technical resource for production personnel by supporting machine programming, resolving tooling and process concerns, improving production workflows, and ensuring programs and documentation support safe, efficient, and high-quality fabrication operations.

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Job Summary:

The Production Engineer / Programmer is responsible for creating, maintaining, and troubleshooting manufacturing programs and production support processes for CNC, laser, plasma, robotic welding, and fabrication equipment. This role serves as a technical resource for production personnel by supporting machine programming, resolving tooling and process concerns, improving production workflows, and ensuring programs and documentation support safe, efficient, and high-quality fabrication operations.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain CNC, laser, plasma, robotic welding, and fabrication programs as required.
• Create machine programs using CAD/CAM software and manufacturing systems.
• Review engineering drawings and specifications to ensure manufacturability and programming accuracy.
• Provide technical support for production personnel regarding manufacturing processes and programming issues.
• Troubleshoot programming, tooling, and machine performance concerns.

Production Support & Continuous Improvement

• Support day-to-day production needs related to programming, setup, workflow, and fabrication process issues.
• Analyze production workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, throughput, and repeatability.
• Assist in reducing setup times, cycle times, scrap, and rework.
• Support implementation of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives as they relate to production programming and equipment use.

Engineering & Documentation Coordination

• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to address manufacturability or programming concerns.
• Review bills of material, routings, and manufacturing documentation for accuracy related to production programming.
• Support engineering change implementation where changes impact machine programs, tooling, or production methods.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to programming, setup, and production support activities.

Quality, Data & ERP Support

• Ensure programs and production support processes comply with company quality standards and customer requirements.
• Support corrective actions, root cause analysis, and preventive actions related to programming or production process concerns.
• Create and maintain production information, routings, labor standards, and related manufacturing data within ERP systems as required.
• Analyze production metrics and recommend improvements based on data.

Safety

• Promote safe manufacturing practices and compliance with OSHA regulations.
• Participate in safety audits, investigations, and improvement activities as needed.
• Ensure programming, tooling, equipment, and process changes consider employee safety requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and/or walk for up to 8 hours per day.
• Ability to work on a computer for up to 8 hours per day.
• Must be mindful of safety and use proper PPE when required.