Senior Manufacturing Engineer

ZF Group; Gray Court (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Plan

Paid Time Off

401k Plan

Health Care Benefits

Paid Holidays

Collaborative team environment

Community outreach activities

Job summary

ZF Transmissions in Gray Court, SC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead continuous improvement efforts and drive equipment upgrades. The role focuses on optimizing production lines, troubleshooting complex issues, and coordinating with design teams to ensure efficient manufacturing methods.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of engineering project leadership, strong communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office and engineering change systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with 7+ years' experience leading technical projects.
• Ability to train others.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Proven communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to continuously improve and upgrade equipment.
• Lead complex projects to troubleshoot and solve errors on production equipment.
• Analyze workforce utilization, space requirements, workflow and layout for maximum efficiency.
• Confer with engineering and design staff concerning product design and tooling for efficient production methods.
• Validate development of product specifications for equipment, materials, tooling, fixturing or parts.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

MS Office

Training others

Engineering concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Engineering change systems

Job description

About the Team:

The Manufacturing Engineering team at ZF Transmissions in Gray Court, SC, is a skilled group of professionals dedicated to producing high-quality transmissions for passenger and commercial vehicles. As part of the largest manufacturing site in North America, with nearly 2,000 employees plant-wide, this team plays a vital role in our production process. Their precision and expertise ensure that our products meet the highest standards of performance and reliability. Their contributions are essential to maintaining ZF's reputation as a leader in the automotive industry.

What you can look forward to as a Manufacturing Engineer:

• Ensure the changes to enhance the machine functionality.
• Lead projects to continuously improve and upgrade equipment.
• Lead complex projects to troubleshoot and solve errors and problems on production equipment.
• Analyze and plan work force utilization; space requirements; workflow; and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Confers with manufacturing engineers and design staff concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Validates the development of product specifications for the purchase of equipment, materials, tooling, fixturing or parts, according to specifications and quality standards.
• Consult the engineering team about potential suppliers for production equipment, tooling and fixturing and contributes to the final technical choice.
• Evaluate and assist in the evolution of the equipment and performs acceptance evaluation according to specification.
• Validate production times, staffing requirements and related costs of production equipment to provide information for management decisions.

Your profile as a Manufacturing Engineer:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and7+ years of experience and leading technical projects
• Ability to train others
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Proven communication skills both verbal and written.
• Expert-level knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within Engineering.
• Experience with customer communication systems.
• Extensive experience with engineering change systems.
• In-depth knowledge of company products and services acquired through experience and training.
• In-depth understanding of engineering techniques, principles, procedures of their particular field to the completion of difficult assignments.

Why you should choose ZF in Gray Court, SC:

• Annual Incentive Plan
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Plan
• Health Care Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• A supportive, collaborative team environment
• Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities