Senior Manufacturing Engineer

DeKalb Health; Shelbyville (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Brazeway is seeking a highly skilled Manufacturing/Process Engineer to optimize quality, productivity, and cost in our Shelbyville, Indiana facility. The role leads major improvements, designs new equipment, and collaborates with R&D and suppliers to drive efficiency.

The engineer will ensure safe operations, maintain engineering data, and support plant management with technical guidance. Strong communication and GAAP-adjacent resource coordination may be involved.

Qualifications

• Strong technical skills and ability to interact with multiple departments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing maintenance environment.
• Extrusion experience or hydraulic presses and metal forming preferred.
• Excellent communication and computer skills with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Applies engineering principles to improve processes, reduce cost, and improve quality.
• Designs manufacturing processes meeting product, delivery, and cost requirements; manages equipment design and tooling.
• Leads development programs bringing new ideas to production in collaboration with R&D and external partners.
• Provides technical support to account managers.
• Maintains engineering data base: BOMs, routing, drawings, process sheets.
• Ensures plant safety and regulatory compliance; completes required reports.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Excellent communication

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• Job Category Engineering, Manufacturing


• Employee Type Full-Time Exempt


• Required Degree 4 Year Degree


• Travel 15%


• Manage Others No

• Phone [phone]

Who we are:

Brazeway is the world’s largest producer of frost-free evaporator coils and a top global supplier of aluminum heat transfer tubing and components of the appliance, HVAC, and automotive air conditioning industries.

What we provide:

A strong, collaborative team culture. A safe and progressive work environment.

What drives us:

The philosophy that our people are our most important asset. We believe that hiring great people and giving them the opportunity and freedom to be creative, will make great things happen. Our best designs and most impactful innovations are developed in an environment where no idea is too far-fetched, no effort is wasted, and no vision is too far off. The outcome from this approach has propelled us to the forefront of ingenuity for all the sectors we serve.

Where we are located:

Our facility is located in Shelbyville, Indiana. This area is a great location for commuters and residents of the Indianapolis area. Within a 30-45-minute commute are opportunities to live in the heart of a vibrant city or live in a suburb with all the amenities. We also have manufacturing facilities located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Monterrey, Mexico. Our Corporate Headquarters reside in Adrian, Michigan.

What the position entails:

Applies appropriate engineering and manufacturing technology to develop/improve existing processes in the area of quality, productivity, and cost reduction for Brazeway and its customers. The engineer serves as a value stream leader, project leader on major plant expenditures, new equipment purchases, and process improvements within the company.

Major Responsibilities:

• Applies basic engineering principles and analyses to improve processes or solve manufacturing problems by reducing cost, improving quality, and/or capability.


• Designs manufacturing processes that meet customer product, delivery, and cost requirements. Designs or manages the design of new machines and tooling. Manages or participates as a key AQP Team Member in the concept to delivery cycle -- Design, analyze, budget, prototypes and samples, purchase and build equipment, machine acceptance, train, implement and improve.


• Identifies, establishes, and manages development programs that bring new ideas and technologies to practical application in production. This will include working with members of our R & D team as well as with outside organizations.


• Provides technical support to account managers.


• May manage liaison activities with Brazeway’s partners.


• Prepares engineering and cost analyses for process improvement.


• Maintains the engineering data base: Bills of materials, Routing and production standards, Drawings and process sheets, ECR/ECNs.


• Assures plant(s) environment is safe, efficient, and meets all local, state, and/or federal requirements. This includes the job environment and any associated ergonomic factors, and the internal and external plant environment and surrounding properties. Maintain records, and data to prove compliance with all regulations. Complete local. State, and/or federal reports as required.


• Provides necessary support to plant management and plant teams to assure that proper tools and assistance is available to perform assigned task and maintain engineering files and documents as listed but not limited to: FMEAs, flow diagrams, operator instructions, change over procedures, energy control diagrams and hazard assessments.


• Supports and manages within the Brazeway Code of Conduct, Core Values, and our Process Based Leadership philosophy.


• Actively supports and shows personal ownership for the Brazeway Quality Plan and 5S+Safety Program.

What a candidate must have to be qualified for the role:

• Strong technical skills and ability to interact tactfully with all departments on many levels.


• A minimum of 5 years of experience working within a manufacturing maintenance environment.


• Extrusion experience or experience with hydraulic presses and metal forming preferred. Experience leading or supporting new product introduction (NPI).


• Excellent communication and computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)


• A strong work ethic and a strong commitment to a team environment


• Responsible to create, maintain, review and audit various financial transactions in accordance with GAAP.


• Reconcile assigned accounts


• Assist with monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close process.


• Analyze variances and conduct monthly financial reviews with management.


• Develop Direct labor and overhead rates for planning purposes and standard comparisons.


• Assist with quarterly reforecast and annual planning


• Support plant locations as needed.


• Assist in creation and administration of company policies & procedures to ensure adequate internal control and safeguarding of company assets.


• Travel required; Up to 10% at certain times of the year.


• Other accounting duties as assigned.


• Actively supports and manages within Brazeway’s mission, vision, Code of Conduct and Process Based Leadership guidelines.


• Actively supports our 5S + Safety programs .

At Brazeway, it’s about more than what we get done – it’s about how we do it. Throughout the organization, we pride ourselves in delivering work based on our Core Values. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diverse backgrounds and do not discriminate.

Beyond engaging and rewarding work, we offer a total rewards package including: Competitive salary, annual bonus program, 401(k) matching and profit sharing contributions, health insurance options with competitive premiums, life insurance, disability insurance, paid holidays and vacations, and other benefits such as recognition programs, gym memberships, and wellness perks.