Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Lean, CNC & Process Improvement

John Crane; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

John Crane, a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions, seeks a Manufacturing/Engineering professional to provide technical support, bridge Manufacturing and Engineering, and drive process improvements. This role focuses on cost reduction, quality and throughput enhancements in a low-volume, high-mix environment.

Ideal candidates have a Mechanical Engineering degree, 5+ years CNC manufacturing experience, and hands-on shop-floor proficiency with Solid Edge, Haas, and Mazak

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Engineered to CNC manufacturing experience.
• Previous work in an ISO controlled work environment.
• Experience writing quality variance requests.
• Experience in a low volume/high mix manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience with cost reduction, quality improvement and throughput improvement projects.
• Demonstrated project management experience and process improvements.
• Ability to use Solid Edge software.
• Experience with Quality (ISO 9001), Environmental (ISO 14001), and Health & Safety (OSHA 18001) management systems.
• Experience with Haas and Mazak and associated tooling.
• Detail oriented, problem solver.
• Hands on experience working in a production environment in a machine shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues in Manufacturing.
• Act as liaison between Manufacturing and Engineering.
• Create and maintain engineering & manufacturing documentation.
• Lead and support projects focused on process improvement, quality control, and lean manufacturing.
• Managing and reporting KPIs in alignment with corporate policies and procedures.
• Generate routings.
• Investigate labor variances and correct standards as needed.
• Lead or support Capital Expenditure Projects.
• Respond and implement process change requests as required.
• Identify opportunities for productivity improvements related to equipment, methods of manufacturing and workflow enhancements and recommend and implement.

Skills

CNC manufacturing

Project management

Lean manufacturing

Cost reduction

Quality improvement

Process documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Solid Edge

Haas machinery

Mazak machinery

Job description

John Crane, a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions, seeks a Manufacturing/Engineering professional to provide technical support, bridge Manufacturing and Engineering, and drive process improvements. This role focuses on cost reduction, quality and throughput enhancements in a low-volume, high-mix environment.

Ideal candidates have a Mechanical Engineering degree, 5+ years CNC manufacturing experience, and hands-on shop-floor proficiency with Solid Edge, Haas, and Mazak