Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Process Excellence

Kaleidoscope Innovation, Inc.; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaleidoscope Innovation, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support Caterpillar's Lafayette, IN manufacturing facility.

You will develop, implement, and maintain manufacturing processes and process documentation to keep production safe, efficient, and high quality. You will own Standard Work Instructions, PFMEA, SFMEA, and Control Plans while collaborating with Production, Quality, Operations, Product Engineering, and Safety teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience creating and maintaining: Standard Work Instructions, PFMEA, Control Plans, SFMEA.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Experience with root cause analysis methodologies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and revise Standard Work Instructions for large engine assembly.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation accurately reflects current production processes.
• Lead development and maintenance of PFMEA.
• Facilitate cross-functional PFMEA reviews with Quality, Production, and Engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain SFMEA.
• Create and maintain Process Control Plans for production operations.
• Define CTQ characteristics, inspection methods, sampling requirements, and reaction plans.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Technical writing

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

PFMEA

SFMEA

Control Plans

Standard Work Instructions

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kaleidoscope Innovation, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support Caterpillar's Lafayette, IN manufacturing facility.

You will develop, implement, and maintain manufacturing processes and process documentation to keep production safe, efficient, and high quality. You will own Standard Work Instructions, PFMEA, SFMEA, and Control Plans while collaborating with Production, Quality, Operations, Product Engineering, and Safety teams.