Manufacturing Engineer 24-00188

Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Franklin Grove, IL
Pay Rate: $70,000-90,000 plus bonus
Duration of Job: Direct hire

Provide manufacturing engineering and quality engineering technical support to the manufacturing areas and product launch activities that meet or exceed customer expectations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and implement improvements with manufacturing teams that reduce product cost, improve quality and maximize customer satisfaction.
• Ensure the maximum safety, quality, capability and utilization of manufacturing/processing equipment and processes.
• Continuously research and implement "Best Practice manufacturing and processing methods.
• Lead new product introductions and current product modifications to the manufacturing floor.
• Review and quote processing and production equipment and tools.
• Ensure that effective documentation and control systems are developed, utilized, and maintained.
• Lead the manufacturing team to define, justify, and coordinate the purchase and implementation of new equipment and processes; perform capacity analysis, track tooling and AR expenditures.
• Assist and/or lead specific elements in the APQP/NPDP process, including selections of special characteristics for product and build processes.
• Lead in the design and build of manufacturing/assembly/processing equipment and processes.
• Resolve and prevent issues through robust problem-solving methodologies (8D's, 5 Why's, A3s, etc.).
• Coordinate or perform as needed, process diagnostics, maintenance, repairs, calibrations, and operating procedures.
• Coordinate and perform special studies, DOE's and capacity/capability analysis.
• Review and disposition on non-conforming materials.
• Prepare and make presentations to customers, employees, and all levels of the management team.
• Manage customer portals for assigned activities i.e. corrective actions, capacity reports, warranty management, SCR's, etc.
• Lead fast response meeting for Customer complaints and corrective action follow up to on-time completion.
• Coordinate and manage outside contract projects.
• Coordinate and manage specialized processes such as heat treating, welding, soldering, etc.
• Lead and utilize a teamwork approach to achieve departmental objectives (safety, scrap, FTT, others).
• Provide technical leadership, training, and support to manufacturing teams as well as to peers.
• Use of required PPE; following safety rules and procedures and training others; compliance with plant code of conduct.
• Attendance and participation at safety and health training sessions.
• Lead and promote the 5S Standards.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering
• 5 years Engineering experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering or a combination within a Manufacturing environment
• Product Launch experience preferred

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