The Manufacturing Engineer position involves designing and implementing manufacturing processes, improving productivity and quality, and leading projects to advance automation and robotics. The role requires strong technical skills, project management expertise, and excellent communication and analytical skills.
Requirements
- Comply with safety regulations and make supervisor aware of unsafe work practices or conditions.
- Provide general technical support to Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, and other departments.
- Resolve daily issues as needed to minimize downtime in manufacturing.
- Support projects in divisions as needed.
- Routinely serve as Manufacturing's Technical Representative on multidiscipline projects.
- Consult with Design engineering to create the most effective and producible designs (design for manufacturing).
- Use data-driven frameworks (such as Six Sigma) and LEAN or flow manufacturing methods to improve production processes.
- Apply statistical process control (SPC) or other statistical methods to monitor process trends.
- Promote and support LEAN Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activities in Manufacturing.
- Research and collect data to support Manufacturing Engineering projects using statistical software (e.g., JMP, QI Macros, and Excel), provide visual analysis, and draw conclusions and recommendations for subsequent actions.
- Prepare charts, graphs, and diagrams to illustrate workflow, routing, floor layouts, material handling, and machine utilization (using MS Visio or Mindjet MindManager).
- Modify and maintain manufacturing documents, work instructions, spreadsheets, and databases.
- Complete-time studies to quantify processing times, recommend standards and identify areas for process improvements.
- Train production personnel on flow manufacturing concepts, new equipment and processes, and data collection and usage.
- Develop reports, tracking systems, database applications, charts, and graphs related to safety, quality, cost, scrap, labor, equipment utilization, maintenance, and related areas.
- Perform analysis of manufacturing operations to continuously reduce cost, improve, and optimize productivity and quality.
- Support the Quality Policy and corporate quality goals by identifying and eliminating problems that interfere with achieving goals.
- Determine improvement opportunities and assist other departments in optimizing and implementing their SMIs.
- Support the Tooling Technician with machine and die repair and coordinating machine preventive maintenance.
- Able to program and operate automated machinery to meet the production needs, maximizing productivity and efficiency.
- Make use of Kepner Tregoe (KT) for problem solving and decision making.
- Create purchase order requisition and work with supply chain and accounting department to ensure that vendor’s payment are processed on time.
- Studies workers operating equipment or performing tasks. Analyze results to establish standard production rates, estimate costs, and to improve efficiency.
- Lead project and facilitate and participate on charter teams.
- Review for compliance with all governmental standards when analyzing or implementing new procedures by coordinating with safety and maintenance coordinators.
- Able to automate manufacturing processes using custom made equipment or robotics and create machine specifications.
- Be responsible for producing machinery and improvement, and assist the department with equipment projects.
- Design, develop and build a jig, testers, fixtures, and production tools used in manufacturing cells.
- Develop, assemble, procure, or modify existing and new tooling and equipment to ensure efficient production processes.
- Identify and troubleshoot process, material, or equipment problems to minimize downtime and recommend solutions to Manufacturing Engineering.
- Revise improvements to manufacturing methods and procedures, including writing change orders, field complaints, and deviations.
- Evaluates and recommend capital equipment and tooling.
- Creates purchase justification packages for equipment that include payback analysis, Purchase Order Requests (POR), Capital Expenditure Request (CER) form, Project Justification, Net Present Value, and Special Report with in-depth technical discussions.
- Keeps Bobrick Management informed and up to date on new manufacturing technology, machinery, equipment, and theory as it becomes available.
- Research new technology, processes, or equipment and prepare reports and recommendations based on the findings.
- The program diagnoses and troubleshoots PLC applications.
- Support and develop automation and integration projects.
- Assist with the planning of Industry 4.0 projects.
- Develop and implement new equipment and processes aligned with Industry 4.0 vision.
- Help develop machine vision and robotic applications to automate manual processes.
- Own machine vision and robotic automation equipment including programming, set up, maintenance, troubleshooting and training of production operators if necessary.
- Help the Manufacturing Engineering department to advance greater deployment of automation and robotics, Industrial Internet of Things, and data driven operational excellence.
- Manage and run projects related to manufacturing and manufacturing engineering.
- Plans, directs, coordinates, and executes complex projects.
- Use project management techniques to own, plan, drive, execute, and motivate project teams to compete in simple and complex projects.
- Prepare “Special Reports” and make presentations to upper management and peer groups.
- Perform research on state of the art and keep abreast of technical developments in the field.
- Accepts direction from the manager and keeps the supervisor informed of work progress.
- Assist with general ME administrative duties.
- Facilitate manufacturing trainings such as Self Balancing Flow
- Other functions as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Pension & RRSP
- Life and AD&D
- Long- and Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Paid time off for vacation and sick
- Educational Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program
