Manufacturing Engineer - Process & Material Flow

Reporting to the Engineering Supervisor, the successful candidate will plan and design complex manufacturing processes in an industrial plant. May improve production methods, determine manufacturing capacity, and set up production schedules. They will provide support in the design, fabrication, modification, and evaluation in support of manufacturing operations such as machining, metal forming, plastics processing, welding and brazing, assembly, and material handling. May assist with time and cost estimates. May assign work to drafters and technicians, technical writers, engineering technicians, and machine shop personnel as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- A bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
- 3 to 5 years of related experience
- In depth knowledge of manufacturing processes, capacity calculations, material handling and storage, as well as the general operation of an industrial facility.
- Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Engineering drawings, plant layouts and dunnage design
- Ability to review scale drawings to ensure the proposed designs satisfy requirements and comply with manufacturing capabilities.
- Ability to take precise measurements using specialized equipment and techniques.
- Ability to interact with technicians or technologists for tasks such as creating scale drawings, preparing specifications, writing proposals and developing plant maintenance schedules.
- Active knowledge Excel, Word and other MS Office tools.
- Good knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Ability to stay abreast on current and new technologies and advances in the engineering field. Attend formal professional development seminars and conferences as needed.
- Time and motion studies experience
- Project and change management experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Plan and optimize the physical layout of warehouse storage racking, receiving/shipping docks, assembly lines, and aisles to minimize travel distance and material handling
- Implement systems to improve material flow and increase storage capacities that ensure FIFO material movement in a JIT environment.
- Implement corrective actions to meet cost, quality and delivery targets
- Design racking and dunnage that increase storage per square foot and warehouse and transportation utilization.
- Participate in new product and process introductions and in FMEA exercises.
- Participate in Advanced Product Quality Planning.
- Specify new tools, equipment and fixtures where required.
- Investigate new manufacturing and tooling methods.
- Participate in continuous improvement activities.
- Assist in maintaining a standard costing modules.
- Participate in process capability studies.

Perform other duties/projects as assigned.