Howmet Aerospace

Engineered aerospace components and titanium parts

Manufacturing Engineer - Plant

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWhitehall, MI, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited institution is required.
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.
A Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Manufacturing Technology is preferred.
Experience in Kaizen, continuous improvement, and formal problem solving is preferred.
Analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills, including Standard Operating Procedure development, are preferred.
Ability to perform and analyze time studies to develop standardized work and set labor standards is preferred.
Ability to create capacity analysis tools that capture machine cycle times, workloads, and overall equipment effectiveness is preferred.
Experience implementing improved manufacturing processes and equipment, including defining scope of work, researching technology, procuring vendor quotes, setting budgets, installing and starting up equipment, and managing improvement projects, is preferred.
Experience defining and implementing cell layouts, plant layouts, and ergonomically designed workstations is preferred.
Experience with export control regulations for commercial and/or military shipments across international borders is preferred.
Ability to use observation to drive non-value-added waste elimination, reduce operation cycle times, and analyze product flow is preferred.
Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to manufacturing areas through cross-functional teams is preferred.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints is preferred.
Experience with computer-aided design (2D and/or 3D) is preferred.
Ability to apply standard practices and techniques, adjust and correlate data, recognize discrepancies in results, and take corrective action.
Ability to document work and prepare technical notes, reports, and documents.
Ability to establish internal and external customer contacts as required.

Responsibilities

Develop manufacturing methods to produce parts that consistently meet or exceed customer requirements.
Continuously improve processes by improving methods and developing new manufacturing methods to increase yields and reduce labor content.
Conceive, evaluate, and implement problem-solving activities, cost-reduction initiatives, and part and process improvement activities.
Investigate and analyze the root cause of external customer escapes and develop and implement corrective action plans.
Collect data and respond to customer requests as part of general technical support.
Develop material, scrap, and labor costs for quotation cost modeling.
Attend new product introduction meetings and provide input based on customer specifications for bills of materials, routings, and milestone plans; provide manufacturing support fixtures and dies.
Provide manufacturing support for prototypes, instructions, and data analysis as part of process development.
Troubleshoot, validate, and qualify equipment as part of equipment design, build, and procurement.
Conduct time studies and develop cell layouts as part of cell and standard work development.
Collect and analyze data to reduce part-number scrap and improve yield; attend quality systems improvement meetings.
Complete daily process walkthroughs and collect and analyze data for floor coverage and support.
Analyze shift labor efficiencies and effectiveness, conduct cost modeling, and implement tooling changes to reduce standard labor and process time.
Review scrap in all areas for deviant part review and disposition.
Support manufacturing at the Whitehall Casting Operation through focused projects that improve throughput, reduce inventory, and reduce operating expense.
Reduce labor costs through cellular manufacturing and new or improved methods and equipment.
Support manufacturing by documenting work, preparing technical reports and notes, and establishing customer contacts as required.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in Kaizen, continuous improvement, and formal problem solving.
Analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills, including Standard Operating Procedure development.
Ability to perform and analyze time studies to develop standardized work and set labor standards.
Ability to create capacity analysis tools that capture machine cycle times, workloads, and overall equipment effectiveness.
Experience implementing improved manufacturing processes and equipment, including defining scope of work, researching technology, procuring vendor quotes, setting budgets, installing and starting up equipment, and managing improvement projects.
Experience defining and implementing cell layouts, plant layouts, and ergonomically designed workstations.
Experience with export control regulations for commercial and/or military shipments across international borders.
Ability to use observation to drive non-value-added waste elimination, reduce operation cycle times, and analyze product flow.
Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to manufacturing areas through cross-functional teams.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
Experience with computer-aided design (2D and/or 3D).

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

BS Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

BS degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Technology
Experience in Kaizen, continuous improvement and formal problem solving
Excellent analytical skills, verbal & written communication skills (such as Standard Operating Procedure development)
Ability to perform and analyze time studies to develop standardized work and set labor standards
Ability to create capacity analysis tools that capture machine cycle times, workloads and OEE
Experience in the implementation of improved manufacturing processes, such as new and better equipment (including defining scope of work, technology research, quote procurement from vendors, budget setting, equipment installation and start-up, project management of improvement projects)
Experience in defining and implementing cell layout, plant layout and ergonomically designed workstations
Experience in export control regulations (commercial and/or military shipments across international borders)
Utilization of observation skills to drive NVA (Non-Value Add) waste elimination, reduced operation cycle times and product flow analysis
Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to the manufacturing areas through the use of cross-functional teams
Ability to read and interpret blueprints
Experience with CAD (2D and/or 3D)

This position will be located in Plant 10, Whitehall Casting Operation, and will support manufacturing by providing focused projects that will improve throughput, reduce inventory & reduce operating expense. This position will drive reduction of labor costs through cellular manufacturing and new/improved methods & equipment. Must be able to apply standard practices and techniques, adjust and correlate data, recognize discrepancies in results and take corrective action. Will document work, prepare technical notes/reports/documents, and establish customer contacts (internal & external) as required.

Job Roles

Systems thinker--sees the business and its operation holistically; understands actions and reactions; considers multiple pathways of potential effect before decisions; thinks strategically about interventions with an eye toward scale
Optimizer--constantly challenging the organization to work smarter; supports others to ensure they have what they need to do their work successfully
Anticipation--looks ahead to minimize potential issues and maximize advantages; prepares others for what comes next
Operational accelerator--drives continuous improvement; understands ramifications of automation and other advances; advocates for safety, ergonomics and scalable solutions
Organization and structure--works within existing structures while striving to improve and standardize them; provides accurate information; galvanizes others toward common goals
Influence--leverages knowledge, relationship, data and perspective to persuade, educate and navigate; gains buy in and adoption of ideas and practices at scale; interacts with a variety of stakeholders
Data informed--focused on things that drive quantifiable business outcomes; evaluates based on quantitative feedback; knows and explains the “why” behind actions
Prioritized reaction--handles the unexpected without losing sight of important objectives; reacts where greatest leverage points exist
Relationship--connects individually and with teams across shifts and practices; builds rapport and commonality; creates a “win together” ethic; serves as liaison between shop floor and engineering; keeps the pulse of the floor; helps people feel heard

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for developing manufacturing methods to produce parts that consistently meet or exceed our customers’ requirements. Also, continuous improvement of processes by improving methods and developing new methods of manufacturing, leading to increased yields and reduced labor content.

Conceives, evaluates and implements problem solving activities, cost reduction initiatives and part/process improvement activities.
External customer escapes - Investigates and analyzes root cause. Develops and implements correction action plans.
General Technical Support - Collects data and answers customer requests.
Quotation Prep - Develops material, scrap and labor costs for cost modeling.
Tooling Development and Build - Attends NPI meeting and provides input based on customer specifications for BOM, routings and milestone plans. Provides manufacturing support fixtures and dies.
Process Development - Provides manufacturing support for prototypes, instructions and data analysis.
Equipment Design, Build and Procure - Troubleshoots, validates and qualifies equipment.
Cell and Standard Work Development - Conducts time studies. Develops cell layout
Part Number Scrap Reduction and Yield Improvement - Collects data and analysis. Attends QSI meeting
Floor Coverage and Support - Completes general daily process walk through. Collects data and analysis
Standard Labor and Process Time Reduction - Analyzes shift labor efficiencies and affectivities. Conducts cost modeling. Implements tooling change
Deviant Part Review and Disposition - Reviews scrap in all areas

About the Company

Howmet Aerospace

Engineered aerospace components and titanium parts

Howmet Aerospace designs and manufactures advanced engineered components for aerospace and transportation, including jet engine parts, aerospace fastening systems, titanium structural parts, and forged wheels. These parts are precision-made from specialized materials to deliver lighter, fuel-efficient, and durable performance, supported by a large patent portfolio. It differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated set of engineered solutions across engines, airframes, and wheels with patented technologies and materials. Its goal is to help customers achieve safer, more efficient air and land transportation by delivering reliable, high-performance components that reduce weight and emissions.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1888

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