Senior Manufacturing Engineer

What you’ll do:

•    Apply continuous improvement methods such as lean manufacturing to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
•    Ensure all processes meet or exceed Eaton Safety (MESH) and quality standards by supporting MESH requirements, gage R&R, capability studies, 8D, and root cause & corrective action activities to support failure analysis, as required.
•    Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
•    Review and calculate labor, material, and other production costs along with reviewing schedules and future production requirements to assist management in decision making.
•    Analyze plant workflow, equipment placement, and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency.
•    Assist in the Research, Determination, composition, and evaluation of Capital Appropriation Requests (including payback and net present value analysis) for acquisition of new equipment, tooling, materials and other resources needed to support and offer solutions to resolve problems. This includes support emerging and existing technologies.
•    Interfaces with the Plant Leadership team to implement short and long-term solutions to address issues in a production environment.
•    Responsible for production process associated with the launch of New Product Development.
•    Document manufacturing processes with work instructions.
•    Generate and implement Engineering Change Notices enhancing product quality and reducing product cost.
•    Take initiative to resolve problems with production and communicate effectively with operators.

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in manufacturing, with a focus on sheet-metal manufacturing engineering and/or welding.
• No relocation is offered for the position. Candidates must reside within 50 miles of the location on the job description
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• A proficient knowledge of sheet metal fabrication and welding methods. A broad scope of applicable knowledge in other related design and processing disciplines, including, but not limited to, plastic and aluminum extrusion, casting, wood fabrication, and machining.
• Strong project management skills and experience managing and prioritizing several concurrent projects.
• Exposure to and knowledge of lean manufacturing processes and tooling requirements.

Skills:

Position Criteria:

•    Prior experience working in manufacturing facility and comfortability with being present on the production floor.  
•    Ability to define and implement verification and validation test plans.
•    Creative problem solving, strong communication, presentation and technical writing skills.
•    A team oriented and self-motivated individual with ability to manage and prioritize several concurrent projects.
•    The position requires an individual that has the ability to manage teams and overcome obstacles to meet project requirements.