Manufacturing Engineer

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Position Overview

Trojan Battery Company is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. This position will provide you with the opportunity to partner with a dynamic and analytical group who set a high bar for innovation and success in a high-growth environment. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you would like to help, this is your chance to make history.

The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, improvement and exploitation of competitive manufacturing technologies to effectively manufacture a high-quality product in a safe environment. In this role you will provide process-related input to cross-functional teams, lead solutions of process related issues, and assist in developing new capital projects and expenditures based on process or capacity related studies. The Manufacture Engineer will also provide direct supervisory support for planning & implementation of capital projects.

This person must thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment, can roll up their sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done within a safe and quality driven environment.

Areas of Focus

Facilitate implementation of new plant processes particularly those projects involving equipment development and fabrication for purposes of automating existing processes or replacing them with new technology.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for determining how key functions in a process are identified, defined & controlled
• Troubleshoot areas for quality and manufacturing efficiency improvement.
• Improve capability through statistically screening variables that have the greatest impact to our process
• Provide process and operations support and input to cross functional teams.
• Ensure that Lean manufacturing principles apply for waste removal and ergonomics within all aspects of system, lines, and cells design, familiar with Tack Times, SMED, Poke Yoke, Kan-Bans, Kaizen, 6S, A3, TPM, etc.
• Capable to improve all Production Machines Corrective, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance improvements as needed
• Determine costs, vendor selection, and accurate implementation.
• Retain responsibility for all project expenditures and ensure assigned projects are delivered on time and on budget.
• Responsible for compliance and maintaining and adhering to local and federal regulations within system design
• Establish a safe and ergonomically correct work environment
• Prepare engineering documents including, Process Flow Diagram, pFMEA, Standard Operation Sheets, Job Element Sheets, and related time studies, cost estimates, line and cell balancing, standard operation sheets, capital expense requests, project schedules, design specifications, equipment specifications, and construction specifications
• Knowledgeable in ISO-9001

Basic Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• 4-year degree required, in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical and or Electro-Mechanical Engineer preferred
• Technical degree in engineering preferred.
• 3 years of formal technical training in the areas of equipment and equipment operation technology – Work experience may be substitute for formal training. 
• Solid knowledge base in battery manufacturing processes, preferably lead-acid batteries
• Strong project management skill set
• Proactive, ability to think in an overall business and financial manner
• Motivated self-starter who can manage multiple tasks
• Be able to work under pressure and as business needs
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, AutoCAD, and statistical software
• Proficient technical writer
• Ability to guide, prioritize and execute own efforts with minimal direct supervision
• Some work travel may be required

if you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!