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Stewart & Stevenson

Designs, manufactures, and services oilfield equipment

Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing EngineeringUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, with Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering, or related experience.
  • Previous manufacturing experience, preferably in oil and gas equipment.
  • Previous Oracle experience.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to lead and work independently.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel.
  • Experience or proficiency with Oracle, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SAP, SolidWorks, and computer-aided design (CAD) is listed under computer skills.
  • Ability to facilitate good working relationships among employees, contractors, and vendors.
  • Responsibility for the care of a broad variety of materials and experimental products, standard office equipment, and shop and test equipment.
  • Contacts may involve persons inside or outside the company and require resourcefulness, tact, and working knowledge of policies, practices, and procedures.
  • Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including frequent handling/fingering and lifting or carrying up to 10 pounds, with occasional standing, walking, sitting, reaching, climbing, crawling, squatting or kneeling, bending, and handling heavier loads.
  • Ability to work in an office environment with exposure to a shop environment, which may not have air conditioning.
  • Commitment to safety and compliance with group systems, guidelines, policies, and applicable government or industry regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Provide innovative and cost-effective processes and solutions required to manufacture products.
  • Evaluate current manufacturing processes by conducting time studies and costing reviews.
  • Develop manufacturing processes by studying product requirements, researching testing methods, and conferring with equipment vendors.
  • Create visual work instructions, standard operating procedures, and workflow diagrams to standardize shop processes.
  • Create and maintain routers in Oracle for manufactured products.
  • Review and sign off on Engineering Change Orders that impact inventory, including product life cycle issues and obsolescence.
  • Assist with investigating manufacturing quality issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
  • Identify innovative and cost-effective technology solutions required to manufacture existing and new products.
  • Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
  • Lead implementation of manufacturing processes and techniques, including lean manufacturing and the use of Six Sigma tools.
  • Establish new processes using lean concepts, including standardized work instructions, line balancing, layout and work sequence (routing) optimization, training development matrices, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen/5S workouts, pull processes, total productive maintenance, cell design, and quick changeover and batch-size optimization.
  • Assure product and process quality by designing testing methods and working with the quality department to create inspection standards and methods.
  • Provide manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs.
  • Produce KPIs and metrics on the manufacturing process for shop employees and management to review.
  • Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
  • Answer questions and requests from the floor and management.
  • Help ensure manufacturing process and quality by keeping manufacturing equipment operational.
  • Maintain the process database.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous manufacturing experience, preferably in oil and gas equipment.

About the Company

Stewart & Stevenson

Designs, manufactures, and services oilfield equipment

Stewart & Stevenson designs, manufactures, and supplies specialized equipment and aftermarket parts and services for oil and gas and other industries. Its products cover hydraulic fracturing, well stimulation, workover, intervention, and drilling operations, including pumping, acidizing, coiled tubing, cementing, nitrogen units, drilling rigs, workover rigs, and power and electrical systems. The company partners with OEMs such as MTU, Detroit Diesel, Deutz, and Allison to offer diesel and natural gas engines, transmissions, and material handling equipment, plus rental gear like generators and air compressors. With a 100-year history and a global service and rental network, its goal is to help customers run operations smoothly by providing reliable equipment, parts, and service across the lifecycle.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1902

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