Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer (Automotive Industry)

Position Type: Direct-Hire

Location: Seymour, IN

Shift: 1st (7:30 am - 4:30 pm) Some OT depending on workload.

Salary Range: $65k - $87k

Relocation Provided on a case by case basis

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Engineer will work under the direction of the Engineering Group Leader and support the division on meeting safety, quality and cost initiatives. This will require the ability to examine equipment, processes and operations to determine safety, quality or productivity improvements. This is a hands-on position that will require cross functional interaction with quality, maintenance and manufacturing groups. This position is very hands on, you'll need to know / quickly learn how to troubleshoot a wide variety of manufacturing equipment. The ideal candidate possesses technical skills and will be ready to play a critical role in creating and refining processes in order to improve manufacturing.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

· Plans and implements machine and process improvement (related to safety, quality and cost).

· Conducts root-cause analysis and countermeasure implementation

· Improves and updates existing General Engineering Design and Process Planning Sheet.

· Prepares spare parts based on availability and mean time between failures.

· Initiates setup and process capability study establishing setup conditions for ongoing capability.

· Conducts internal trial build and external run-off in U.S.A., Japan, etc.

· Completes work in a timely manner to meet the established divisional goals

· Supports machine recovery work in difficult to solve issues. (contingency planning)

· Interact with design team to improve product design for lower cost and improved manufacturing

· Develop process plan and capital acquisition proposal for presentation to executive management team

Skills & Abilities Required

· Ability to understand mechanical component and electrical control logic.

· Ability to apply physical science principles.

· Ability to read and comprehend 2-D blueprints of product, GD&T and technical specifications.

· Ability to use basic CAD software for design review, plant layout and tooling improvements

· Ability to apply appropriate problem solving techniques (5 Why, SPC, Six Sigma, DOE etc)

· Ability to understand product specifications and apply measurement techniques.

· Basic to intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office applications and database skills).

· Ability to work independently and as a part of a team

Skills & Abilities Preferred

· Ability to understand and apply Toyota Production System Principles.

· Understanding of basic manufacturing processes such as assembly, testing, roll forming, bending, metal stamping, injection molding, welding (MAG, TIG, resistance, etc) and plastic extrusion.

· Basic understanding / programming experience with HMI / PLC logic ( Mitsubishi / Omron)

· Basic 2D and 3D Cad experience (Solidworks, AutoCAD, Catia etc.)

Minimum Level of Preparation & Training Required

· Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience with demonstrated application of basic engineering principles

· 1-3 years of previous work experience preferred

Incentives:

$2500 Sign on bonus - Sign on paid out: $500 after 30 days. $1000 after 3 months. $1000 after 6 months

Annual reviews & associated bonus based on evaluation score

Relocation: Amount is dependent on where candidate is moving from