Manufacturing Engineer - Shyft Group
Bristol, IN
About the Job
Your Job Posting
Manufacturing Engineer | Utilimaster | Bristol, IN (North)
Regular Employee | Salary Exempt
Who we are
At The Shyft Group, we are driven to deliver, and as the North American leader in specialty vehicles, our portfolio of last-mile delivery vehicles, work trucks, and motorhome chassis brings people, goods, and services where they need to be.
We are strengthened by nine industry-leading brands -- Utilimaster, Blue Arc™ EV Solutions, Royal® Truck Body, DuraMag, Magnum, Strobes-R-Us, Spartan® RV Chassis, Red Diamond, ITU, and Builtmore. Over 4,000 employees across ten states and two countries work independently and together as one team under Shyft, building chassis, vehicle bodies, and accessories that improve every route, every run, and every ride.
Empowered by a supportive, inclusive, and highly entrepreneurial culture, every person behind our brands is given the tools they need to make a positive contribution to the company, their community, and their families. Together under the Shyft umbrella, our teams drive new synergies that bring innovations to life on the road - for an experience that is safer, more satisfying, more rewarding all around.
With 50 years and millions of miles behind us, we continue to charge forward - leading the commercial vehicle transition to electric, innovating across all our brands, and earning our position among Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
What you'll do
As the Manufacturing Engineer for Utilimaster (A Shyft Brand) based at our facility in Bristol, IN, you will enjoy developing and maintaining the manufacturing systems needed to drive continuous improvement in areas of cost, quality, safety, lead time, and use of working capital.
You will also:
Qualifications
The content below is exclusively available on our careers site job description:https://theshyftgroup.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/891?c=theshyftgroup
The Shyft Group
Employee Testimonials
Our Story
Sustainability
YouTube
LinkedIn<
Manufacturing Engineer | Utilimaster | Bristol, IN (North)
Regular Employee | Salary Exempt
Who we are
At The Shyft Group, we are driven to deliver, and as the North American leader in specialty vehicles, our portfolio of last-mile delivery vehicles, work trucks, and motorhome chassis brings people, goods, and services where they need to be.
We are strengthened by nine industry-leading brands -- Utilimaster, Blue Arc™ EV Solutions, Royal® Truck Body, DuraMag, Magnum, Strobes-R-Us, Spartan® RV Chassis, Red Diamond, ITU, and Builtmore. Over 4,000 employees across ten states and two countries work independently and together as one team under Shyft, building chassis, vehicle bodies, and accessories that improve every route, every run, and every ride.
Empowered by a supportive, inclusive, and highly entrepreneurial culture, every person behind our brands is given the tools they need to make a positive contribution to the company, their community, and their families. Together under the Shyft umbrella, our teams drive new synergies that bring innovations to life on the road - for an experience that is safer, more satisfying, more rewarding all around.
With 50 years and millions of miles behind us, we continue to charge forward - leading the commercial vehicle transition to electric, innovating across all our brands, and earning our position among Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies.
What you'll do
As the Manufacturing Engineer for Utilimaster (A Shyft Brand) based at our facility in Bristol, IN, you will enjoy developing and maintaining the manufacturing systems needed to drive continuous improvement in areas of cost, quality, safety, lead time, and use of working capital.
You will also:
- Evaluate tools and equipment options that will improve productivity and eliminate hazards
- Plan and estimate new manufacturing processes and operations
- Implement lean manufacturing principles such as visual controls, pull inventory systems, workplace organization, material flow routes, and material delivery methods (kitting, kanban, milk routes, etc.)
- Monitor and correct safety and ergonomic issues
- Develop and organize lean events
- Assist with the NPI process and support the War On Waste (WOW) program
- Evaluate new projects for layout optimization, opportunities for automaton, material delivery and presentation, material flow, and operator work envelopes
- Develop standard work for existing and new processes
- Perform workstation audits to optimize the operator envelope and density
- Drive continuous improvement and eliminate waste
- Aid in workstation load balancing for all manufacturing areas
- Partner cross-functionally with engineering, materials, purchasing, and sales to resolve issues
- Collaborate with management to gain approval for investments in new machinery and equipment that will improve manufacturing and assembly operations
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of education and manufacturing engineering experience
- Five or more (5+) years of related manufacturing engineering experience
- Versed in working in a low volume/high variation manufacturing operation
- Knowledge of material flow and developing material routes
- Project management skills
- A history of starting, implementing, and bringing projects to closure on time and within budget
- Computer-aided design systems experience (SolidWorks and AutoCAD preferred)
- Expertise working in a lean manufacturing environment or delivering lean manufacturing trainings
- Proficient in Microsoft 365, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
- Sound judgment with the ability to make timely, and sometimes difficult, decisions
- Versatility, flexibility, and the willingness to work within constantly changing priorities
The content below is exclusively available on our careers site job description:https://theshyftgroup.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/891?c=theshyftgroup
The Shyft Group
Employee Testimonials
Our Story
Sustainability
YouTube
LinkedIn<
Source : Shyft Group