Manufacturing Engineer - NPI Production Support - Lippert

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries.  We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are.  We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.  We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary

Lippert Plant 68 designs and builds electronics for the RV, Construction, and other industries. This role reports to Director of Quality and will be responsible for review of new & existing product assembly processes, conducting process timing / line balancing, and troubleshooting. Identifies cost saving opportunities, troubleshoots equipment, and reports all deficiencies to upper management. Expected to evaluate equipment needs for NPI and provide justification for capex projects as required. Coordinates with front line management for new product release handoff. Provides training to production teams on proper equipment use and maintenance.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Analyze existing production processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce scrap, and/or reduce operators.
• Observe employee and equipment workflow to look for lean opportunities.
• Work with a cross-functional team to investigate and resolve process issues.
• Participate in new product DFM meetings.
• Identify required fixtures, tools, and equipment needed to manufacture new products.
• Evaluate new fixtures, tools, equipment designs and provide feedback for improvement.
• Create new production processes and identifies opportunities for error-proofing and improve efficiency.
• Observe employee and equipment workflows to look for lean opportunities and line balancing.
• Research new machinery to improve efficiency/reduce labor/improve fallout. Provide justification with data to support ROI when required.
• Review and approve production documentation (drawings, process maps, detailed processes, etc.) for future products and / or production products.
• Review reflow oven profile data and adjust as needed
• Review SPI and AOI data and suggest paste or placement changes.
• Create/approve wave soldering recipes.
• Review fallout data from builds and recommend process changes as required.
• Evaluate test tool functionality and provide recommendations for changes.
• Perform wave and oven profiling.
• Create/approve wave soldering recipes.
• Create/approve wire cutting recipes.
• Assist in setup and troubleshooting of production equipment.
• Assist in the PPAP process.
  • PFMEAs
  • Control Plans
  • GR&Rs

Competencies

• Lean manufacturing
• Experience working with industrial equipment.
• Strategic planning and organizational skills
• Project management experience
• Self-starter - takes initiative to improve processes without management direction. Often will be required to work independently.
• Critical thinker - problem solves and troubleshoots issues with processes and equipment.
• Communication skills - need to be able to provide clear and concise answers to upper management when required.

Supervisory Responsibility

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

A heavy floor presence will be a priority in this role. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time salary position, and hours/days of work are decided by production schedules and your reporting manager.

Travel

Travel will be minimal and would be primarily local during the business day. Occasional travel may be required to visit other plants, to attend training, or trade shows.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Manufacturing / Industrial / Process Engineering
• 2-3 years of Electronics Manufacturing engineering experience
• CAD Software (Solidworks preferred)
• Statistical analysis software (e.g. Minitab)
• MS Office Suite
• Familiarity working with a MES (e.g. FactoryLogix)
• Management/Leadership experience.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance 

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law.  This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters.  All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member.  Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members.  Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership.  Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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