Manufacturing Engineer - TEC Group Inc.
Walled Lake, MI 48390
About the Job
Position Summary:
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for understanding, defining, documenting, and optimizing processes and process parameters for product as well as ensuring manufacturing equipment complies with safety standards. Manufacturing Engineer will work cross functionally with the internal teams including Sales, R&D, Production, Quality, Plant Engineer, Maintenance, and Customer Service. This position requires a forward thinking and creative individual who can think out of the box, see the big pictures, and outline the tactical steps needed to achieve desired result.
The Manufacturing Engineer will also have some project management responsibilities including: performing calculations for volumes of needed materials, coordinating material delivery for specific production runs, and compiling trial quotes. Manufacturing Engineer will need to communicate and collaborate with R&D, Production, and Quality while interfacing with Customers and ensuring timely production.
Position Responsibilities:
Required Education and Experience:
Education and Experience Preferences:
Key Traits:
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for understanding, defining, documenting, and optimizing processes and process parameters for product as well as ensuring manufacturing equipment complies with safety standards. Manufacturing Engineer will work cross functionally with the internal teams including Sales, R&D, Production, Quality, Plant Engineer, Maintenance, and Customer Service. This position requires a forward thinking and creative individual who can think out of the box, see the big pictures, and outline the tactical steps needed to achieve desired result.
The Manufacturing Engineer will also have some project management responsibilities including: performing calculations for volumes of needed materials, coordinating material delivery for specific production runs, and compiling trial quotes. Manufacturing Engineer will need to communicate and collaborate with R&D, Production, and Quality while interfacing with Customers and ensuring timely production.
Position Responsibilities:
- Evaluate, define, and document existing manufacturing processes and workflows
- Perform continuous risk assessment and cost reduction exercises to define and improve manufacturing processes
- Assist in development of processes for new products
- Troubleshoot and optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency
- Create work instructions for change-overs and manufacturing
- Communicate with and educate operators to improve and define manufacturing processes
- Ensure QMS system is maintained and up to date Prepares product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends Work with Plant Engineer, Maintenance, and vendors on projects
- Assist with installation of new equipment
- Value Stream Mapping
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Education and Experience:
- BS in Engineering – Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Chemical
- 10+ years of related experience
- Technical knowledge of pumps, mixing equipment, filtration (polish filtration)
- Extensive knowledge of production principles and techniques
- Knowledge of industrial electronics
- Proficiency using MS Office and MS Project
- Proficiency using SolidWorks, AutoCAD, data analysis programs and/or related software
Education and Experience Preferences:
- Experience with chemical handling or thermal drying
- Experience with web handling and roll to roll coating (of papers films, or foils) glass manufacturing, or float glass manufacturing Experience with LEAN manufacturing (green belt)
- Project management
Key Traits:
- Exceptional communication skills; verbal and written
- Strong analytical capabilities and computer skills
- Ability to effectively prioritize, manage their time, and operate with a sense of urgency
- Hands-on, driven, self-starter who will successfully operate with minimal direction
- Ability to troubleshoot issues with manufacturing process or equipment
- Highly detail oriente
- Health insurance
- Medical – three plans to choose from
- Dental & vision – only on plan each
- Opt out payment
- 401K with company match
- 10 paid holidays
- Two weeks paid vacation
- If candidate requires differently, please notify me prior to rejecting a candidate
- Three additional sick/personal days
- Internal recognition system (PCI points system)
- Onsite fitness center
- Small, family owned company, where everyone talks to everyone. I highlight this because if a candidate is looking for a position where they can hide or not speak to anyone, this is not the company for them.
Source : TEC Group Inc.