Production Engineer

About the Role

Responsible for providing engineering support to Plant production departments through continual improvement of machinery and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee development of improvements to existing processes.
• Coordinate projects between Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and other personnel.
• Develop capital project objectives, write project specifications, develop layouts, obtain quotations and formulate proposal documents including summary of costs and benefits, project schedule, and spending plan.
• Maintain project schedule by monitoring progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems, and recommending corrective actions.
• Write standard work instructions using Microsoft Office products with established templates for setup, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and lockout/tagout of new and existing production equipment.
• Develop/recommend quick changeover methods and tooling.
• Analyze methods and develop concepts to reduce direct, indirect, and set-up labor.
• Analyze, recommend, and coordinate implementation of profit improvement programs.
• Analyze material handling (current state) and recommend improved methods and equipment.
• Assist with development of new or updating existing production standards.
• Recommend and implement safety programs.
• Support Plant quality systems goals/improvements and productivity goals/improvements within the scope of the job.
• Support Plant safety programs/goals within the scope of the job.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Compliance with Company, Corporate, State, & Federal regulations.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic knowledge of setup and operation of equipment.
• Ability to coordinate new process development and training.
• Knowledge of work measurement methodology.
• Knowledge of safe manufacturing practices.
• Knowledge of Statistical Problem Solving principles and application.
• Ability to interact with other departments and personnel; natural ability to be a team player.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in an appropriate engineering discipline (Manufacturing, Production, Mechanical, Industrial) is preferred.
• Alternatively: A Bachelor's degree in an Engineering Technology plus zero to two years of manufacturing experience.

Experience:

• Prefer 1 to 3 years of manufacturing experience.

Skills:

• Mathematical concepts (probability, statistics, geometry, trigonometry).
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Language: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures. Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
• Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit.
• Frequently required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Noise level is usually moderate.