Senior Manufacturing Engineer

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for determining cause and solutions to various technical manufacturing process and issues.  Key responsibilities include research, development, and implementation of alternate processes, parts, tooling, equipment, or systems or recommendations to change current processes within operations to reduce costs and waste. 

Key Responsibilities

RESULTS

Critical 55%

• Designs, develops, tests, sources, and cost-justifies various tools, machinery and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods.
• Manages the implementation of new equipment or technology, ensures its satisfactory operation, and instructs others to use the new equipment properly.
• Evaluates and solves production problems.
• Manages the successful transition of new products into the production arena.  Supports prototyping activities of new product development.

Productivity / Job Knowledge 20%

• Stays informed on both existing and new sheet metal processing methods, new manufacturing technology and equipment, and investigates potential applications.  Recommends incorporation of new technology for company applications where feasible and practical.
• Coordinates, evaluates, and/or contributes to product development, research and experimentation.
• Evaluates parts for manufacturing applications based on variables such as cost, efficiency and practicality.  Evaluates drawings, routings, specs and other documents.
• Communicates with other departments to develop production and design standards.
• Performs research, design and development of manufacturing processes, including production flow, and assembly methods.
• Performs product/process analysis including observation, measurements, data collection and data interpretation for cost reduction, quality improvement, efficiency, and safety improvement.  Recommends methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, facilities, and utilities.

Safety 10%

• Follows safety procedures, protocols, policies, and adheres to all SAFESTART concepts, and acts when others are not holding themselves accountable.

Total 100%

CORE VALUES

Act Like an Owner. 20%

• Leads by example and takes ownership in everything you do and or say.
• If you see something, say something and follow through until it's right.
• Treats others with respect and kindness.

Be Interested. Stay Interested. 20%

• Isn’t complacent. Seizes opportunities to learn by participating in activities to increase understanding.

Create Change. Start With Yourself. 20%

• Asks "why", is open-minded, and challenges the status quo.
• Leads and supports changes for the sake of improvement.

Seek New Perspectives. 20%

• Seeks new perspectives from all available sources to challenge your own, and brings them into your decision making process.
• Involves all stakeholders in making decisions. Is open to input from all sources.

Fail Fast. Learn Fast. 20%

• Considers long and short-term outcomes when making decisions.
• Is fearless.
• Readily admits mistakes.

Total 100%

Requirements

Qualifications and Essential Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Agricultural Engineering with a minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a manufacturing engineer, or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Preferably, experience in a similar industrial environment (equipment production, steel fabrication, etc.)  Hands-on experience with production equipment and knowledge of equipment capabilities is preferred.
• Oral and written communication skills appropriate for working with all levels of the company, customers, and suppliers.
• Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks preferred).
• Computer skills to include following programs:  MS Office, Word, Excel, Access, Visio.  Experience working with ERP and reporting programs required.
• Must be able to see the “big picture”, hearing and understanding the needs of both production and engineering, and communicating effectively to insure that the needs of both are optimized.
• Driven to continuous process improvement.
• Initiative. Able to work with minimal direction and insure that activities are focused on the most important needs of the organization.
• Accountability and Results Orientation.

Physical Requirements:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regularly required to sit and interface with computer systems while maintaining a high level of concentration.  The employee is also regularly required to stand and walk while performing the duties of the job. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, or crouch.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to use hands/fingers to handle or feel.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the office work environment is usually quiet.  Employee may be exposed to shop environment while distributing documents to shop area.  When on shop floor, employee will be required to wear safety glasses at all times, steel-toed footwear and ear protection when job demands presence in areas outside safety zones and gloves when handling material. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration, and occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.  The noise level in the plant shop environment is moderately loud.  Position involves working indoors and outdoors with some exposure to weather conditions. Handles hazardous waste according to company policy and participates in annual hazardous waste training.