IME Specialist

Industrial Manufacturing Engineer Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY:
 Plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes in manufacturing plant.
 Plans utilization of facilities, equipment, materials, and personnel to improve efficiency of operations.
 Studies and records time, motion, methods, and speed involve in performance of maintenance, production, and other worker operations, to establish standard production rate and to improve efficiency.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
 Ensure all employees are working safely and working in a safe environment.
 Train and encourage employees to exercise safe work practices.
 Ensure all employees are working within Norma St Clair’s policies and procedures.
 Maximize and maintain plant through-put using NBS tools.
 Leads customer projects with tooling and equipment launch.
 Test ability of machines to perform tasks using precision measuring instruments and following specifications.
 Confers with establishment personnel to implement operation procedures and resolve system malfunctions.
 Develops models of alternate processing methods to test feasibility of new applications of system components and recommends implementations of the improved procedures.
 Develops and conducts equipment training programs and demonstrates skills to trainees, using precision-measuring instruments, and following schematics, plant drawings, and manufacturer’s specification.
 Attends and participates weekly project APQP meetings.
 Develops and writes all instruction manuals for equipment and processes.
 Develops all support documentation for processes, such as Process flow diagrams, Process FMEA, and Control Plans.
 Assigns project and part numbers
 Recommends methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities, such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and purchase of equipment.
 Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality control standards.
 Prepares charts, graphs, and diagrams to illustrate workflow, routing, floor layouts, material handling, and machine utilization.
 Observes workers operating equipment or performing tasks to determine time involved and fatigue rate, using stopwatch, motion-picture camera, and similar equipment.
 Recommends revision of methods of operation or material handling, alterations, in equipment layout, or other changes to increase production or improve standards.
 Coordinates the development of equipment specification requirements, cost analysis, and proposals for integrating machinery and equipment.
 Test ability of machines to perform tasks required.
 Knowledge of BOS Business Operating System Standard
 Comply with QMS and EHS Standard policies and procedures.
 Comply with Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
 Comply with all Company and Corporate policies.
 Supports and promotes the company quality objectives, policies and procedures.
 Supports and promotes plant and departmental Balanced Scorecard objectives.
 Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
 Work with sales to establish costing reports.
 Follows Code of Conduct, Anti-Corruption, & Conflict of Interest Policies.
 Ensure good housekeeping / 5S practices.

NON- ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
 Participates in meetings, seminars, and training sessions to stay apprised of new development in field.
 Studies functional statements, organizational charts, and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units and to identify areas of duplications.
 Estimates production times, staffing requirements and relates costs to provide information for management decisions.
 Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.
 Identifies and appraises conditions which could produce accidents and financial losses and evaluates potential extent of injuries resulting form accidents.
 Evaluates technical and scientific publications concerned with safety management and participates in activities of related professional organizations to update knowledge of safety developments.
 Support implementation of all Continuous Improvement projects.
 Reduction of scrap.

COMPETENCIES:
 Technical Capacity
 Organizational Skills
 Communication Proficiency
 Time Management
 Collaboration Skills
 Problem Solving
 Decision Making

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: (R)=Required (P)= Preferred
 Between 2 & 4 years of trade school, vocational education, work experience, or apprenticeship (R)
 Computer Skills(R)
 Statistics Knowledge (R)
 CAD Experience (P)
 Metrology (R)
 Design of Experiment Knowledge (R)

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:
 Stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead, and bend to the floor
 Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or
 Exert up to 10 pounds of force frequently.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED: (Some of the following certificates, licenses, and/or registrations may be acquired through training, but the employee must be able to demonstrate the capacity to obtain these requirements when placed in this position): NONE

VISUAL ACUITY:
 Accommodation as required for reading computer screens and documents.

HEARING ABILITY:
 Ability to monitor machine sounds to identify and diagnose changes in order to take appropriate action.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:
 Normal office environment with occasional exposure to manufacturing floor.

Notice: This job description is designed to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of the employee(s) assigned to this job. Other duties may be added, or this job description amended at any time. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the principle duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the principle duties of the job, except where to do so would cause an undue hardship for NORMA Group’s business operations. Employment at NORMA Group is “at will”, which means that either the employee or NORMA Group can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice. Nothing in this Job Description should be construed to diminish the at-will employment relationship in any manner