Senior Manufacturing Engineer Philipsburg, PA

About You:

You believe that things worth doing are worth doing right. In a fast paced and changing manufacturing environment you rely on systems to drive consistency and quality. You take pride in both the product and the process. As a change agent, you are curious about better and more innovative approaches in the product and process. You like to dream about possibilities and are satisfied by implementing positive change.

In the past you have had a desire to implement great solutions, but found yourself stuck in a place with inadequate resources or change-averse leadership. It’s time to join the Diamondback Team and help us become one of the best manufacturing companies in Central Pa. You can help shape the future with new automation solutions to improve quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

About the Job:

We are building a manufacturing company that employees love to work for and customers love to buy from. Our product is gaining market share and we desire to maximize our potential through best practices in production. This includes improving quality, redesigning our production assembly flow, and adding more automation. You will be an integral part of this process as well as shaping a manufacturing process for new products. A building expansion will create an opportunity to rethink and maximize our production potential. This is an exciting time to join the Diamondback team and have a huge impact on our product and manufacturing process.

Principle Duties:

• Provide a clear vision of the future of automation with in the plant
• Revise the plant layout to improve flow and efficiency
• Assist in design for future building expansions
• Implement capital purchases/ROI calculations on future large capital projects
• Steer the company forward implementing automation solutions
• Drive the advancement in manufacturing technology at our company
• Engineering Support: Provide support to the following departments as needed: Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Purchasing and Process Improvement
• Quality: Work with QC to determine root cause and implement corrective action to problems
• Purchasing: Partner w/ raw material suppliers to validate/maintain quality, reduce cost and optimize products
• Safety: Ergonomics, Guarding, etc.
• Process Improvement:
  • Identify and lead cost saving/waste elimination events.
  • Design and develop fixtures and tooling related to the enhancement of manufacturing process for both new and existing products
  • Analyze manufacturing process flows continually for enhancement of quality, cost reduction and throughput
  • Analyze ergonomics and safety of processes and develop improvement plans
• Technical Expertise: Provide deep engineering knowledge on level 2 equipment breakdowns / fix issues for subset of equipment (lasers, robotic spray, press brakes, and PLCs in general).

Required Skills, Knowledge, Education, and Training:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering
• Solid methodical troubleshooting skills
• Robotics Experience preferred
• Experience in AutoCAD
• Knowledge of PLCs
• 7 years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a metal fabrication environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of ROI calculations
• Demonstrated ability with capital equipment purchases
• Experience in GSuite and Microsoft Office suites, heavy use of Excel
• Ability to work independently/ Self Motivated
• Effective communication skills
• Experience with sheet metal fabrication (laser, press brakes, etc.) a plus
• LEAN Manufacturing experience is desired
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods. Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.

Perks at DiamondBack:

• Competitive benefit offerings (Medical, Dental, Eye, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability)
• Profit-Sharing
• Matched 401k contributions
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $5240 annually
• Employee Cover Program: Eligible for a DiamondBack cover
• Employee Pricing on products
• Friends and Family Discounts
• Healthy snacks provided daily
• Days of Service: Opportunity to make an impact in the community with 3 paid days off for volunteering
• DiamondBack Gives Back: Employee-directed giving to the community up to $2,000 annually
• Casual work environment and standing desks

Reports To: Manufacturing Engineering Manager