About MEI

MEI, a Minnesota based commercial elevator manufacturing and Service Company is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. MEI is a thriving company with a fun team-oriented atmosphere. MEI cares deeply about their employees, fosters a great work environment, and provides opportunities to give back to the community.

This position offers competitive compensation and benefit package. Are you passionate about making a change? Do you enjoy bringing new ideas to the table? If this sounds like you, apply at MEI today.

Location: Mankato, MN

Job Type: Full-Time

Schedule: M-F

Salary: $65,000 - $98,000/year

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 401(k) & matching up to 3%
• ESOP with 3% company discretionary contributions
• Health Savings Account/ Flexible Spending Account
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 3 Weeks Paid Time Off and 9 Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Earn 8 hours PTO for 8 hours of volunteering

About the Role

Provide support and guidance to manufacturing employees to produce product that meets customer demand.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate quality control processes and make recommendations for improvements in quality control.
• Analyze production processes, schedules, methods, and other data to provide management with a better understanding for future manufacturing needs.
• Ensure that the company’s manufacturing processes are in compliance with government laws and regulations.
• Review and calculate labor, material, and other production costs, along with reviewing schedules and future production requirements, to assist management in decision making.
• Analyze and plan workflow, equipment placement, and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance and repair services. Ensure the manufacturer’s procedures and instructions are followed to keep production equipment operational.
• Develop capital equipment justifications for new equipment and process technology.
• Assist with project management of new equipment installations
• Coordinate and supervise activities of equipment and employees with a focus on Safety, Quality and Productivity.
• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
• Execute additional tasks as needed

Experience

• Technical degree or bachelor’s degree
• Experience in a custom fabrication manufacturing environment, preferred
• Understanding of quality and manufacturing tools (kanban, line balancing and pull flow)
• Knowledge of production engineering tools
• Experience with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Skills

• Leadership skills
• Resourceful, problem-solver, able to prioritize and multitask
• Detail oriented and organized
• Able to communicate effectively with great people skills & a sense of humor
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Self-motivated and work independently with minimum supervision
• Unshakeable integrity

Physical Demands

Position requires approximately 40% sitting, 25% walking and 35% standing. The ability to reach with hands and arms is required. Also, the position requires the ability to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken words. Position requires close vision at 20 inches or less and distance vision of 20 feet or more as well as the ability to judge distances and spatial relationships and to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus. The ability to lift up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis is required. This position works near moving mechanical parts. Position is exposed to loud noise.

MEI’s 50 years in the elevator industry gives us an unparalleled ability to handle both custom and standard elevator projects with ease.

EOE/AA