TerraSource Global has long history of offering a wide range of equipment and services, including crushers, feeders & conveyors. The company has a global presence, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Its products are used in a variety of industries, including mining, power generation, cement, pulp, and paper. The main product offerings or the Pennsylvania, Jeffrey Rader, and Gundlach Crushers. The business is headquartered in St. Louis Missouri with its primary manufacturing facility in Belleville IL. The business is further supported by a worldwide manufacturing supply chain base.

Position Summary

This role involves a deep functional knowledge of engineering and manufacturing processes utilized in large scale fabrication and equipment production. This role under direction of others, supports processes required to sell and fulfill orders for new capital equipment, aftermarket parts, and services. Required duties include evaluation of engineering drawings for best practices and document translation into the company ERP system including creation and modification of part numbers, manufacturing bills of material, and routings. Additionally, the role provides labor and lead-time estimates to upstream and downstream customers, creates, and maintains standard work documents for use internal and external to the department, and provides support for continuous improvement projects within the company. Finally, the position serves a key role providing technical assistance to internal and external producers and work centers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform time studies and improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes.
• Understand and translate engineering designs and orders into bills of material and routings based on available manufacturing processes.
• Maintain bills of material and manufacturing routings with timely revisions.
• Provide root cause analysis of production issues and assist with the implementation of corrective actions.
• Perform basic drawing revisions and CAD modeling of outdated prints as assigned.
• Manage a queue of drawing change requests through internal and external resources.
• Provide support for drawing revision and creation related to parts and shop tooling.
• Perform liaison work with other departments (Purchasing, Production, Engineering, Sales, etc.) to obtain services or pertinent information relative to functional needs.
• Directly support those generating quotes for parts, service, and capital equipment by identifying requirements and providing summaries of costs and lead time under the guidance of others in the engineering department.
• Act as the functional support role for other positions within the Manufacturing Engineering group as well as other manufacturing operations as needed.
• Support strategic company initiatives in areas such as Lean and Design for Manufacturability as requested.
• Solicit and investigate feasibility of productivity improvements from internal production personnel as assigned.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Education

B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering or a related engineering field from a four-year college or technical school in Engineering. 0-2 year(s) related Engineering experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience with an emphasis in Engineering preferred.

Skills/Experience

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Use of judgment to plan, perform and make decisions as to the sequence of set-ups, operations, and processes within the limitations of recognized or standard methods and procedures.

Additional Skills/Experience

• A familiarity with a diverse range of fabrication methodologies including their benefits and drawbacks. Hands-on fabrication experience preferred and prior work experience in related manufacturing and production fields a plus.
• A working knowledge of engineering formulas, methodologies, and concepts. Specific prior working knowledge of Statics Analysis a plus.
• A familiarity with Manufacturing Bill of Materials and Routings with a working knowledge of JD Edwards (or similar MRP system) preferred.
• Proven ability to utilize 2D and 3D design tools such as Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD with a familiarity of Design For Manufacturability concepts a plus.
• Demonstrated PC skills including Microsoft Word and Excel with basic demonstrated knowledge of programming a plus.
• Should be familiar with and have the ability to read and understand prints related to metal fabrication, machining, welding, and assembly processes.
• Ability to manage a work queue and assigned tasks with a high level of independence.
• A familiarity with Work Instructions including the ability to follow, maintain, create new, and train others on when necessary.
• Must possess a valid driver's license in state of residence and be insurable under company's motor vehicle insurance policy.

Travel

Less than 10% to include:

• Occasional travel to alternate company and vendor sites may be required for training or oversight.
• Occasional travel may be required to attend trade shows, exhibitions, and other possible functions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment 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.

• Occasional lifting or moving, or equivalent pulling, pushing, carrying, shoveling, or stretching, rarely lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Occasional exposure to noise, dust, heat, cold, etc. or some other element present making conditions less desirable than usually found in offices.

Disclaimer

The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the 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 any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.