Manufacturing Engineer

Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Battle Creek, MI and Litchfield, MI

Duration: Full Time with benefits

Salary: Battle Creek - $85K and Litchfield - $95K

Schedule: Schedule: M-F (40-45 Hours a week) Will work occasionally on Saturdays (Morning)

5am-2:30pm OR 8am-5pm

Schedule can be flexible – Core hours are 9am- 3pm

Essential Functions:

• Designs, develops and implements production line layout or tooling/machine design or design modifications as required to produce products and reduce injuries.
• Investigates and resolves production line (work centers) or tooling design problems.
• Determines cost of implementing new product online layout.
• Develops work methods to improve production operator efficiency through quality tracking, interviews with associates, review of production line performance and training.
• Identifies and selects vendors to order tooling/equipment, fixtures, and supplies and recommends orders as necessary.
• Performs tracking of production line performances.
• Coordinates transportation and sample builds.

Secondary Functions:

• Serves on various committees as needed (Back up for Sr. Manufacturing Engineer.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Qualifications

• Specialized Training, Skills, Abilities, Experience:
• 4-year degree in mechanical engineering or engineering technology or equivalent field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in production line or tooling/machine design.
• Knowledge of blueprints, process analysis, and drafting terminology.
• Knowledge of broad machine shop and basic accounting principles.