Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. The position will be based at our facility in Sumter, SC.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $83000 - $122000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Primary Responsibility

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, the Senior Manufacturing Engineer will support planning and execution of technical projects related to manufacturing methods, material flow, processes, facilities, systems, and equipment upon gaining comprehensive knowledge of existing capabilities and new technologies.

This role will manage capital projects, evaluate, and initiate orders for machinery and other equipment required for production processes.  Additional responsibilities include investigating and troubleshooting technical problems, providing day-to-day production support as well as longer-term strategic planning, implementing new product introductions (NPIs), specifying tooling, developing new processes, and revising and executing plant layout changes.  Occasionally write, review and revise operation sheets, prepare or direct preparation of time/motion studies and train personnel.  Support other cross functional departments, such as Quality, Supply Chain, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), Design Engineering, and Front-End ordering.

This role focuses heavily on reducing waste, cost, inefficiencies, while increasing value and driving lean transformation in assigned production areas by leading/participating in continuous improvement (CI) activities (i.e., Kaizen events). The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will be called upon to research and lead projects that implement various Industry 4.0 technologies, including robotics, automation, data digitization, etc.

What You’ll Do

In this function you will:

• Project Management:
• Lead and support execution of capital projects.
• Plan and develop projects supporting plant or division objectives.
• Facilitate new product launches into production.
• Design and Innovation:
• Design and create tooling, jigs, and fixtures for safer assembly processes.
• Improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs through innovation and design.
• Integrate equipment and systems using Industry 4.0.
• Process Improvement:
• Identify and execute cost-out projects through productivity improvements.
• Promote continuous improvement using lean manufacturing techniques.
• Develop and maintain robust, cost-efficient manufacturing processes.
• Collaboration and Support:
• Collaborate with all levels, departments, and facilities within the organization.
• Provide technical expertise to support daily operations and achieve production goals.
• Investigate and resolve safety-related projects.
  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 2 years of engineering or project / program management experience which can include co-op/internships
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of engineering experience or equivalent engineering experience from co-op/internships.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
• 2 years of managing large (capital) projects.
• Experience working in a high mix / engineered to order manufacturing environment.
• Experience using CAD software (i.e., AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, Creo, etc.).
• Sheetmetal fabrication expertise (laser, punching, spot welding, and powder coating equipment).
• High mechanical aptitude.
• Industry 4.0 experience.
• Experience working with new product introduction.
• Understanding and use of lean tool methodology.
• Automation and controls system (HMI, PLC, ladder logic, etc.) experience.
  
  
  

Skills

Position Criteria:

• Ability to research and lead projects that implement various Industry 4.0 technologies, including robotics, automation, data digitization, etc.
• Ability to perform work with little or no direct supervision.
• Supervise in-house installations, coordinate, and perform machine/assembly process runoffs, and conduct capability analyses.
• Identify and execute cost-out initiatives through productivity improvements.
• Budgetary/cost analysis experience.
• Familiarity with problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5 Why, and A3) used to identify root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Leads and/or participates in Eaton's continuous improvement initiatives, such RIEs and VSM events.
  
  
  

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach at or above shoulder level; grip; and use hands to handle and feel. The employee is frequently required to walk; stoop; lift; carry; push; pull; and grip. The employee is frequently required to lift/carry up to 35 pounds. The employee is frequently required to push/pull up to or greater than 35 pounds. The vision requirements include far and close vision with depth perception and color discrimination. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to listen and to talk.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.