What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineer position at Hi-Lex Controls?
Develops designs, assembles and implements tooling/machine and processes necessary to produce new products and enhance existing products. Designs line layout to ensure efficiency. Investigates and resolves production line or tooling/machine design problems. Recommends purchases of capital equipment.
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 on line 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.
* Performs other duties as necessary.
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.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
* Office environment with noise from computer peripherals such as printers and disk drives.
* Factory environment with noise from manufacturing environment. Exposure to moving equipment, parts and electrical shock, also exposed to burns around die castings. Possible serious injury due to carelessness around equipment.
* Sometimes lifts, carries or moves objects - up to 50 pounds.
* Daily lifts, carries or moves objects - up to 25 pounds.