What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineer *On-Site position at Lou-Rich?
Innovance, Inc.
Innovance is the holding company for a family of four, 100% employee-owned, Minnesota-based manufacturing companies (Lou-Rich, ALMCO, Panels Plus, Mass Finishing, Jorgensen). Our mission is to lead, nurture, and grow a team of industrial manufacturing companies committed to making our OEM customers’ products better.
About Lou-Rich
Lou-Rich is a fully integrated contract manufacturer specializing in complex projects. We provide precision machining, metal fabrication, assembly, and sourcing solutions to a variety of industries, including some of North America’s largest OEMs. Companies of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to small, fast-growing operations trust Lou-Rich with their most vital and complex manufacturing projects.
Position Description:
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing manufacturing processes that support production of products in assembly. This position will utilize a technical skill set to ensure our manufacturing process meets the customers’ requirements, as well as Lean Manufacturing principles to eliminate nonvalue added activity.
Essential Functions:
- Safety: Ensures new and existing processes are safe for employees, ergonomically correct, and in compliance with OSHA requirements.
- Justifies, installs, and qualifies capital equipment.
- Layout efficient, line balanced production work cells to meet customer demand.
- Works with Tool Designers to layout jig and fixture design.
- Initiate and implement Engineering Change Orders.
- Analyzes and plans work force utilization.
- Leads improvement teams in developing current and future state value stream mapping.
- Implement Improvement projects with the use of Kaizen, Six Sigma, 5-S, Standard Work, and other Continuous Improvement (C.I.) tools.
- Consults with Project Engineers on design for manufacture of customer product.
- Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of materials, parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.
- Estimates production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
- Leader of the technical team in the fab area.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.