What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineer position at MANN+HUMMEL?
Role Summary
Job Description
This is an Onsite position based at our location in Portage, MI.
Job Responsibilities
Education and Experience:
Job Description
This is an Onsite position based at our location in Portage, MI.
- No Visa sponsorships are available for this position.
Job Responsibilities
- Assists and trains production with troubleshooting process, equipment, or tooling related issues
- Actively engages line side production boards to identify opportunities for improvement
- Creates, maintains, updates, and audits Visual Work Instructions and Standard Work for operators in assigned production cells
- Originates statements of work specifications for changes to existing machines and fixtures
- Attends new design proposal reviews and makes recommendations regarding manufacturability and compatibility with current manufacturing operations
- Attends layout reviews for new products and makes recommendations for process flow, product assembly, and equipment
- Performs internal process development of new and existing tooling
- Reviews the performance of any process changes or machine improvements with the Quality department to ensure compliance with customer requirements
- Performs revisions to the process FMEA, control plan, and production flow for design change
- Maintains required skills through training and studying of engineering and technical publications to keep current on technological changes and developments in the industry
- Performs Investigation and implementation of counter measures to any internal and external quality or safety concerns
- Facilitates process / equipment training classes to elevate production group skills and abilities
- Adheres to customer specific requirements and specifications
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related field plus 2 years’ experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, OR a High School diploma/GED and 5 or more years’ direct experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of mechanics of machines and motion, heat transfer, fluid dynamics and material tolerances
- Manufacturing processes with hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
- Knowledge of basic machine electrical wiring
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software (e.g.: Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Exposure to industrial automation and/or robotics, including automated assembly, material handling, or vision/inspection systems
- Ability to support basic integration, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Automotive industry manufacturing experience
- Understanding of injection molding and plastics processing
- Experience using SIMS, CAD software
- Experience using and ERP system (SAP preferred)
- Knowledge of various plastic welding processes (e.g.: vibration welding, hot plate welding, laser welding, sonic welding)
- Experience working with 3rd party contractors for special projects /repairs