Manufacturing Engineer

Position Description:

• Support Manufacturing Process Engineering activity
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity (Zone / Section / Function)
• Support FPS principles and Follow KUP and Operating Process while Engineering solutions
• Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products
• Develop action plans as required to investigate and prioritize quality concerns and verify corrective actions on internal processes and supplier processes
• Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline is consistent with Vehicle Operations guidelines

Skills Required:

• Create process and instruction sheets supporting quality methods and processes
• Provide a robust response to production requirements and issues
• Support of daily production meetings working closely with production team to drive all engineering actions across the machining/assembly line to improve JPH and FTT
• Plan and prepare engineering projects
• Participate in tooling improvements, layouts, with tooling engineer

Skills Preferred:

• Liaise with Forward Planning and Manufacturing Engineering to co-ordinate changes
• Purchase, commissioning, capability and debugging of new equipment.
• Participating in Machine Witness at vendor
• Lead the machining of prototype parts
• Liaise with Product Team, MEO, Production Team and suppliers to develop optimum processes, such as gauging, torque strategies, in process testing and hot/cold engine testing
• Manage the development of processes through engineering and build to support Prototype program delivery schedules
• Respond to Product Design running and Plant based Program Changes with feasibility, cost and timing, within a Managed Change discipline
• Provide requirements for new model launch timing and metrics, such as PTR runs
• Liaise with external suppliers in support of project work

Experience Required:

2 years of related experience in engineering

Experience Preferred:

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• 8D and 5Why corrective action and problem-solving skills
• Lean Tools - 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
• DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience
• TQM and Kaizen Methods
• FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience
• Visual Factory Management
• Ergonomic analysis knowledge and experience

Education Required:

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering

Additional Information:

Fully Onsite in Lima, OH