The Production Engineer serves as an overall support and right-hand person to the Plant Manager, in the areas of focus identified. The Production Engineer reports to the Plant Manager. The areas of focus include production scheduling, CNC optimization, staff support, and project management.

Essential Functions

Production Scheduling

• Creates the master Teams/Excel production schedule, collaborating with the Plant Manager and Production Supervisors as needed for decision points on sequencing, and coordinates accordingly with Production Supervisors or Building Leads in each building once schedule is intact.

CNC Optimization

• From the production schedule, creates the necessary optimization files for each day’s production, per the established process from Symix orders to CNC optimized files, and distributes accordingly to production

Staff Support

• Serves as main support and backup for all Plant Support Departments, providing assistance, guidance, and backup as needed.

Project Management

• Manages and executes various continuous improvement or general projects, as directed by the Plant Manager.

Engagement and Retention

• Participates in special projects and initiatives and provides general support to leaders as needed to increase overall engagement and retention across the organization
• Creatively contributes to a spirit of building morale and engagement across the organization

Qualifications

A qualified individual will adopt a mindset of “master supporter” in this role. Generally speaking, they need to be hands-on, with a willingness to jump in and run equipment when needed. They need to be focused on continuous improvement, driving to results, while also working as a self-motivated and collaborative teammate, often working across levels of the organization. They need to be organized and thorough, with an ability to lead a project with a high attention on detail orientation.

Must have previous progressively responsible manufacturing experience to include experience with production scheduling, experience with CNC equipment, and familiarity with lean manufacturing principles - Lean, 5S, Continuous Improvement, Quality Systems, Root Cause Analysis (5 Why), Standardized Work, etc.

Must be competent at an advanced level with Microsoft suite products, most specifically Excel. Must be able to create documents and documentation with ease. Understanding of basic coding is helpful.

Previous CAD experience preferred.

High school degree required. Post-secondary education strongly preferred.