Manufacturing Engineer Job at Buddy's Home Furnishings in Arlington

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Overview

Role focuses on developing detailed manufacturing plans for new programs, sourcing tooling and equipment, and providing engineering guidance to improve throughput, quality, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed manufacturing plans for new programs that will require new equipment or retooling of existing equipment.


• Prepare all sourcing activities from RFQ to PO for major outside tooling and equipment purchases (i.e.; continuity testers, alignment equipment, balancers, uniformity equipment, etc.).


• Gather all relevant product information, production rates and assembly requirements from customer contacts.


• Prepare equipment operators by assisting the launch team with training; providing reference and support resources.


• Maintain process integrity by developing and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines.


• Monitor and support plant with equipment installation and launch.


• Work with PC&L team to optimize material flow to production line.


• Understand Android operations (Sequencing/subassembly, shipping and receiving).


• Be responsible for equipment certification and run-off; provide feedback and escalate any issues to leadership.


• Act as a liaison and coordinate with Plant team members to ensure lessons learned, best practices, and plant goals are driven into the new production process being developed.


• Coordinate program change requests.


• Provide Manufacturing Engineering guidance and support to improve throughput, reduce scrap/rework, reduce cost, and improve quality and reliability.


• Collaborate with Quality Engineer to drive Quality (PFMEA, Reverse PFMEA, Control Plan, Error-proofing plan) back into the design of the assembly processes and equipment and to ensure a robust Manufacturing System is delivered to the Plant that meets quality and engineering standards.


• Promote health and safety in all phases of engineering and launch.


• Maintain equipment records by filing documents; updating equipment database.


• Protect organization value by keeping information confidential; cautioning others regarding potential breaches.


• Ability to work well in a team environment and have a positive attitude.


• Effectively interact with, lead and develop people.


• Teach, lead and continuously improve all areas of the business.


• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering


• Experience: 3+ years of experience in assembly and/or manufacturing and 2+ years of experience with APQP system


• Supervisory experience in the manufacturing field is preferred

Traits / Values

• Hope: The quality of possessing and adhering to positive, optimistic expectation of future events.


• Trust: Confidence in one another


• Compassion: The quality of an understanding of another's challenges.


• Justice: Concern for fairness.


• Wisdom: The quality of having good, sound judgement.


• Courage: Strength in the face of adversity.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Retail

Location

Arlington, TX