Dakota Bodies is hiring: Manufacturing Engineer in Liberty

Overview

Position: Manufacturing Engineer

BU: TE - Dakota Bodies

Location: Liberty, Missouri

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and leading medium to large sized projects to improve quality and efficiency of existing manufacturing processes as well as the scale-up, validation, and transfer of new products into manufacturing. Includes project planning using MS Project, equipment and process design or specification, process optimization using Six Sigma or equivalent methodologies, process validation, and the implementation of process and manufacturing documentation.
• Investigate and implement improvements to manufacturing processes to improve quality and efficiency, ensuring that all regulatory requirements are satisfied.
• Review manufacturing trending reports to ensure processes remain in control, assist manufacturing in investigating processes that yield product in specification but out of control limits.
• Investigate non-conformance conditions and implement corrective actions.
• Work with Product Development teams to facilitate the successful scale-up, transfer, and validation of new products.
• Prepare new or modify existing procedures as necessary for product/process improvements and new product transfers.
• Determine Critical to Quality (CTQ) attributes of products and processes. Establish trending requirements to monitor performance of CTQ’s.
• Design and execute engineering and validation studies for process improvements and new products.
• Design and execute equipment qualifications for new or improved manufacturing processes.
• Represent Operations on multiple new product development teams.
• Ensure compliance with all pertinent safety teams and regulatory policies.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators.
• Develop manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Assure product and process quality by designing testing methods; testing finished-product and process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes, including PFMEA development.
• Provide manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
• Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering.
• 3 or more years of experience in a role responsible for process development and/or improvements.
• Experience with new product development and its various stages.
• Experience with technology transfer from different sites into local manufacturing.
• Periodic travel may be required up to 10%.

Skills

• Demonstrated technical skills and experience in process validation and equipment qualification.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, including previous experience with Statistical Process Control, root cause analysis.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing, Minitab applications, and project leadership strongly preferred.
• Experience with plant layout / flow using 2D CAD / AutoCAD Layout.
• Above average communication skills, written and oral.
• Technical writing skills including experience writing manufacturing documentation (Batch Records, Material Specs, Bills of Material, etc.).
• Mechanical design proficiency using SolidWorks or equivalent 3D CAD system.
• Experience as a project manager/planner, preferably using MS Project.
• Experience leading process improvement/new product transfer projects.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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