Talentline
Summary:
We are seeking a skilled and hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to join our automotive production team. In this role, you will be responsible for improving manufacturing processes, driving continuous improvement, and supporting the launch of new products and equipment. The ideal candidate has a solid background in automotive manufacturing, a strong understanding of lean principles, and experience working in fast-paced production environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the technical process activities of the production plant.
- Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
- Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve manufacturing processes or products or to reduce costs, using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
- Apply continuous improvement methods, such as lean manufacturing, to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
- Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
- Review product designs for manufacturability or completeness.
- Determine root causes of failures or recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods, using statistical procedures.
- Prepare documentation for new manufacturing processes or engineering procedures.
- Communicate manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, or other information to facilitate production processes.
- Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts.
- Design, install, or troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
- Evaluate manufactured products according to specifications and quality standards.
- Estimate costs, production times, or staffing requirements for new designs.
- Train production personnel in new or existing methods.
- Design tests of finished products or process capabilities to establish standards or validate process requirements.
- Purchase equipment, materials, parts, or other resources.
- Install production equipment or systems.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (preference for mechanical or electrical)
- Spare parts experience
- Perishable tooling experience
- Part quality control & gauging
- GD &T (geometric dimensioning & tolerancing)
- Print reading experience
- FMEA experience
- 2-5 years of experience supporting automation equipment in a manufacturing
- environment
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Preferred knowledge of ISO 9001/14001 and/or other management systems
- Excellent English language skills to convey technical ideas and concepts