Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description
Required Skills:
Lead new programs/products through production and ensure product meets cost delivery and customer/internal specifications requirements including coordinating efforts with design and quality engineering.
Identify all tools equipment and fixtures required to manufacture the product to the specifications.
Work with operations team to drive efficiency by innovating our assembly and manufacturing processes.
Improve both manufacturing and business processes by eliminating waste.
Ensure a safe working environment is set and maintained.
Develop design acquire or create new equipment for improved productivity efficiency and safety.
Work with Safety Team to identify and resolve ergonomic issues and other safety concerns.
Maintain excellent documentation of process changes and follow change management processes.
Analyze data interact with operations and collect information to achieve root cause problem solving.
Identify assess feasibility and manage change for continuous improvement initiatives.
Utilize Lean principles to setup and improve work cells including: 5S Workplace Organization Value Stream Mapping Visual Factory Management Error Proofing Total Productive Maintenance Kaizen Kanban/Pull Systems SetUp Reduction and Standard Work.

Preferred Skills:
Experience in new product introduction processes.
Experience of Military/Aerospace procedures specifications and regulations
Fluent with desktop computers and ability to use Microsoft office with proficiency.
Ability to read and understand customer/internal documentation drawings and work instructions.
Working knowledge of cable and harness assemblies
Familiarity with the use of AutoCAD and SolidWorks systems
Experience with document control programs such as SolidWorks PDM.

Education
Must have a bachelors degree in engineering with 23 years related experience; in absence of degree must have H.S. Diploma with 5 years experience