Manufacturing Engineer CNC
Manufacturing Engineer CNC
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Job Description
As a familyowned and operated company we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:
- A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
- A commitment to building strong relationships both inside and outside the organization
- A desire to learn grow and contribute to moving our strategy forward
- A need to create and to innovate
Employment Type:Regular FullTime Salary
Shift: 1st Shift
Work Status:Onsite
Position Summary:
The Manufacturing Engineer Computer Numerical Control (CNC) develops evaluates and improves manufacturing methods utilizing knowledge of product design materials and parts fabrication processes tooling and production equipment capabilities assembly methods and quality control standards. They plan and design manufacturing processes in an industrial plant and improve production methods. The Manufacturing Engineer CNC provides support in the design fabrication modification and evaluation of manufacturing operations such as machining plastics processing assembly and material handling. Additionally this role is responsible for programming and debugging cutting and CNC machines.
Measures of success:
- Improve manufacturing throughput to meet delivery and cost targets
- Reduce manufacturing process costs
- Reduce unplanned downtime for various types of manufacturing equipment
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Supports ongoing manufacturing activities to ensure critical delivery targets and company financial targets are met.
- Analyzes and implements improvements to material and processes and costreduction initiatives.
- Programs all cutting machines and CNC machines as needed.
- Utilizes engineering drawings to create patterns and develop a computer numerical control (CNC) program.
- Leads and supports Lean activities such as Kaizen events mistakeproofing etc.
- Solves or assists in solving immediate highpriority issues related to manufacturing output quality tooling process and material.
- Provides data and analysis of manufacturing activities to management as well as providing data feedback and support directly to machine operators.
- Assists supervisors with new production techniques and assists with troubleshooting rejected parts.
- Works with Supply Chain and various Engineering teams on an ongoing basis.
- Provides design teams with estimates of facilities equipment capital and personnel requirements for new product designs. Evolves estimates into firm budgets as projects progress.
- Provides analysis feedback and possible improvements in designformanufacturability and/or assembly (DFM/DFA).
- Transitions new product designs into full production via purchase and installation of new equipment tooling fixtures. Designs or assists with design and/or build of manufacturing and/or test equipment as needed. Provides test samples and performs or oversees pilot runs and initial production runs.
- Identifies and reports to management and/or other departments which issues require elevation and action internally or externally.
- Supports and learns with/from other teams within the company and understands their interactions with manufacturing in detail within the context of the Epicor Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
- Assists in time and cost estimates.
- Purchases capital equipment by vetting qualified vendors ensuring vendors have appropriate specifications and overseeing purchase.
- Designs jigs and fixtures for new and current products to speed manufacturing process and ensure consistent quality.
- Assigns work to designers and technicians technical writers engineering technicians and machine shop personnel as required.
- Determines location of factory equipment and relocates as necessary.
- Creates PD Trak Manufacturing Plans for new products that include projected assembly process projected assembly rates equipment anticipated anticipated costs anticipated personnel needed etc.
- Designs or supports new product development including new layouts or tools.
- Makes suggestions and design modifications to make a more cost effective and/or easily manufactured and assembled product.
- Writes Manufacturing Process Sheets (MPS) including all photos specifications and test procedures and sends them on to industrial engineering staff for them to finalize.
- Reviews existing MPS for accuracy and/or clarity. Marks up or modifies them and passes them on to Industrial Engineers for finalization.
- Build relationships and trust amongst production personnel to ensure full support and collaboration is achieved
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment utilizing engineering skills to plan coordinate evaluate and improve manufacturing processes
- Ability to write and debug programs for CNC equipment
- Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes and general machine shop practices
- Proficient in Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Experience in LEAN Manufacturing; proven experience leading Lean and Kaizen events
- Experience in an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000 environment
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Travel up to 25 of time to suppliers trade shows other company sites etc.
Preferred:
- 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment utilizing engineering skills to plan coordinate evaluate and improve manufacturing processes
- Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
- Working knowledge of SolidWorks and AutoCAD
- Ability to write and debug programs for CNC equipment
Work Environment:
This position works primarily in an office environment using computers and technology. Verbal and auditory capability are required. Frequent exposure in production plant where large equipment and noise are prevalent. Safety gear is required in these areas.
This position reports into the site every day.
Management:
This position has no direct reports.
Benefits
With nearly 1000 people working at Taco worldwide each with their own story you will discover a sense of community and diverse intelligent colleagues who help us innovate create and explore.
Taco employees benefit from a company that:
- Provides competitive salaries and benefits
- Offers tuition reimbursement career development and onsite training programs in our learning center
- Believes in sharing profits with its employees
- Is mindful about family health and wellbeing
- Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential
- Embraces and celebrates diversity
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Employment Type
Full Time
