AMUS Manufacturing Engineer

Daifuku Automotive America Corporation is a leader in optimizing integrating automating and managing the logistical flow of material goods in the automotive automation/material handling systems. We focus on Design Manufacturing Installation and Support. Daifuku Automotive America Corporation has been a trusted partner to some of the worlds largest and fastestgrowing companies showing them how to use their space more efficiently to deliver improved productivity.

The company is currently seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer for our facility in Reynoldsburg OH.

Daifuku Automotive America Corporation promotes and supports both individual and team success by providing opportunities to expand your skills and build on your capabilities. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we are committed to a culturally rich workforce and proud of our diversity in background experience and origin. Safety is part of our core values; we stress the importance to our employees by enforcing 5S and daily safety audits.

Daifuku Benefits

• Medical Dental and Vision available day one
• Optional Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• FSA/ HSA
• Company provided life and disability plans
• 401K: Fidelity
• 7 Paid sick days (prorated according to start date)
• 13 paid vacation days (prorated according to start date)
• 11 paid holidays
• Yearly performance bonuses
• PPE Reimbursement

The Manufacturing Engineer will be instrumental in optimizing our production processes to enhance efficiency quality and safety within our Reynoldsburg facility. This role involves the design implementation and continuous improvement of manufacturing procedures and equipment directly contributing to meeting customer requirements and maximizing productivity.

Responsibilities

The primary goalissatisfyingcustomer requirementsofquality quantity and delivery in a safe manner while maximizing productivity. Specifically theManufacturing Engineeris responsible for designing implementing and reviewing the procedures and equipment involved in the manufacturing process. This position reports to the Production Manager. Annual SMART Goals will be assigned to evaluate the effectiveness of the position incumbent.

Other Responsibilities:

• Process Development & Improvement: Develops evaluates improves and documents manufacturing processes; implements process control procedures; and directs improvements to facilities and processes.
• Product & Tooling Collaboration: Works with manufacturing and design engineering on product tooling and design.
• Continuous Improvement & Analysis: Continuously analyzes manufacturing process flows to improve quality reduce costs and increase throughput.
• Technical Training: Collaborates with the manufacturing department to develop coordinate and implement technical training for employees.
• Production & Control Documentation: Supports the development and use of all production and control related processes and documentation including Control Plans Qualification Plans Engineering Change Deviations Corrective and Preventative Actions APQP DFMEA PFMEA PPAP FAI DFMA and SPC tools.
• Capital Project Management:
  • Develops and manages capital projects of $500k including ROI reports with scope preliminary budgets detailed cost estimates equipment specifications drawings bid documents and vendor proposal tabulations.
  • Leads capital projects of $500k encompassing equipment specifications validation and operating procedures.
  • Acts as a liaison with multidisciplinary teams communicating project information and ensuring projects are on schedule within budget and within scope.
• Kaizen Leadership: Leads Kaizen events and help those unfamiliar with the process understand how to carry out a successful event.
• Compliance & Troubleshooting: Ensures processes and procedures comply with regulations; troubleshoots equipment and determines root cause solutions.
• New Product Introduction: Executes the manufacturing side of the new product introduction process.
• Technical Support for Production: Assists Production with troubleshooting and resolving technical problems.
• Data Analysis & Process Changes: Gathers and analyzes manufacturing metrics collaborating with Quality and Manufacturing to define appropriate process changes.
• Prioritization & Time Management: Demonstrates the ability to successfully manage competing priorities and deliverables in a fastpaced deadlineoriented environment.
• Vendor Consultation: Consults with vendors on product specifications parts and material purchasing and product evaluation against quality standards.
• Manufacturing Process Design: Designs and develops manufacturing processes for enhancements product changes new products and related fixtures and tooling aiming for zero defects and low product costs.
• Documentation: Documents tool drawings design concepts shop orders and related information.
• Production Process Optimization: Designs tests and implements production process improvements to scale the business by eliminating bottlenecks and capacity limitations.
• Quality Monitoring & Improvement: Monitors quality data to drive improvement.
• Manufacturing Issue Resolution: Troubleshoots manufacturing issues.
• Plant Layout Optimization: Designs efficient and productive layouts for machinery within plant facilities.
• Corrective/Preventative Actions: Engages with relevant personnel to identify and resolve Corrective/Preventative actions for Quality Technical and Manufacturing issues (Audit Actions NCNs CAPAs etc..
• Continuous Improvement & Lean Implementation: Leads continuous improvement and lean implementation to eliminate waste reduce process variations and meet customer expectations.
• Operational Profit Improvement: Works handson and leads teams to drive operational profit through complex waste reduction and throughput improvement projects.
• Data Management & Communication: Utilizes database SQL and data visualization software (e.g. Power BI) to collect and communicate critical data with stakeholders.
• IT Project Collaboration: Gathers data requirements for IT projects aimed at increasing software efficiency and moving towards a paperfree factory.
• CrossFunctional Collaboration: Works closely with Engineering Manufacturing Supply Chain and Quality to coordinate product changes and collaborates crossfunctionally with departments like scheduling planning manufacturing engineering and IT.
• Statistical Process Control (SPC): Develops manufacturing processes applicable to SPC and may develop these techniques; understands and can apply SPC.
• Value Stream Optimization: Develops manufacturing processes utilizing crossfunctional participation to ensure equipment and process compatibility with the entire value stream including early equipment management (TPM) workstation design material presentation standard work and singlepiece flow.
• Technical Knowledge: Possesses knowledge of CNC robotic and press brake offline programming.
• Compliance & Continuous Improvement Culture: Employees are responsible for complying with all requirements of Daifuku Automotive America Corporations QMS policies and procedures ensuring sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement for leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction.

• Prior manufacturing experience is highly preferred.
• Technical Aptitude: Ability to learn new technologies software and machines.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic & ProblemSolving Skills: Strategic thinking and problemsolving abilities including the application of structured problemsolving methodologies Statistical Data Analysis and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Project & Time Management: Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines and to multitask effectively.
• Continuous Learning & Adaptability: Eagerness to learn new skills and take on new challenges.
• Travel: Willingness to travel within the US up to 20.
• Lean Six Sigma: Lean Six Sigma certification is desirable.
• Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills: Teamoriented and collaborative with a professional and personable manner when interacting with colleagues customers vendors competitors and visitors. Strong interpersonal skills are crucial for successful job performance.
• Sense of Urgency & GoalOriented: Must possess and maintain a high sense of urgency to meet and exceed all production goals.
• Physical Requirements: Physically capable of standing walking bending pushing pulling reaching and twisting throughout the shift; capable of repetitively lifting 2550 lbs.
• Attention to Detail: Attentive to detail.
• Flexibility: Must be flexible to work overtime as needed including potential weekends and/or holidays.

Work Environment

The employee will primarily work in a typical manufacturing environment that includes overhead cranes and forklifts. The workspace is welllit with overhead LED lighting to ensure safe working conditions. While generally clean with housekeeping performed regularly the manufacturing process may generate some grinding dust heat/cold fumes/odors and vibration. Noise levels are typical of manufacturing processes utilizing air tools grinders and other equipment; the company provides yearly audiometric testing for monitoring and improvement. The facility is nonclimatecontrolled with fans provided in the summer and heating in the winter for employee comfort.

Educationand Experience

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Working experience of manufacturing and Lean concepts in manufacturing environment

Required Equipment

• Safety Toe Shoes/Boots
• Safety Glasses

Daifuku offers an excellent compensation package including great benefits such as excellent medical vision and dental insurance paid vacation time paid sick time and paid holidays 401K Flexible Spending Programs and more.

Daifuku is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race color religion ancestry national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability protected veteran status marital status or medical condition.

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