Manufacturing Engineer

Dunkirk, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Operations

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer develops and implements production plans to ensure timely product delivery and minimize downtime. The engineer analyzes manufacturing processes for improvement opportunities implements TPM/Continuous Improvement and lean principles to enhance efficiency and utilizes SAP for production planning and inventory management. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations are also key responsibilities. Reports to Plant Superintendent or Production Manager and works closely Operations Production Logistics and Lab/Quality Assurance

As Manufacturing Engineer you are responsible for:

Manufacturing Planning and Control
1. Develop and implement production plans to ensure timely delivery of products.
2. Monitor production schedules and adjust plans with Production Manager as needed to meet demand and minimize downtime.
3. Maintain vendor relationships and coordinate with vendors for best pricing and quality of production supplies.
4. Identify obsolete components and identify replacements and alternatives.
5. Co-Site champion for production system employee training system utilization trend analysis and work center efficiency/optimization reviews.
Process Optimization
1. Analyze manufacturing and integration processes to identify areas for improvement.
2. Reinforce TPM/Continuous Improvement methodology and implement lean manufacturing principles to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
3. Identify root causes of production bottlenecks equipment malfunctions and production variability.
SAP Management
1. Utilize SAP for production planning inventory management cost analysis and process monitoring.
2. Ensure accurate data entry and maintenance of production-related information in SAP (backflushes and confirmations).
3. Generate and analyze reports from SAP to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
4. Co-champion the site integration SAP version updates.
Quality Assurance
1. Collaborate with the Lab Manager and Quality Manager to ensure products meet quality standards.
2. Investigate and resolve manufacturing issues implementing corrective actions as necessary.
Team Collaboration
1. Work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering and operations to achieve manufacturing goals.
2. Provide technical support and training to operations staff on SAP usage and manufacturing processes.
3. Support mechanical design with the engineering group.
4. Collaborate with Corporate Engineering Team on CAPEX projects and multi-site system integrations.
5. Project Management and project leadership
- Health and Safety
  1. Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
  2. Promote a culture of safety within the manufacturing team.
  3. Co-champion all safety program activities including incident investigations root cause analysis safety committee leadership and CAPEX integrations/installations

Qualifications :

To perform your job as expected you will be required to have:

Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a related field from 4-year college or university; or 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of both.
Proven experience as a Production Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
Proficiency in SAP (production module) is required.
Knowledge of TPM/Continuous Improvement lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
Excellent math skills as well as oral written reading and reading comprehension skills in order to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals
Previous manufacturing experience
Excellent computer skills with proficiency on Microsoft Suite (MS Office) AutoCAD SAP and Prism

Additional Information :

We offer a competitive salary with excellent benefits including medical dental vision life insurance disability pet insurance HSA and FSA long-term care 401(k) and more. Through our programs which now include Paid Volunteer Time Off and Paid Parental Leave we support the needs of our employees their dependents and their communities by providing a benefit package that is easy to understand easy to access and affordable for all our employees.

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We require post-offer pre-employment drug screens physicals and background checks.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

As Manufacturing Engineer you are responsible for:

Manufacturing Planning and Control
1. Develop and implement production plans to ensure timely delivery of products.
2. Monitor production schedules and adjust plans with Production Manager as needed to meet demand and minimize downtime.
3. Maintain vendor relationships and coordinate with vendors for best pricing and quality of production supplies.
4. Identify obsolete components and identify replacements and alternatives.
5. Co-Site champion for production system employee training system utilization trend analysis and work center efficiency/optimization reviews.
Process Optimization
1. Analyze manufacturing and integration processes to identify areas for improvement.
2. Reinforce TPM/Continuous Improvement methodology and implement lean manufacturing principles to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
3. Identify root causes of production bottlenecks equipment malfunctions and production variability.
SAP Management
1. Utilize SAP for production planning inventory management cost analysis and process monitoring.
2. Ensure accurate data entry and maintenance of production-related information in SAP (backflushes and confirmations).
3. Generate and analyze reports from SAP to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
4. Co-champion the site integration SAP version updates.
Quality Assurance
1. Collaborate with the Lab Manager and Quality Manager to ensure products meet quality standards.
2. Investigate and resolve manufacturing issues implementing corrective actions as necessary.
Team Collaboration
1. Work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering and operations to achieve manufacturing goals.
2. Provide technical support and training to operations staff on SAP usage and manufacturing processes.
3. Support mechanical design with the engineering group.
4. Collaborate with Corporate Engineering Team on CAPEX projects and multi-site system integrations.
5. Project Management and project leadership
- Health and Safety
  1. Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
  2. Promote a culture of safety within the manufacturing team.
  3. Co-champion all safety program activities including incident investigations root cause analysis safety committee leadership and CAPEX integrations/installations

Qualifications :

To perform your job as expected you will be required to have:

Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a related field from 4-year college or university; or 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of both.
Proven experience as a Production Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
Proficiency in SAP (production module) is required.
Knowledge of TPM/Continuous Improvement lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
Excellent math skills as well as oral written reading and reading comprehension skills in order to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals
Previous manufacturing experience
Excellent computer skills with proficiency on Microsoft Suite (MS Office) AutoCAD SAP and Prism

Additional Information :

Dont just choose a job; choose a career that emphasizes employee growth in a safe environmentally conscious culture. Embark on your Colorful Career with us!

We require post-offer pre-employment drug screens physicals and background checks.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Lean Manufacturing
Six Sigma
CNC Programming
Lean
Machining
Tooling
CAD
CNC
Assembly Experience
SolidWorks
Kaizen
Manufacturing

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