Overview
Manufacturing Engineer at HI-LEX North America.
Role description includes developing, designing, assembling and implementing tooling / machine and processes necessary to produce new products and enhance existing products. Designs line layout to ensure efficiency. Investigates and resolves production line or tooling / machine design problems. Recommends purchases of capital equipment.
Responsibilities
- Designs, develops and implements production line layout or tooling / machine design or design modifications as required to produce products and reduce injuries.
- Investigates and resolves production line (work centers) or tooling design problems.
- Determines cost of implementing new product on line layout.
- Develops work methods to improve production operator efficiency through quality tracking, interviews with associates, review of production line performance and training.
- Identifies and selects vendors to order tooling / equipment, fixtures, and supplies and recommends orders as necessary.
- Performs tracking of production line performances.
- Coordinates transportation and sample builds.
Secondary Functions
Serves on various committees as needed (Back up for Sr. Manufacturing Engineer).Performs other duties as necessary.Qualifications
4-year degree in mechanical engineering or engineering technology or equivalent field.3-5 years experience in production line or tooling / machine design.Knowledge of blueprints, process analysis, and drafting terminology.Knowledge of broad machine shop and basic accounting principles.Physical Requirements / Working Conditions
Office environment with noise from computer peripherals such as printers and disk drives.Factory environment with noise from manufacturing environment. Exposure to moving equipment, parts and electrical shock, also exposed to burns around die castings. Possible serious injury due to carelessness around equipment.Sometimes lifts, carries or moves objects - up to 50 pounds.Daily lifts, carries or moves objects - up to 25 pounds.Job details
Seniority level : Mid-Senior levelEmployment type : Full-timeJob function : Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries : Motor Vehicle Parts ManufacturingJ-18808-Ljbffr