Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer Job Highlights

Company Profile

Eaton is a power management company that provides energy-efficient products and services. It helps customers to manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power.

Job Profile

The company is recruiting a Manufacturing Engineer who will be responsible for supporting plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by leading continuous improvement/cost-out initiatives across the organization while developing and maintaining robust manufacturing processes.

Additional responsibility includes executing the organization’s strategic plan consistent with federal, state, and local regulations, established industry standards, and customer requirements.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree from an accredited institution (required)

Work Experience

• 1 year of manufacturing experience (required)
• Fabrication, welding, assembly, or coil winding experience

Duties/Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains standardized work elements (Balance charts, layouts, etc) to ensure all safety requirements are met and processes operate with their defined specifications.
• Creates, trains, and guides the optimal design and layout of cells and manufacturing flow lines considering safety/guarding, productivity, ergonomics, first pass yield, process and test capabilities, machine uptime and machine efficiency, cost of non-conformance, inventory, and waste.
• Drives initiatives to closure and monitors/drives associated metrics.
• Enforces safety expectations, documents, and communicates hazards and unsafe conditions, and conducts training to team members on safety regulations and methods
• Evaluates a value stream and establish clear visual controls indicating process health and capture sources of variation that drive accountability in Continuous Improvement actions/process improvements.
• Heavy focus on leading cost-out initiatives and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Identifies potential safety hazards and provides input into the remediation process, ensuring equipment functionality meets required specifications.
• Leads teams that leverage Lean or Six Sigma tools to solve problems within manufacturing.
• Leads the research and development of new processes to meet or exceed the requirements of current/new products.
• Participates in Continuous Improvement of Kaizens/BPIs as appropriate to the facility.

Other Duties-

• Performs root cause and failure analysis for the resolution of production detractors.
• Applies critical thinking and problem-solving skills to provide specified cost, quality, and performance in a safe and efficient manner.
• Collaborates with others in critical thinking and problem-solving activities.
• Participates in concurrent engineering efforts and critical design reviews to minimize product costs and maximize the useful life of products.
• Supports new product development projects to ensure design for manufacturability
• Works on projects in conjunction with the Ops and OPEX manager for fab/weld, core, and coils value streams, and develop project goals, budgets, and work breakdown structures.
• Proactively aligns cross-functional resources such as production, quality, EHS, Maintenance, Engineering, and contractors/vendors to ensure that project goals are met.
• Develops and executes communication plans among project/program working groups, associated leadership teams, and other stakeholders.
• Responsible for executing sustained change management as it applies to products and processes within manufacturing operations.
• Utilizes change management techniques such as ADKAR to effectively drive and sustain process improvements.
• Provides input into the capital equipment selection process.
• Develops and evaluates Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs) for new product or process programs and initiatives.
• Leverages advanced technology and innovation to improve the use and effectiveness of information systems.
• Seeks opportunities to eliminate waste associated with the flow of factory floor information.
• Active role in assessment processes within the manufacturing environment.
• May act as a category lead or champion during an assessment process

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Detailed knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques – i.e., value stream mapping, one-piece flow, 5S, Standard work, visual controls, daily accountability, process checks, etc.
• Fiber laser experience
• Knowledge of industry and customer-specific quality processes (i.e., ISO9001, etc.)
• Laser cutting experience with flat steel
• Proficiency in various software applications – i.e., SAP, Computer-Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, MS Office suite, MiniTab, Metamation, Nesting Software, etc.
• Thorough understanding of problem-solving methodologies used in determining root cause and formulating corrective action(s) – i.e., thought maps, 8D, root cause analysis, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, control charts, Pareto charts, etc.
• Thorough understanding of production environments (low volume/high mix and high volume/low mix) including safety/guarding requirements.

Others

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Donation matching
• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Wellness programs
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development

Employer’s Statement

Eaton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company considers all applicants regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.