Manufacturing Engineer

GKN Automotive

Manufacturing Engineer

Bowling Green, OH
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    This position, through engineering projects, directly supports the entire production organization by leading continuous improvement efforts, capital project management, and cost reduction activities.

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    Key Responsibilities

    • Develop methods, tooling and techniques to continuously reduce the time and effort involved in setting-up, changing over and operations of manufacturing equipment.
    • Implement bottleneck cycle time reduction in manufacturing cells.
    • Troubleshoot PLC programs as required (Siemens & Allen Bradley)
    • Modify manufacturing processes for safety improvement, quality improvement, cost reduction, or design changes.
    • Achieve financial objectives by assisting in the preparation of the budget, scheduling expenditures, managing project budgets and initiating corrective actions.
    • Manage capital projects, including: development of equipment specification, coordination of equipment runoffs,
    • installation of equipment, and management of outside contractors.
    • Updates and maintains equipment drawings for production and equipment, including layouts.
    • Develop engineering solutions for repetitive equipment/process failures.
    • Assist in identification of departmental training requirements and may provide the training for improvement of skill levels.
    • Review, recommend and coordinate TPM, PM, Proactive Maintenance and Predictive Maintenance Programs to prevent equipment failures and maximize machinery uptime.
    • Take ownership, in conjunction with Quality Engineer, of PFMEA, Control plans and process flows.
    • Supports shop floor teams through daily interaction, problem solving skills and aiding in development of standard work instructions.
    • Manage outside contractors involved in process/equipment improvement.
    • Work closely with all levels of the organization to improve upon manufacturing machinery and process improvements.
    • Lead Kaizen activities, and document results.
    • Knows significant environmental aspects of the job and the related operational controls.

    QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

    Formal qualifications required:

    ***Essential


    Two or more years of experience in manufacturing engineering, and automation.

    Lean Enterprise experience

    ***Desirable


    Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.

    Specific Functional Capabilities, Knowledge, and Skills required:

    B.S. Degree in Mechanical and/or Industrial Engineering, or related degree. Computer Skills (MS Word, Excel, MfgPro, Kronos)

    You should be proficient in:

    • PLC Troubleshooting Skills
    • Engineering Degree
    • Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
    • Process Development
    • Basic Computer Skills

    Salary info:

    $33.65 - $43.27 / hr