Manufacturing Engineer

Melrose Park, IL

Our growing client is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer!

Responsibilities of the Manufacturing Engineer

• Apply your skills from within the sheet metal industry to develop prototypes and cost estimates for new programs.
• Program or learn to program sheet metal manufacturing equipment such as Amada EMZ 3610-NT 58 station CNC with 60" x 100" bed turret presses, Amada HDS 1303NT: 8-axis CNC press brakes, RAS Panel Benders, Amada LC1212: 4-axis 50" x 100" and Bystronic BySmart Fiber 3015 Laser Cutters, Motoman HP20d-6 DX100 robotic and IPG Photonics laser welders.
• Use AutoCAD to detail the facility's layout and design simple tools and fixtures.
• Apply your knowledge or be willing to be familiar with mechanical straight side and OBI stamping presses such as Blow, Brown Boggs, Clearing Niagara, Verson, Minster, Bliss, Warco, Stamtec, South Bend, Johnson, South Bend, Federal and Walsh
• Maintain the routings and work instructions for manufacturing.
• Handle the traditional factory metrics reporting such as machine utilization, productivity, cycle times and other measurables to be used to increase profits.

Requirements of the Manufacturing Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial or general engineering or in any technical discipline is a plus but not required.
• One or more years of full-time Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering experience is required from within the metals industry preferably sheet metal.
• Excellent benefits and career growth potential!
• CAD such as AutoCAD, Creo or SolidWorks along with MS Office including Excel is required.

Compensation for the Manufacturing Engineer

The targeted annual starting salary for this position ranges from $70,000.00 to $90,000.00 depending on experience.