Manufacturing Engineer

Job Purpose Duties and Responsibilities

• This position is responsible for designing, implementing, controlling, and improving assembly and welding processes that enable the safe production and efficient manufacturing of welded assemblies, Chassis preparation and finished garbage trucks.

• Additionally, responsibilities include providing processes and tools design changes and incorporating new technologies to support Manufacturing, Quality, and EH&S continues improvement process.

• This person is also responsible for evaluating existing and transferred tooling, troubleshooting and maintain it according to de business needs

• Coordinate the fabrication of tools, fixtures and material handling equipment and oversees their implementation into production.

• Prepare instructions, to manufacture, check and inspect the products.

• Act as liaison engineer between Canada manufacturing and product department with Lafayette production departments, purchasing and external suppliers.

• Production support. Work actively with production supervisors, Quality and EHS supervisor to solve safety, quality and efficiency problems related to processes, tooling, fixtures, and material handling equipment.

• Develop and submit RFQs to external suppliers for new fixtures, templates, and material handling equipment. 

• Coordinate engineering changes implementation Qualifications

• Education Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical degree

• Experience Knowledge of welding, fabrication and assembly processes Experience with CAD/Creo/Solid works design tools Experience to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems using problem solving methods and tools.

• Specialized knowledge CAD modeling ability

• Skills Works well with others in team environment Positive attitude Strong work ethic Hands on Strong communication Accountable