Manufacturing Engineer

Position Title: Manufacturing Engineer FLSA Classification: EXEMPT

Reports To: Manufacturing Engineering Manager/Dir Engineering 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/Objective:

The Manufacturing Engineer will maintain the efficiency and effectiveness of all production related manufacturing equipment and processes required to manufacture high quality product in a repeatable and cost-effective manner.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Evaluates manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators.
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
• Implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials, and parts.
• Actively participates in department/shift/team meetings and facilitates improvement/resolutions, and follow-up to employees.
• Organizing, planning, commissioning, and maintaining production lines.
• Maintain and improve all factory processes and related KPI’s. 
• Utilize benchmarking methods for continuous improvement in manufacturing. Develop systems for improvement.
• Create standard work documentation and support deployment / implementation.
• Support, cost estimate, and document all engineering changes.
• Strong understanding of Lean/Continuous Improvement concepts, principles, practices, and implementation required.
• Initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformance relating to product, processes, and/or systems.
• Support new product launch, creating work cells, staffing models and manufacturing flow.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the organization.

Characteristic Duties:

Competencies:

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: Exempt and 40+ hours

Travel: N/A

Required Education and Experience:

Preferred Education and Experience:

EEO Statement:

All divisions of Airxcel provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Other Duties:

Please be advised this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.