Manufacturing Engineer

Description

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Purpose: As assigned, analyze and evaluate manufacturing methods and/or work standards, tooling, equipment and machinery. Recommend and implement technical actions necessary to support production activities.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensure a safe work environment for self and others. Follows all safety rules and regulations. Demonstrate commitment to safety program.

• Coordinate capability studies on new and current processes and equipment, FMEA studies and identification of Critical Characteristics.

• Responsible for generating CNC tool path programs, and station layouts. Take an active role in optimizing programs (speeds, feeds, and chip control).

• Responsible for filing, cataloging, and transferring CNC programs.

• Initiate Engineering Change Request as required.

• Estimate the cost to manufacture new and proposed products

• Responsible for the placement/installation of new equipment and processes

• Evaluate required tooling and recommend design, type, or quantity changes as necessary.

• Evaluate existing equipment, machinery, and material handling systems; recommend alterations or alternatives as required.

• Participate in analyzing, setting, and revision of machine center, work center, and/or equipment work standards.

• Prepare tool or area layout drawings as required and get required approvals/signatures of same.

• Assume an active role on the TEAM Andrews Improvement Teams

• Assist with coaching responsibilities as needed

• Responsible for producing and maintaining process documentation including tool list, setup instructions, and operation sketches.

• Must meet educational objectives as outlined in career path

• Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Training:

• Reference OJT

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

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

• As part of this job the employee may be asked to handle hazardous material. Contact with hazardous material may include, but not limited to handling, moving, directing others or the actual clean up. As part of this responsibility the employee will have had the required training in the handling of hazardous material.

• Quality of work and cleanliness of work station must conform to TEAM Industries - Andrews standards. Employee must be able to function within a teamwork oriented environment and interact favorably with fellow employees. The normal work day (nine hours) will include one half hour for lunch and two ten minutes breaks.

See Functional Job Description for complete demands

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Training:

• Reference OJT

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

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

• As part of this job the employee may be asked to handle hazardous material. Contact with hazardous material may include, but not limited to handling, moving, directing others or the actual clean up. As part of this responsibility the employee will have had the required training in the handling of hazardous material.

• Quality of work and cleanliness of work station must conform to TEAM Industries - Andrews standards. Employee must be able to function within a teamwork oriented environment and interact favorably with fellow employees. The normal work day (nine hours) will include one half hour for lunch and two ten minutes breaks.

See Functional Job Description for complete demands