Manufacturing Engineer

We have an outstanding career opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to join a leading Company located in the Howell, MI surrounding area.

This role plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes in a machining environment. Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling, and production equipment capabilities, manufacturing methods,and quality control standards.

Responsibilities:

• Interface with tooling engineers; Communicate customer and internal changes through the ECR system, work with tooling engineering on product design, design for manufacturability, and provide testing and feedback loop.
• Project Manager for new program launches.                                                                
• Advance Quality Planning per guidelines.                                         
• Develop and optimize processes to meet customer requirements.
• Establish and maintain FMEA and Control Plans.
• Layout equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.                                      
• Confers with vendors and customers to determine product specifications and arrange for the purchase of equipment, materials, and parts.  
• Project Manager for new programs; Develop and maintain timelines, monitor program milestones, track and report tooling & capital spending, coordinate launch meetings, maintain minutes, maintain open issues lists, represent at customer launch meetings, support customer needs and expectations.
• Responsible for the Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) processes.
• Develop and optimize processes; develop specific processes/parameters to meet customer requirements, document parameters, and implement procedures.
• Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs.                            
• Cost savings: Evaluate product flow and processes for bestuse of materials and equipment to achievethe best utilization of resources.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead and/or participate in Kaizen teams, provide engineering support.
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a technical equivalent.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a CNC machining manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of machining fixtures, cutting tools, and applications.
• Proficient in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Familiar with M & G code programming.
• Familiar with AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Knowledge of Machining methods and tooling.
• Lean Manufacturing /Six Sigma Training (Black Belt or Green Belt certification preferred but not required).